Our Producers
The Stoke Newington Farmers' market is committed to working with small-scale organic and bio-dynamic farmers from the areas closest to London. Most our producers come from within 60 miles of Hackney, a couple of harder to find producers come from within 127 miles of Hackney.
We are very sad to announce that Amanda and Nigel Barham of Muck and Magic are leaving the market from August. Like many small organic farmers, Nigel and Amanda have had increasingly difficult times recently - as tenant farmers they face extra costs and this, added to the need to buy in feed since late May because of the dry weather has meant that they are simply not making enough money to allow them to continue farming in the way they would like. Nigel and Amanda have worked incredibly hard over the last few years and have built up a great relationship with customers and other stallholders at the market. Their produce was amazing and they were completely dedicated to the ideals and the practise of sustainable livestock production. If you want to contact Nigel and Amanda their email is info@muckandmagicorganic.org
Weekly stalls
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Primo e Ultimo
Local residents Johannes and Michael set up Primo e Ultimo to sell their home-made organic pasta flavoured with seasonal ingredients such as wild garlic. In the summer months they will also sell their home-made vegan ice-cream and sorbets.
The Mushroom Table
Brothers Matthew and William Rooney grow oyster and other exotic mushrooms at their small farm in Great Bromley, Essex. Matthew also brings wild mushrooms to the market in season as well as making delicious mushroom sandwiches while you wait.
42B Waterloo Road
London
NW2 7UH
Tel: 0208 208 4807
Syd Aston
Syd Aston's range of organic bread includes sourdoughs,walnut levain, spelt sourdoughs, sourdough rye, multi-grain cobs, cholla, as well as traditonal soda breads and croissants.
Wild Country Organics
Adrian Izzard grows a wide range of salad leaves and vegetables in his unheated glasshouses at Great Abingdon, Cambridgeshire. Adrian specialises in Asian greens such as pak-choi, tak-choi, mustard leaves and coriander. He also brings a great range of tomatoes and aubergines to the market in season.
Alham Farm Organics
Francis Wood brought buffalos to her Somerset farm from Romania in 1997 - they now have a herd of 200! They also have a small organic dairy herd as well as the buffalo and make their artisan cheeses and yoghurts on the farm. The Alham Farm stall sells organic raw milk alongside their award winning cheeses which includes real buffalo mozzarella.
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Hatice Trugrul
Hatice Trugrul makes her traditional Turkish borek, (a type of folded pancake) using organic ingredients such as spinach and mushrooms sourced from the organic farmers at the market. Hatice lives locally and is one of the six ultra local producers we've worked with over the past two years, helping them get into sustainable food production.
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Tel: 07890 981529
Say it with Herbs
Sheila Pool set up her organic herb business a year or so ago on a neighbour's organic farm near St Albans. She grows a wide variety of herbs as well as organic tomato plants and other vegetable plants in season which are perfect for growing on in pots or planting out in a garden or window box. You can phone Sheila if you would like to place an order in advance.
Sedlescombe Vineyard
Sedlescombe Vineyard in East Sussex is England's oldest organic vineyard, established in 1979. The stall sells a wide range of their wines, liqueurs as well as apple and pear juice.
Garlinge Green
Canterbury
CT4 5RU
Tel: 01227 732001
Perrycourt Farm
Patrick Brockmann grows biodynamic vegetables on his farm near Canterbury. The farm was started by his father and has been growing biodynamically since the 1950s. Patrick produces a wide range of veg including salad leaves, brassicas,herbs,potatoes, carrots - he also produces aubergines, peppers and chillies in his polytunnel in the summer. Patrick has recently started to produce some delicious chutneys and ketchups made from Perrycourt Farm produce.
Wiston
Colchester
Essex
CO6 4NJ
Tel: 01206 262070
Stocks Farm
Chris and Iain Learmonth from Stocks Farm in Wiston, Essex, have been coming to the market since we started in May 2003. They rear organic chickens, sheep and beef cattle and grow over 16 varieties of apple on their orchards. Iain makes black pudding, haggis and a range of sausages including pork and apple, and beef,horseradish and thyme. Stocks Farm also sell bacon, sausage and egg rolls made from their own produce - the perfect breakfast!
