Farmers' market in Brixton

[Orang Utan]

no, they had lamb, sausage and venison/game stalls, but no fish

 

[miss minnie]

Didn't see any fish.

 

[xsunnysuex]

Shame. Was one thing I was looking forward too.

 

[ajdown]

I think he didn't turn up, again. "Next week" possibly.

 

[Winot]

I think he didn't turn up, again. "Next week" possibly.

He wasn't expected this week. This is a C&P from their round robin email from earlier in the week:

"Lots of you were asking after fish and fresh milk, so here is an update:
Christchurch rod-and-line fisherman Les Lawrence is scheduled to start at the market on the 27th September, weather permitting. Obviously, if there are gale-force winds then he will not have much to bring, but this is the same for any fisherman!"

 

[miss minnie]

ooomg, what a superb lunch. with ingredients that good you really don't need to make much effort with the cooking.

 

[fjydj]

the almond, orange and semolina cake was very nice, thank you cake lady!

 

[ajdown]

I'm not 100% convinced the sausage rolls were worth £2 each - but it was a very, very nice sausage roll.

The goat's cheese with garlic was rather scrummy too.

 

[linerider]

I'm not 100% convinced the sausage rolls were worth £2 each - but it was a very, very nice sausage roll.

The goat's cheese with garlic was rather scrummy too.

I love the goats cheese.

 

[Orang Utan]

i thought about buying the chili goat's cheese but it looked a bit gimmicky
the cake with the raspberry icing topping was amazing.
and the courgette flowers were incredible when stuffed with ricotta, basil and thyme and fried in tempura - definitely gonna get those again

 

[miss minnie]

I'm not 100% convinced the sausage rolls were worth £2 each - but it was a very, very nice sausage roll.

They weren't as good as the the week before, bit soggy and less sagey.

The god of waistlines was smiling on me, no danger of a habit now

 

[Londonfarmers]

Hi all,

We're very glad the new market has caused all this discussion - that's great to see. Thankyou to the editor, also, for putting up those great photographs

The good news this weekend is that we have a fisherman at the market this weekend! I spoke to him earlier today, and he confirmed his attendance - he will be bringing with him, amongst other things, loads of mackerel (it's just coming to the end of the South Coast mackerel season), Dover sole, skate wings, a small amount of sea bass, crab, lobster, clams, oysters and cockles.

I will post as a separate message the email I sent out to the customers on our mailing list a few minutes ago.

Enjoy the market,

Arthur (London Farmers' Markets)

 

[Londonfarmers]

Dear customers,

This weekend, we are pleased to introduce to you fisherman Les Lawrence, aka Christchurch Line-Caught Fish, who will be making his first appearance at the Brixton Farmers' Market on Sunday.

Les is a day-boat fisherman from Dorset who is fully committed to sustainable fishing practices. Les's traditional rod-and-line fishing techniques mean that he is able to ensure minimum wastage - no dead fish are thrown back in the sea, and all that he catches (hopefully) goes straight to the bellies of his fish-loving London customers.

Les only started selling his wares on London markets less than a year ago, and has swiftly built up a cult following in South Kensington, where he has been selling his fish for many months now - everyone has really taken to his produce as soon as they have seen how fresh it is (Les brings up the catch from his previous day's fishing expeditions, something the supermarkets can only dream of). Now Les is fishing more often, and ready to bring his wares to pastures new. Brixton is his next port of call...

Les will work out a schedule after this weekend.

Also this weekend, we will have visits from the following non-weekly stalls:
Phil's Pestos and Pasta: handmade Italian-style cuisine crafted from local ingredients
EFJ Gould : Real Cheddar cheese from Batch Farm, a traditional Shepton Mallet-based dairy
Blooming Green: truly stunning bouquets of Kentish flowers
Lickety Cakes: if you tasted their cakes two weeks ago, we can guarantee you'll be back!
Corum Plants: Roz Corum is a specialist in aromatic and edible plants, and also has a fabulous range of unusual heritage apple varieties.
Enjoy the market this weekend!

