What's in season; Winter
Winter vegetables are delicious!
The hungry gap seems to have had a head start this year. Farmers are running out of stored winter vegetables and the spring veg hasn't begun yet. You'll still find plenty of brightly coloured winter vegetables on the markets including the aptly named January King cabbage, celeriac, parsnips, celery, purple sprouting broccoli, winter leaves, beetroot, carrots, onions, red cabbage, plus forced rhubarb, and wild garlic will be making an appearance soon.
You'll find stored apples, plus Jerusalem artichokes, leeks, main crop potatoes, swede, turnips and kohlrabi.
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Feathered game season has ended but you'll still find venison, rabbit, and pigeon.
Hogget, goat meat and mutton for warming winter roasts and stews. Shellfish from crabs and lobsters to mussels, oysters and scallops and clams. Fish to look out for include mackerel, plaice, and turbot.
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July News
The main fruit season is here.
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NEW FARMERS MARKET OPENING
GET READY EAST FINCHLEY we are opening our stalls on for the first time at 10am
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25 years of London Farmers Markets!
Our first market opened in Islington in June 1999. On Sunday the 23rd of June we will be celebrating our 25th anniversary at . Please join us if you can.
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Rain, rain, go away.
Traditionally the month of May brings the sunshine and not the showers. Someone should tell it! We still have a lot of rain in the forecasts and farmers in parts of the country are struggling to harvest waterlogged fields.
No shortage of fresh veg at the markets though from crisp greens and radishes to sweet spring onions and asparagus. Be sure to get your hands on some new season strawberries as they start to make an appearance - there's nothing quite like their unbeatable flavour and aroma.