Adderbury Community Food Market - Thursday, 12th March 2015

To Adderbury's own local Community Food Market on Thursday, 12th March 2015 at their regular venue The Institute, Adderbury, by the village green, on the second d Thursday of the month to stock up with fresh supplies.  There is always a wide range of foods on display and an appreciative customer audience ready to buy and have supper up in the balcony overlooking the market, with food supplied by Virginia Yip and Di Henderson of Smart Cookies and drinks from Bar King.  Their stall was constantly busy with thirsty customers - and a very merry crowd they were too!

Bar King and Smart Cookies busy in their kitchen at The Institute

My Stall of the Month - Foxdenton Fruit Gins - for their excellent Winslow Plum Gin, produced from a mixture of Winslow plus and other dark skinned varieties during the season.  The gin has a wonderfully rich pink-red hue and a decisive punch to the pallet.  Read  the Foxdenton Estate online "History of Foxdenton"  for a good read at - www.foxdentonestate.co.uk/history: and for customer contact, their office details are - +44 01280 824855. or by email to Nick at - nick@foxdentonestate.co.uk or mobile 07770 765 789.  

Having picked, cooked and enjoyed plums for jam from Granborough, just a short distance from Winslow, I look forward to sampling Foxdenton's new range of fruit preserves, made with the fruit used for their gin production.

A top-favourite stall to view is Grumpy Bakers for their organic bread, which is something we also make at home.  I have a small irritation to wheat which has interrupted  regular consumption of this glorious food basic for years but having discovered organic bread in Australia last autumn, my diet is now fully re-connected to this brilliant food source.  Chatting with The Grumpy Bakers Partner and Owner, Charlie Massey, about the difficulty with wheat gluten, we decided the problem could be the result of the additives made to the wheat during bread production.  Luckily, organic flour bread has no such additions, so no difficulty with consumption!  Contact details - The Grumpy Bakers @grumpybakers - on Yahoo at - grumpy bakers@yahoo.co.uk - or by telephone on - 07815 108263.  Here's a photo or two of their stall.....

bread - the stuff of life!

To Anson Vegetables for their lovely fresh veggies and plants -

 To Beany Podd for their family-popular vegan delights - their sausage rolls, cheese and tarts - all beautifully presented and ready to be scooped up for home consumption....  for Contact - http://beanypodd.com - also -  recipe cards from The Vegan Society:  I picked up their recipe for Sweet Potato Soup which I shall make this weekend.

Next to Every Last Crumb for their wide range of pastries and bakes -

Then to Apple Tree Farm for their Whole Milk and Low Fat Yoghurt...

As a member of Adderbury & District WI I appreciate their call - Help support your local Dairy Farmer

The WI Campaign - Fair deal for dairy farmers - urges all members "to help get the wider public behind our farmers and ensure that they are paid a fair price for their milk".

Ref: NFWI Campaign the Fair Deal for Dairy Farmers from http://www.thewi.org.uk

I tried the cherry yoghurt and found it very good indeed x

There other flavours are - Natural, Lemon and Strawberry.  For Contact -Appletree products and services, Appletree Farm, Appletree, Daventry, Northants NN11 - or make sure you're at next month's Market on Thursday, 9th April - after Easter - at The Institute, Adderbury,

Two new stallholders - Monsoon Estates - for real coffee ...

Here's my photos of their stall - and well, um! - no photos of Cats Brewing Co. but apparently, they are two friends fed-up with the rat-race who've decided to make and sell beer and, what's not sold, well, it's thirsty work making beer, obviously!!!
Photos next market date April 9th at The Institute.

Then a brief word about good-food  Market friends whose products I have bought, eaten and loved well...!

The Meat Joint from whom I bagged a whole bag of meat products in March - lovely meat, guys..

Moore & Lyon Produce - for December's  Christmas Produce -

Cotswold Baking - for their scrumptious lemon tart, this market's apple and nut tart, and all of Paul's fabulous creations!!!

And Elli's Kitchen's truly delicious and scrumptious Greek food - of which much was very much enjoyed at our Christmas table!!!

and here is their Christmas Table - doesn't it look simply brilliant!!! Thank you Ellie and Mark

Well who next - are yes, Once Bitten, Jo's truly delightful sweet sensations are very much enjoyed by me and mine and ...here are a few photos from Jo's Christmas stall...

and this view from March - Muesli, nuts, fudge - all delicious!!

Finally - Tastebuds Cheese - their very more-ish black-wrapped ...

Little Black Bomber Select Estate Mature Cheddar was really excellent, as was their mixed cheese presentation...

And - finally 2 -

Homemade in Oxford - succulent and very tasty Marmalade and preserves, of which I've enjoyed many a happy serving!!!

happy returns indeed xxx

Well, a very happy evening's market Event for me with lots of tasty sampling nibbles plus a wonderful thimbleful of gorgeous Winslow Plum gin - just to stimulate the senses - lots of happy chatterings to friends and colleagues and then a huge bag of tasty meat products from The Meat Joint - Beef Olives for Mothering Sunday, Gloucester Old Spot Pork Shoulder Steaks, Moroccan Lamb Meatballs, Gloucester Old Spot Smoked Gammon Hock and four Black Pudding Slices -brilliant!!!

Contact details - all details given correct at time of going to press, as far as I'm aware - apologies for any mistakes.
References: NFWI - The WI Campaign - Fair deal for dairy farmers - urges all members "to help get the wider public behind our farmers and ensure that they are paid a fair price for their milk".

Ref: NFWI Campaign the Fair Deal for Dairy Farmers from http://www.thewi.org.uk


Happy marketing folks and see you at The Institute on Thursday, 9th April, for Adderbury's next Community Food Market Event.


Daisy