A new farmers’ market will launch later this month, with almost 40 traders signed up to sell their produce at the first event.
Middleton-in-Teesdale Farmers’ Market will take place from 9am to 1pm on Saturday, May 25, and will then run on the final Saturday of every month at the Mart Buildings on The Bank in the County Durham town.
The organiser of the event, Naomi Katze, has signed up 37 stallholders for the first market.
As well as local traders, stallholders will also come from Cumbria, North Yorkshire, Northumberland and wider County Durham to showcase their produce.
The event will be geared up towards food, the farm and the farmhouse kitchen, with stalls ranging from meat, cheese and milk to bread, fruit and vegetables, cakes and savoury bakes.
Naomi, who has run successful farmer market events in Lincolnshire, where she used to live, said: “We are very focused on being a traditional farmers’ market – and not an art/craft fair.
“We wanted to, and have succeeded in booking all the types of traders that you would hope to see at a traditional farmers’ market.
“That includes artisan bakers, fruit and veg, butchery, fish and seafood, game, cheese and dairy, charcuterie and lots of preserves and pickles too. There are also plants and planters, and items that you may use in the farmhouse kitchen, so handmade charcuterie boards, handmade pottery and ceramics.
“We haven’t forgotten cakes, bakes and handmade chocolates, and dog treats.”
Naomi added: “The idea is to offer a full and varied range of produce that perhaps the customers wouldn’t necessarily be able to get locally. There is however 70 per cent from County Durham, some from Middleton-in-Teesdale itself.
“We hope that the people that come to the market, will also go on to support the village shops, cafés, pubs and activities.
“It really could be a great day out for all, with plenty of free parking at the farmers’ market itself.”
Here's a full list of the suppliers at the first Middleton-in-Teesdale Farmers Market:
- Alston Fruit & Veg (County Durham)
- Amber Honey (County Durham)
- Aukland Cupcake Co (County Durham)
- Bee To Bean Chocolates (County Durham)
- Bcreative Products (Tyne/Wear)
- Breaking Bread (County Durham)
- Blakeley Farm (County Durham)
- Butterknowle Bees & Soap (County Durham)
- Calders Kitchen (County Durham)
- Cornerstone Pottery (Northumberland)
- Cumberland Mustard (Cumbria)
- Cumbrian Coastal Kitchen (Cumbria)
- Derwent Candles (County Durham)
- Dionysiac Brewing (County Durham)
- Food Twisters (County Durham)
- Hallsford Farm Produce (County Durham)
- Hedgehog Bakery (County Durham)
- Hibbott's Artisan Spirits (County Durham)
- High Beverley Hens (County Durham)
- HORSEPITALITY (North Yorkshire)
- Hygge Hot Chocolate (County Durham)
- Kaylee's Café & Bakery (County Durham)
- Little Korean (The) (County Durham)
- Lovesome Oil (County Durham)
- Martin Rogers Photography (County Durham)
- Masham Cider Press (North Yorkshire)
- Northumberland Gin Co (County Durham)
- Palmers Earthly Creations (County Durham)
- Peter Moss (County Durham)
- Piper Hole Goat Cheese/Soap (Cumbria)
- Posh Cheese (North Yorkshire)
- Ridley's Fish & Game (Northumberland)
- Ruff & Ready Natural Treats (Tyne/Wear)
- Stonehouse Smokery (Cumbria)
- Teesdale Special Flora Trust (Margaret Bradshaw) (County Durham)
- Wellybix (County Durham)
- Wrefords Farm (County Durham)
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