A beautiful summer’s
day for August’s farmers’ market at Deddington.
It is very hot, bright and sunny and, because I’m late, I must park
down from the doctors’ surgery beneath a tree swagged with bunches of almost
ripe elderberries. The road is dotted
with elder, each one bright with berries and I’m sure other berry watchers have
spotted this great bounty slowly ripening before our very eyes! It’s almost that season again when fruit and
vegetable swell and ripen to magnificence and cooks everywhere prepare to
chutney, jam and pickle!
I slip into centre of the village, noting stone and brick of
ancient cottage, the fine vicarage and garden and the church of St. Peter and
St. Paul where the regular Craft Market is held. I had not appreciated this came under the
auspices of the church fathers, as a separate entity to the farmers’
market. It’s a happy coincidence that at
both events happen in tandem!
The market area is bustling with keen shoppers when I
arrive, going straight to Paddocks Product stall to compliment them on the
excellence of a game pie we bought from their stall at Banbury’s Foods Festival two weeks ago; and buy two boxes of their eggs We shall be looking for their pies at September's Market on Saturday, 26th September And, did you know, Deddington holds its
Parish Show on Saturday, 5th September, open to the public at
2pm.
Marketeers and market goers continued to make their purchases all through the morning but numbers were slightly down probably because of holiday-going families, maybe even because of the heat of the sun; it really was extremely warm and very pleasant.
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| here's a view of Deddington from the Church tower |
Marketeers and market goers continued to make their purchases all through the morning but numbers were slightly down probably because of holiday-going families, maybe even because of the heat of the sun; it really was extremely warm and very pleasant.
I visit Ellie’s Kitchen for veggie rissoles and a
huge piece of courgette and feta cheese pie…
The stall of Styan Family Products - for Kohl Rabi, a marrow, two
aubergine and carrots...
Then to New
Creation Farm stall for their English apricots and new season’s apples
Grenadier – “a Cooker which fluffs up like Bramley” – and - “eater Discovery”.
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| New season's apples from New Creation Farm |
To Mr. Anson’s vegetable, fruit and flower
stall for broccoli, to make up a batch of broccoli hummus, as well as white
onions, French beans and parsnips
On to
Cornfield Bakery for half-a-loaf of their Sourdough bread which is to be made
into Parmesan cheesy toasts to go with a kale and bean soup I’m going to make this
weekend.
I also need oil for salad
dressings etc. so visit Granary Oils for their Walnut oil and Rapeseed Oil
infused with Chilli and Garlic... contact via - info@granaryoils.co.uk
I buy a
box of dark juicy blackberries from Katie of QGardens Farm Shop, Abingdon,
knowing full-well they won’t get into that apple and blackberry pie I
romantically think to make tomorrow!!!
However, I did buy an apple and blueberry pie from Nightingales Farm at
Bentley, Atherstone, Warwickshire, putting it straightway into my freezer after
I’d taken photos of all items bagged today at Deddington.
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| contact via - info.19gales@gmail.com |
To complete my shopping, I buy a jar of Pure Oxfordshire
Honey from Mrs. Fenemore of Home Farm Clifton ......
and visit Craig Church to view
his natural history photography and loved his rather attractive framed poppy photo and you can chat to him too via www.craigchurchill.co.uk - to Virginia Yip at her charity stall for the Thai Children's Trust and the stall of Friends of
Deddington Library, who are endeavouring to encourage members of the public to
become a member of their Friends group for keeping the library open and fully
functioning. They were also promoting a
September 12th event at Deddington’s Windmill Centre to meet Freddie
Knoller, Resistance Fighter and Survivor of the Holocaust...
Also present today was author Linda Newbery, signing her
books and meeting fans. “She will be doing an event at the library at 12.30pm for children 8 years+, their families and anyone who might be interested in her new wartime novel BLITZ BOYS .Tickets available from Deddington, Children £3 each, adults - numbers are limited. http://www.lindanewbery.co.uk
I popped into the church to visit Sue Jeffries at her antiques
stall – contact via - farmhen@googlemail.com - to the Phoenix Card stall and to
chat to Mary Canny, Glass Artist/Designer, contact via - marycanny@hotmail.com Then I caught up with AR
Gill Pottery to talk about their brilliant frost proof terracotta flower pots
on their second visit to Deddington. I
really hope they’ll be at September’s market.
Well, it was time to go, with the market packing up for the
day and laden shoppers taking their fresh buys and goods home, on this very hot
summer’s day.
I must water my veg and flower gardens and call in to JS Auctions of Bodicote to see how their auction sale is
progressing and then I really must water the dear SO’s cucumbers, tomatoes and
runner beans before I can go home…Phew what a day!!!
Daisy xxx
