Good morning,
Our fifth food & drink market is next Saturday, 14th October, and this is the first we’ve been able to tie in to celebrate autumn and the apple harvest. Alongside our flavoursome line up of producers, we will be doing our last apple swap of the season and hopefully have a troop of pickers in the orchard - although the warm weather means we’re still waiting for our apples to ripen before letting said troop at it just yet.
There will be a few new producers this time, bringing with them local bread, veg, honey & mead, and some of our regular favourites with their chocolate, chillies, booze & cheese. We’ll have a coffee truck, wagyu burgers & sourdough pizza, plus a 4-piece brass band and DJ Dan back on the decks.
The farm walk will leave the yard at midday and take about an hour for anyone who fancies it - there’s no need to book. And almost as exciting as all of the above, we have a brand new loo block which will have its ribbon cutting ceremony at the market. I’ve sharpened my giant secateurs for the occasion.
In the meantime, we’re open for apple swapping and pulled brisket sarnies tomorrow 11-4pm. The brisket has been slowly cooking for 24 hours so it’s fall-apart mouth-wateringly tasty, destined for some seriously super sandwiches.
We have a limited amount so it is first come first serve, or you can save yours here.
Flint Owl Bakery
Flint Owl are one of the best bakeries in Sussex, making breads with organic flours and a sourdough starter that originated in the French Alps 45 years ago.
They have also recently started harvesting from their market garden, so will be bringing organic veg along for you too.
One Four Coffee
Sian will be keeping us all caffeinated, serving hot drinks from her little blue coffee van.
She’ll also be selling bags of the beans she uses in her drinks, which are from Lindfield Coffee Works, so you take the buzz home.
Loxwood Mead
Danny & Emily will be joining us in the yard, serving samples and selling bottles of their honey wine.
Loxwood is made with 100% honey, giving it a natural and delicately sweet flavour - definitely worth a sip.
Bolney Honey
Shane started keeping bees in Bolney only a few years ago, and sold his first serious harvest locally in 2022.
We sell it through the yard shop when he’s in stock, so you might have been lucky enough to try it already. If not, he’ll be giving out samples and selling the sweet stuff next Saturday.
Cocoa Loco
Sarah started selling organic & Fairtrade chocolate in 2005, and has built a business that supplies local retailers and online customers.
Cocoa Loco’s chocolate is really delicious, ethically produced and is in plastic-free packaging. What’s not to love.