Fat Cat Cafe
119 Stoke Newington Church Street
London
N16 OUD
Tel: 079708 50236
Fat Cat Cakes
Anne Marie Ryan started her cake stall at our market two years ago. She sells her home-made traditonal cakes including coffee and walnut cake and an unbelievable Victoria sponge as well as chocolate shortbread and fairy cakes. She uses organic eggs from Stocks Farm in her cakes. She has recently set up a cafe on Stoke Newington Church Street, (the Fat Cat Cafe) and sources organic meat, eggs, mushrooms and bread from producers at the market.
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Channel Fish
Channel Fish sells fish from the small fishing boat, Our Betty which is based at Newhaven. Channel Fish only bring to market what the boat caught the previous day, so the fish is really fresh: they also have a range of smoked fish including locally smoked kippers and haddock.
Global Fusion
Global Fusion is a small family business run by Colga Parker. She makes a wide range of traditional creole soda breads flavoured with fruit and spices. All her products are vegan and she uses organic flour and biodynamic wholemeal flour sourced from Perrycourt Farm. Colga will also bake birthday and celebration cakes to order. Check their website for details.
Ripple Farm
Martin Mackey is a small tenant farmer from the Stour Valley in Kent. He farms 35 acres where he grows over 15 different potato varieties as well brassicas, salad leaves, carrot, beetroot and leeks. He has recently taken on more land which includes an old walled garden where he has started to grow fruit including strawberries and apples. His particular passion is potatoes! His favourite potato? Arran Victory.
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Tel: 07896 259012
Niko B Chocolates
Anthony Ferguson is a local Hackney resident and chocolatier whose artisan chocolates combine organic chocolate, cream and fresh herbs and spices as flavouring. The delicious combinations include raspberry and mint, (he grows the mint in his own garden) coffee and cardamom and lemon, thyme and seaalt. We suggest buying one or two of his chocolates - or maybe the amaretto-soaked fig stuffed with chocolate ganache -and retiring to a darkened room..alone.
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Rafe Jaffrey
Rafe prepares traditional Indian snacks and soups using organic, seasonal ingredients from the farmers at the market. His specialities include pakoras and spicy potatoes.
Bombay Burger Company
Anshu Ahuja is a local Hackney resident who originally comes from Bombay. She set up the Bombay Burger Company when she realised that no-one in London made this spicy, fried potato based Bombay delicacy. She sources organic potatoes and buns from other producers at the market. Anshu was delighted to find her new venture reported in the Hindustan Times of India!
Natural and Organic Soaps
Frank Gilespie runs Natural and Organic soaps in South London. The soaps are handmade in small batches from organic ingredients which include hempseed oil, avocado oil and organic essential oils. Their most popular soaps are their Cheer-Up soap,(geranium, bergamot and rosemary) and our favourite: Cinnamon and Oatmeal. Don't be put off by Frank's sales technique of standing behind the stall, reading the Racing Post - these soaps really are something!
Sarah Green
Sarah Green is the third generation of her family to farm on the Dengie Peninsula in Essex. She grows a wide variety of seasonal veg on her 30 acre farm and is particularly proud of her cauliflowers and purple sprouting broccoli - as well as her school visits and farm tours.
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Pilar Lopez
Pilar Lopez sells her artisan, hand-kneaded rolls, flat-breads and bagels at the market once a month.
Stour Valley Organic Lavender Company
Mark and Adrienne de Roy grow organic lavender in the Stour Valley on the borders of Essex and Suffolk. They distill their own essential oils from English and French lavender which is the base for all their products. They sells soaps, handcreams and the lavender oil itself as well as more unusual products such as lavender honey and lavender shortbread.
Seasonal
Alison Bond
Alison Bond grows soft fruit as well as cherries, redcurrants, and greenhouse crops on her smallholding in Manningtree, (just up the road from Marina O'Connell).
