Monday 17 December 2012

Monday 3 December 2012

Prestwich Food Festival - December



Prestwich Food Festival at the Longfield Suite was brilliant on Sunday. We were selling goats cheese, tasty lancashire cheese, cheese and onion pasties and ice cream. We did really well, thanks everyone who came along! It was nice and warm indoors and very busy.

Bromley Cross Farmers Market - December



On Saturday we were at Bromley Cross Farmers market selling cheese and black peas. It was very cold, brrr, though it stayed sunny most of the time with no rain.

Tuesday 13 November 2012

Mere Brow Farmers Market - November


Mere Brow was very good this month. We sold a lot of cheese and all our cheese and onion pasties. We'll be back next month with some Christmas cheese, such as brie, blue stilton and award winning Irish cheese selction packs.

Tuesday 23 October 2012

Hoghton Tower - October




Hoghton Tower was very good on Sunday, it was nice and busy. We were selling black peas, mexican bean soup and ice cream. Next month I'll have a different soup.

Wednesday 17 October 2012

Mere Brow Farmers Market - October



Mere Brow was better this month. They had morris dancers on. We were selling cheese and cheese and onion pasties. Back next month with more cheese.

Sunday 7 October 2012

Bromley Cross Farmers Market - October



We went back to Bromley Cross Farmers Market yesterday at Hollands Nursery. We were selling black peas, cheese and ice cream. It went well so we'll be back next month and December. next month we'll have lots of black peas for Bonfire Night.

Monday 17 September 2012

Hoghton Tower Farmers Market - September



Hoghton Tower was a very wet and windy day on Sunday. We did ok considering the weather. We sold all our black peas and most of our new Mexican bean soup (which is very good if I say so myself, which I do). We'll be back next month with a lot more black peas as it will be properly Autumn then.

Smithills Food and Craft market - September



We were back at Smithills market this Saturday after it was closed for a month for the school holidays. The local MP came and opened it and Radio manchester were there too on a treasure hunt. We did well, selling cheese, cheese and onion pasties and ice cream. We'll be back next month, when it moves back to its usual dates of the second saturday in the month.

Monday 10 September 2012

Inglenook Artisan market - September



Inglenook Artisan Market was good this month. We were selling carrot, red lentil and tomato soup and ice cream. We sold a lot of ice cream as it went really hot near the end. We 'll be back again next month with more soup and ice cream.

Mere Brow Farmers Market - September


Mere Brow was a bit quiet this month due to the Southport Airshow being on the same day. Never mind, we were still selling cheese, cheese and onion pasties and cheese and potato bakes. We'll be back next month as usual. These photos are before it started as we were setting up. Thanks everyone who came along!

Monday 3 September 2012

Guide Dogs Open Day, Atherton - September



We were at the Guide Dogs Open Day in Atherton again this year on Sunday. Here's a few photos of our stall and the setting up of the site. It was a good day though the weather was a bit ropey, with drizzle every so often. There were a lot of people there. We sold a lot of black peas and a good amount of ice cream. Thanks everyone for coming!

Monday 13 August 2012

Harpers Lane Allotments Open Day - August



The allotments open day went very well this year. We sold loads of cheese and loads of ice cream. Thanks everyone! Me and my dad have made the big new sign above in the second photo for the ice cream stall. The day was sunny except for an hour of heavy rain in the middle of the day, but it dried up again afterwards and didn't spoil the day.

Mere Brow Farmers Market - August



We had another good market at Mere Brow this month. It was very hot and sunny. We sold lots of cheese and all our pasties and bakes. We'll be back next month!

Saturday 21 July 2012

Appley Bridge Farmers Market - July



Appley Bridge was a bit quiet this month. We were selling ice cream, cheese and cheese and onion pasties. The weather was a lot less sunny than I expected, it was lovely on the way there, but it clouded over.

Monday 16 July 2012

Hoghton Tower Farmers Market - July


Hoghton Tower was good this month. It was the tenth anniversary of the farmers market so they had a free raffle for a big hamper of food. We sold out of our red lentil, carrot and tomato soup which pleased me. We had whinberry ice cream for the first time this year, I'm making more of it tomorrow with more foraged whinberries from Winter Hill.

Mere Brow Farmers Market - July


Mere Brow was very good this month. As you can see we brought black peas for the first time. They sold fairly well so we'll try them again next month. There was a beer festival there as well so I bought a couple of beers from the Burscough Brewery. And also some scones for my supper.

Monday 9 July 2012

Inglenook Artisan Market



Inglenook Artisan market was quieter than last months but we still did ok. We didn't sell much soup but we sold plenty of our ice creams. We won't be there next month in August but will return in September.

Banks Farmers Market



This was a one off farmers market at the New Fleetwood Pub in Banks. It was a bit quiet but we sold some cheese, black peas and ice cream. I got to have a nice cold pint from the pub.