Shop till you drop at the First Great Western Producers Market in The Amphitheatre. Sixty producers from all over the South West will come together to form a showstopping market. Buy delicious produce directly from the growers and makers and pick up tips, ideas and enthusiasm as you explore new flavours and stock up on the very best ingredients the region has to offer. See below for a full list of traders.
The Amphitheatre already has a distinctly European and romantic feel to it, with its broad flagstones and perspective onto the Harbour. This beautiful setting will be host to the Producers Market and a very special three-day Garden Party.
First Great Western recently replaced 50 products on their menu with those from specialist producers within 15miles of their railway lines so it is entirely fitting that they have sponsored the area. The sponsorship money is being used to bring the cost of a stall at the Producers Market down, making it more affordable for small, local producers to attend. The team from First Great Western will also be there showcasing the wonderful local produce already on offer on the trains, and they will also be looking to sign up the next 50 local products to use on their menus.
The range of produce on offer is astounding and each trader is present because of the love they have for what they do, which you can taste in their food. Buy delicious produce directly from the growers and makers and pick up tips, ideas and enthusiasm as you explore new flavours and stock up on the very best ingredients the region has to offer.
Locally brewed craft ales and cider will whet your appetite for the cheese, charcuterie, preserves and bread stalls. Hand made chocolates and a range of indulgent cakes will satisfy sweet tooths for dessert.
After all the shopping and chatting with our lovely traders you will need a place to relax so handy that you can chill out at our Garden Party. Cream teas, juices and ice cream will be on offer as you sit down and enjoy performances from acoustic musicians and theatre acts. Masseurs will also be circulating in the area if you need a back rub. Once you have regained energy, hula a hula-hoop or chat to our veg man about his pop up allotment.
Date: Saturday, May 3 to Monday, May 5 10am - 6pm
Location: The Amphitheatre
Traders:
Accupressure massage - Seated Acupressure Massage - a clothed massage of the back, neck and shoulders given on an ergonomic chair - great for tired, aching back, neck and shoulders. Book us for your office or event. www.karenfreed.com
Avon Wildlife Trust - Avon wildlife Trust is working hard to achieve its vision of a ‘Living Landscape’ for our area: a working landscape that has nature at its heart, where both people and wildlife can thrive. www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk
BioAquaFarm - Aquaponic sustainable farming, Bio-symbiotic food production, raw honey producer, integrated farming food production system. Farm to plate. www.bioaquafarm.co.uk
Blossom’s Syrup - Awards winning natural fruit syrups, they are amazing versatile food and drink ingredients. Made in England from a French recipe, once you have tasted them, you can not get enough. www.blossomssyrup.co.uk
BoxChoc - Boxchoc is an artisan chocolate business, sourcing all raw ingredients from ethical sources, supporting fair trade regulations. Our hand made delights are said by many to be the “best chocolate ever tasted”. Started by our award winning chocolatier, Carol Hartnell, in 2009, boxchoc love continues to grow across the UK. Now producing in North Somerset all chocolate lovers across the South West can share the love! boxchoc.co.uk
Bristol Cider Shop - We sell award-winning cider and perry from the best artisan producers in the West Country. www.bristolcidershop.co.uk
Coconut Chilli - Coconut Chilli cuisine is inspired by the ingredients in the Coorg region, in the coffee hills above India’s ‘silicon city’ Bangalore. In Southern India, the countryside is some of the most fertile in the country and lush paddy fields and coconut groves make way for dense hillsides cultivated with coffee plants and pepper vines. www.coconutchilli.com
Dick Willows - Award winning local traditional cider producer. An excellent range of products bringing the true taste of Somerset to any event. www.dickwillows.com
Dimkin’s Patisserie - A family run business based in Cheltenham, producing bespoke pastires and cakes. www.dimkin.co.uk
First Great Western - At First Great Western, we work to achieve our vision of putting customers first by exceeding your expectations of journeys by train. From our welcome at the station, to the service you can expect on-board our trains, right through to your arrival at your destination, we make sure that your journeys with us are safe, comfortable, convenient and enjoyable, and that you always feel welcomed and valued. www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Glastonbury Ales - A legendary journey into the world of craft beer and cider. Taste your way through more than 20 of Somerset’s best artisan beers and ciders - first hand tips on beer and food pairing. www.glastonburyales.com
Great cake company - We are a small, family run business specialising in delicious, gluten-free cakes and chocolaty treats that can be enjoyed by everyone. http://www.greatcake.co.uk/
Ivor’s Icecream
Joe’s Bakery - Joe’s Bakery has been owned and run by Martin and Jane Hunt since 1990. Whilst we bake a wide range of traditional British style bread and cakes our forte is high-quality British and Continental breads made using multi-stage or extended fermentation methods and containing no additive other than sea salt. www.joesbakery.co.uk
Kidners veg stall
Kombucha
KusKus - We make gorgeous vegetarian and vegan food its that’s simple. More shoppers than ever before are looking for fresh and healthy vegetarian products. Our dishes are cooked with your health in mind; they are low in salt and sugar and contain no artificial ingredients. http://www.kuskusfoods.co.uk/
Langsfords Preserves - Langsfords Preserves is a small family business based in Bath that produces quality Jams, Jellies, Pickles, Chutneys and Infused Vinegars. We use traditional open pan methods to create small batches of delicious preserves. We use seasonal local produce wherever possible. www.Langsfordspreserves.co.uk
Lovely Drinks - Lovely Drinks is an award-winning soft drinks producer, based just outside Bristol. We make all our drinks ourselves, using local and English ingredients wherever possible. We won our category in the Bath Good Food Awards in 2013 and have been short listed for the 2014 Bristol Good Food Awards. www.lovelydrinks.co.uk
Maison Rustique - Maison Rustique sells beautiful handmade ceramics, including bowls and pitchers in a variety of sizes and colours, which are ideal for casual dining. Alongside the ceramics are Slate cheeseboards / platters in interesting and unusual shapes and other very rustic items for the dining table. www.maisonrustique.net
Marden Bakery - The Marden Bakery produces a variety of home baked sweet and savory products using locally sourced ingredients wherever possible. We take pride in producing a mix of traditional and modern twists cakes, which are all produced with love from our kitchen in Wiltshire. mardenbakery.co.uk
Marmahs
Meg’s Cottage Homemade Fudge
MKS Food - MKS Food Distribution is a family-owned business that’s passionate about Mediterranean food.
