NEWS
So here we are at the end of 2022 and I am pleased to say that it has been a little bit more of a "normal" year than the last couple... well, from a health point of view at least! The financial situation we all find ourselves in is another matter, and that story continues into 2023 unfortunately!
I would like to thank all of our customers for their continued support throughout the year. Your support really does mean a lot.
I also need to thank all the amazing producers who attend the market whatever the weather. Without you all the market could not happen.
We lost a much loved member of our "market family" this year, an amazing lady who we miss greatly. I can only imagine how difficult this time of year will be for her family but we send them so much love and support this Christmas x.
All that's left to say is we hope you all have a merry Christmas and a happy new year, and we look forward to seeing you all in January 2023.
Our first market of 2023 will be the 6th January. Same time, same place!
Thank you all.
Shelley.
The market will be open from 8.30am - 1pm
There will be no market next week, but we are back on 6th January 2023.
Please be assured that our producers of poultry and poultry products are complying with current government guidelines to protect against avian influenza.
All contact details are on the website
Thank you for your continued support.
WHO'S AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK
DAIRY & EGGS
BATCH FARM CHEESEMAKERS
All of our farmhouse cheddar cheese is made using the milk from our own dairy herd, meaning the milk for our cheese travels minutes rather than days or hours before being turned into our award-winning final products.
Phone: 01749 860319
Email: info@gouldscheddar.co.uk
DEANE BARTON FREE RANGE EGGS
Our eggs are free-range to a high standard - the hens are kept in small numbers and rotated around grassy pens - and are stamped with their own producer-number.
Phone: 07870 778873
CONFECTIONERY
COCOA'S HANDMADE CHOCOLATE
Here at Cocoa's we use all the best ingredients possible, to make our produce as tasty as it can be! Everything is made by hand so every item is as unique as the last.
FISH & SEAFOOD
JONAS FISHMONGERS
Jonas Fishmongers is a family business spanning across 5 generations. Today Steven and Martin are the owners and have grown up learning from their father, David Jonas. We can prepare your fish while you wait and take pre-orders via our Facebook page, dependent on availability. We also can offer fresh, frozen and shell fish to restaurants and pubs.
Phone: 07971 551903
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
PLOWRIGHT
100% homegrown, seasonal veg from our Organic farm in Over Stowey. We are certified organic by the Soil Association, the UK's leading certifier and sister of the well known organic farming charity.
Phone: 01278 734580
Email: info@plowrightorganic.co.uk
MEAT & POULTRY
EVENLADE TRADITIONAL
A traditional breed, our beef is produced exclusively from grass-fed, registered pedigree stock and is a trademarked product. All dry-aged (hung) for a minimum of 21 days, we sell a variety of cuts (steaks, joints, mince etc) subject to availability. All our meat is vacuum packed and fresh where possible but, as a small producer we do not have the numbers of stock to guarantee this. If at all possible we recommend advance ordering and we will do our best to provide the required size and cut: we sell out fast!
Phone: 01884 860892
Email: janet.dale@btconnect.com
THE ORIGINAL EXMOOR HAM COMPANY
Set up to give discerning customers a really good selection of hams with the personal touch of having them sliced for you exactly as you wish. From choosing the right joint, and having been boned, we boil to correct temperature with herbs and spices and after cooling we smother the whole gammon with the chosen glaze, which might be marmalade, or even whortleberry jam. We then bake in a hot oven until the glaze caramelises and while cooling drip honey all over so that as the meat firms up it draws the honey in, making it sweet to taste and a tang of burnt orange from the marmalade.
Phone: 07811371149
LITTLE MEAD MEATS
All our pigs are sourced locally, from farms and small holdings where we can be assured the meat is of the highest quality and the animals have led a stress free life. Everything we sell is produced by ourselves, using traditional butchery methods.
Phone: 01398 341200
Email: littlemeadmeats@gmail.com
SOMERSET VENISON
We produce farmed red deer venison, fed on an all-grass diet at our family farm near Taunton. Our venison is high in iron, protein and omega 3 oils and low in fat and cholesterol. It is tender and flavoursome, not tough and gamey like some wild venison can be. We do not use any GM or antibiotics.
BEVERAGES
MILES TEA AND COFEE
A local company of 60 years. Our coffee gets roasted and packaged in Porlock whilst all our tea is packed in Minehead.
Phone: 01643 703993
BOLLHAYES CIDER
Award-winning, traditional west country cider from Bollhayes Fine Devon Cider, est.1988.
Website: www.bollhayescider.co.uk
PRESERVES
THE DOG HOUSE
Homemade chutneys, jams, marmalades and chilli sauces. Dog treats now available too!
Email: doghousepantry@gmail.com
CRAFTS
WAVERLEY CANDLE COMPANY
Handmade candles and accessories, wax melts and snap bars with a wide variety of scents. All products are cruelty-free and environmentally friendly, with 100% plastic-free packaging.
Email: waverleycandlecompany@gmail.com
EXMOOR ENGRAVING
Art and giftware with a hint of Exmoor
DARREN’S CHRISTMAS WREATHS
Individually crafted Christmas wreaths to help celebrate the festive season.
OTHER
SOMERSET WILDLIFE TRUST
Somerset Wildlife Trust will be at the market this week to answer your questions, and provide information about the work they do to protect our beautiful and diverse local wildlife.
Website: www.somersetwildlife.org