Regards,

Sarah, Bonnie, Louise, Cheryl, Mark and Arthur

Brixton Farmers' Market - every Sunday 10am-2pm, Brixton Station Road
Tel. 020 7833 0338
www.lfm.org.uk

11 O' Donnell Court
Brunswick Centre
London
WC1N 1NY

We Grow It
We Sell It

 

[ajdown]

Looking forward to checking out the fish later, and no doubt coming away with a full bag having spent far more than we really wanted to but just had to.

 

[miss minnie]

The fisherman cometh.. with lots of *live* things in buckets.

The Giggly Pig has young male groupies... I guess that the pretty young girl cooking hot spicy sausages is irresistible.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

got me some sausages

and some bread

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I got lamb pasties, hogget shanks, pink fir apple potatoes and some smoked mackerel off Les

 

[miss minnie]

Ooh, snap... pink fir potatoes are just about to come out of the oven... I only ever had them in salads until last week when I baked some and now I'm addicted.

 

[Ol Nick]

World's best mackerel. £5/kg

 

[Winot]

World's best mackerel. £5/kg

The sole were superb too, but I only realised when I got them home that they hadn't been descaled - an annoyingly time-consuming job for an amateur. I hope he offers a cleaning service otherwise I'll be back to LS Mash (although his shellfish looked great too).

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

hummm the old post office bakery is a bit so so... i've had good bread from there but the baguette i got today was not very good... as in sorta supermarket level

 

[xsunnysuex]

The sole were superb too, but I only realised when I got them home that they hadn't been descaled - an annoyingly time-consuming job for an amateur. I hope he offers a cleaning service otherwise I'll be back to LS Mash (although his shellfish looked great too).

What shellfish did he have?

 

[Orang Utan]

i couldn't be there today cos of work and asked my flatmate to get me some fish but there were only 3 tiddlers of mackerel left when he got there. gutted. all i got out of today was some spuds and some tomatoes.
i may miss out next week too, cos i'm going out clubbing on saturday.

 

[twistedAM]

Anyone notice what kind of apples they had there?
I NEED some Laxton Supremes.
I must pop down to the next one and see.

 

[Sesquipedalian]

All that is missing from this thread and i have tracked it,
Is the Archers theme tune.

It's shocking what people post/boast about spending there on a sunday.
(Almost competitive.)

I'm broadly in favour of this additional day in the market and despite my best efforts,have yet to visit.
Only made aware of it's existence via this thread.

It's beginning to annoy me,this thread.
(My initial thoughts were...."wow this could be really good for Brixton.")

I would like to see the regular market supported to the same extent this "Farmers Market" has been.

Different horses for different courses ?

If this "Farmers Market" cannot cater for people on low incomes then.........
I suspect at some point this "Farmers Market" will also become a "has been."
(And Urbanites can look fondly back at it.)

Has anyone spent a Brixton £ at this "Farmers Market" ?

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

i walk through the regular market a lot and i think 90% of the time it's not for me...l. admitedl;y i prolly should at trhe least get familier with a decent bucher but thats about it


this market feels a littl;.e special so pulls a little special effort out of me even though that onbly equated to 3 packs of soss and some not great bread

 

[miss minnie]

It's shocking what people post/boast about spending there on a sunday.
(Almost competitive.)

I think you have missed the point of the price-posting. It was to show that there is value for money at this market. There is also expensive stuff that I view as "treats". Dirt cheap it ain't but we don't need more dirt cheap, there is plenty of that in the regular market.

This farmer's market is also providing some stuff that is not catered for at the regular market.

 

[miss minnie]

If this "Farmers Market" cannot cater for people on low incomes then.........
I suspect at some point this "Farmers Market" will also become a "has been."

By your logic Marks and Spencer should have closed down by now whereas it has thrived for decades in Brixton.

 

[Winot]

What shellfish did he have?

Oysters
Cockles
Palourdes clams

yum yum

 

[Winot]

i couldn't be there today cos of work and asked my flatmate to get me some fish but there were only 3 tiddlers of mackerel left when he got there. gutted.

Aah, but were they (see above).