The View from Here: Farmers' Markets - Charlbury, Oxfordshire - Part 2

Friday 27 March 2015

Farmers' Markets - Charlbury, Oxfordshire - Part 2 - for Saturday, 14th March 2015.

Ah, hello again from Charlbury and, still thinking meat, for I had just stocked up with meat from The Meat Joint at Adderbury's Community Food Market on Thursday, 12th March at The Institute where I feasted on all sorts of Market pickings and bought Beef Olives, Fresh Lamb garlic & rosemary Sausages, black pudding, Moroccan lamb meatballs, Gloucester Old Spot Smoked gammon hock and nibbled on faggots while I completed by purchase. I love having my freezer full of different meat items!

for supper last night we enjoyed their Moroccan meatballs, which were excellent

Onward to Foxdenton Fruit Gin where I wanted to enquire about the plums used in their Winslow Plum gin and, of course, it was the dark red plum, to give their gin its gleaming pink-red hue; and the flavour's stunning too. A splendid Christmas present I thing! Email contact: nick@foxdentonestate.co.uk

Next to Scrumptious Catering for their scotch eggs and Arancini, a savoury rice mixture filled with cheese or other delights, then coated with savoury breadcrumbs and cooked in boiling oil. They are delicious, made with a variety of different fillings and a brilliant alternative to our much loved and traditional Scotch eggs. For contact - sarah@scrumptiouscatering.org.uk and on Twitter @scrumptiouscatering......

,,,and Gluten-free too

Thinking of cheese, I'm now onto Windrush Valley Goat Dairy for their good collection of products, which was attracting a highly interested audience, so I only managed to snap one photograph which I show here: more next viewing with a tasting session I hope!...

For contact, find them via their - Email: windrushuk@aol.com and T/No. 01451 844828

Onward next to Cotswold Bakery who were also very busy, so a quick photo of one of their delicious tarts and a tray of small delights - see for yourself -

Contact them at - info@cotswoldbaking.co.uk Do try their glorious Lemon Tart when you can!

On to Styan Family Produce for their fresh vegetables whom I first met at Deddington last month. Their produce looks very good - what do you think?

Here they are at Deddington's Farmers' Markets - Contact them on - T/No. 01386 860597

For lovely spring-fresh plants and flowers visit UGM Nurseries' stalls -

Contact them on - T/No, 01295 720965

And also from Whitehall Farmhouse Plants by Victoria Logue - Contact her on - T/No. 07711 021034 -

Did you pick up the Rare Plant Fair 2015 leaflet from Victoria's stall - I did!

Now for some new to me stallholders and produce, with photos, and I'm looking forward to meeting them again -

Wild Venison of W.F.D.M. Ltd and butchered by Densham Butchers of High Street, Witney; for contact by email - lynda.brannan@btconnect.com - and seen here -

To Newton Wines for all preserves, pickles, wines and much more besides - as seen below -

Contact Newton Wines on - T/No. 077733421451

To the stall of Crudges Cheese for their Moreton d'Or cheese presented in a special container to the contents to be warmed for good consumption - how splendid - and their other products - let me show you them here: for email contact - crudges@btinternet.com

After Crudges' cheese stall, I visit Shaken Oak Products for their new chutney - Chilli & Pepper Chutney - a hot toothsome mixture with a mighty kick to follow. Plus there's much more to sample and enjoy and for contact - call them on T/No. 01993 868043 -

To Sufi Spices of Witney - for "Curry Heaven on a Plate" and contact on T/No. 07724428893 and also via Face Book....

Finally, three "Charlbury" stalls - The Charlbury Hub for books to borrow and to learn of many good food opportunities of Charlbury - I borrowed Barbara Kingsolver's book of family "seasonal eating" - "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" which is good reading. Also to view the products of Heritage Blend Flour and to try some very super bread, like this gorgeous dark molasses bread ...

and Heritage Blend Flour - which may soon be purchased locally - watch this
space for news!

Finally, to the stall of Charlbury Pre-School for hot coffee and a raffle ticket for the most enormous chocolate cake -

The Charlbury Pre-School is housed in a 400-year old building - that thought sends shivers of emotion down my spine!!! The School's contact details are - Charlbury Pre-School -
www.charlburypreschool.org.uk

Finally-2 - here's my photos of Pie and Mighty Pie's Black Pudding and Apple Pie, which we mightily enjoyed at home later that day -

and here's another view of their stall - what's not to love about a gorgeous pie for supper, hey?

And just one more photo of Whitehall Farmhouse Plants stall -

I love plants don't you and all the wonderful foods and liquid refreshments to be found at a farmers market and so on... Happy marketing everyone for sales and purchases. It's all good, hey!!!

All Contact details correct at going to press, to my best knowledge.

Daisy

PS OMG - how could it happen? - I've omitted to include Stallholders Aynho Red Poll Beef - who present "High Quality Beef" ; "Tender with exceptional flavour"; "Well marbled, fine grained meat"; "Slowly matured and hung for 21 days". Their beef is butchered by The Meat Joint whose meat we know is excellent. For contact - Mr. George Stephenson on 07873 169381. Here's my photo....