Sandy Lane Farm  - seasonal, fresh, local organic fruit and veg, lamb and pork
Sotwell Manor Fruit Farm - sumptuous soft fruits
Willowbrook Organic Farm - organic chicken & lamb, eggs, free range beef and local honey
Crudges Cheese - award-winning local organic cheeses made using goat, sheep and cows' milk

 

 

SESI Food & Detergent Filling Station - refilling empty containers for fairtrade, organic dried foods; household detergents and hair-care products
North Aston Dairy - organic local milk, cream, yoghurt, and welfare-friendly rose veal. Ice cream during summer.
Natural Bread Company - handcrafted speciality breads
Mediterranean - lovely falafel, houmous, snacks and sweet treats
Salad Daze - healthy salads to take away
Taste of Poland - traditional homemade preserves and snacks 
Ellie's Kitchen - Greek savoury and sweet pies: authentically traditional, home made and delicious
Plantation Chocolates - hand crafted chocolates

Ally's Kitchen - cakes, brownies and puddings (inc. vegan and gluten-free)

Chillies2U - locally grown chillies, sauces & marinades
Homemade in Oxfordshire - delicious jams, marmalades and chutneys
Make. Do. Mend. - all your sewing alterations, repairs and commissions

 

Café: Ingrid's Bistro 

 

Mushroom Egg Rancheros
Scrambled eggs with Asparagus on toast
Market B.L.T Bap
Smoked Haddock and leek Quiche

 

Spelt Lemon Drizzle with Strawberries and Yogurt
Rubarb and custard cake
Chocolate and chestnut cream torte (gluten free)

 

Usually these emails are focussed on our food producers so it's a pleasure to this week highlight the amazing work of one of our non-food traders: Maria Skoyles of Make Do Mend. Maria has been busy working on a new project, called the Dorcas dress. She's been working with women from around the world to find a fashionable dress solution which can be made in one size, yet fits anyone; be made on the simplest of straight stitch hand powered sewing machines in any rural region; with no trims or fastenings, just the fabric and thread to reduce sourcing issues and it's carbon footprint; and based on a business model which can support women from around the world, whether they are earning a living wage in the UK or able to earn generously to support their communities in poorer countries like Mozambique. More details about the project brief can be found here. Maria will be bringing a selection of sample dresses to the market, you'll find her, as usual sat behind her sewing machine in the main hall.

 

Over on the edible side of things Ian of Chillis 2 U has been working hard during the winter developing three chilli chutneys using different types of chillies. He will have mango and chilli kashmiri and hot garlic and chilli chutneys on Saturday. Plantation Chocolates will be in attendance - still flushed with pride at their recent new Academy of Chocolate Award for their Lemon & Sea Salt Ganache chocolates. Make sure to pop by and find out what so impressed the panel. And finally, we are very pleased to once again have Richard of Sotwell Manor Fruit Farm back with his strawberries - buy early to avoid disappointment! 

 

There will be no Jericho Coffee tuk tuk this week as they are elsewhere but Ingrid's Bistro always serves a great cup alongside a wonderful range of food - see her menu above.

 

 

Tractor-trailer rides (£1 a ride, under 3 yrs free)
Watch Fred skilfully shearing sheep by hand
See the Farrier by the stables
Follow the farm trail and learn about the organic veg we grow
Meet the chickens & pigs
Climb on a tractor & and see the machinery display
Visit our farm shop for fresh organic produce
Grab some DIY children’s activities and see what you can learn about farming

For more see: http://www.sandylanefarm.net/open-farm-sunday.html

 

See here for all the events lined up: http://lcoweek.org/