From the begining, we’ve been dedicated to doing two things: Providing key traditional Mediterranean speciality foods and doing business in a way that our customers like. For almost ten years, we’ve been achieving both.
Years of successfully trading at festivals, farmers markets and with local businesses – that only have positive feedback to share - we now offer more than 70 products including: several varieties of olives, pastries and key traditional Mediterranean foods. http://www.mksfooddistribution.com/
Nervous Nigels
Ooh Chocolata! - Ooh! CHOCOLATA is a family firm based near Bristol. We began in November 2012 with 10 of the nation’s favourite flavours of chocolate bars, a range that has since expanded to include more that 80 delicious handmade chocolate treats. We are proud to be part of this celebration of Bristol’s vibrant food producing community. Please do come say hello- and have a little nibble! www.loveooh.co.uk
Pieroth - Pieroth are a family owned winegrower with over 300 years experience, today we share our products with our customers through home wine tasting. www.pieroth.co.uk
Riverford - Multi-award-winning Riverford deliver organic produce from their Westcountry farms direct to your door. Veg, fruit, meat, dairy and much more, all with free delivery! riverford.co.uk
RSPB - The RSPB is the country’s largest nature conservation charity, inspring everyone to give nature a home. Together with our partners, we protect threatened birds and wildlife so out towns, coast and countryside will teem with life once again. www.rspb.org.uk
SamosaCo - Samosaco is a leading producer of a range of vegetarian Indian snacks in the UK. Operating out of its offices in Pontyclun, Samosaco is a one-of-a-kind business that boasts the only purpose-built samosa factory in Wales. Samosaco started out as a family-run business in Toronto and continues to maintain its ethics and passion for authentic traditional samosas and Indian snacks supplied across the UK. http://www.samosaco.co.uk/
Seven Hills Chocolate - Fresh chocolates, chocolate bars and confections made by hand in small batches from a converted stable in Newton st. Loe, Bath. sevenhillschocolate.co.uk
SGF Garden Furniture - SGF is a family based firm that has over 19 years experience in hand making garden furniture for the public and commercial venues. http://www.sgfltd.co.uk/
Stream Farm - Stream Farm is situated in a hidden valley high up in the Quantocks in Somerset. We sell organic beef, chicken, lamb, sheepskins, pork, apple juice and stream-fed rainbow trout. We now also sell spring water, both still and sparkling, and shall soon be selling smoked trout. www.streamfarm.co.uk
The Cherry Tree - A huge range of award winning chutneys, preserves, curds and cheeses hand made in the West Country. www.cherrytreepreserves.co.uk
The Dukkah Company - The Dukkah Company based in Cornwall produces traditional spice & nuts blends for dipping. Simply dunk fresh bread into olive oil (…or locally pressed rapeseed oil!) and then into the dukkah. Its delicious served as a starter and perfect with evening drinks. Join the dukkah revolution and get dipping! www.thedukkahcompany.com
The Good Life Pork Company - We breed rare breed Oxford Sandy and Black pigs and rear the youngstock through to finishing age. They are ethically reared and kept outside for as much of the year as possible.
The Store Cupboard
Trealy Farm - www.trealyfarm.com
Truffle Hunter - TruffleHunter make a full range of the finest truffle products. This includes truffle oils, truffle preserves, truffle honey, truffle pasta and truffle butter. www.trufflehunter.co.uk
Wiper and True - Wiper and True is a new brewing company based in Bristol. We are beer Evangelists. We started brewing because we love beer and we want more people to enjoy it in the way we do. Our aim is to brew extraordinary beer that challenges perceptions of what beer is and how it can be enjoyed. Whether that is with intensely fruity India Pale Ales, un-hopped Gruit or wildly fermented sour beer, we have a few surprises in store. http://wiperandtrue.com/