It’s a truth universally acknowledged that there can never be too many farmers’ markets in North London. Right?
And the latest little gem is to be found at Yerbury Primary School. Tucked away between Tufnell Park and Holloway Road, it’s also just around the corner from Whittington Park.
Part of a thriving local scene, not far from the shops and cafes on Campdale Road, the school now plays host to N19’s newest weekly market.
And the organisers have form: it’s the same folk who started the much-loved Stroud Green Market in N4 every Sunday (also well worth a weekend stroll).
Since it launched on May 1st, around 20 stallholders now gather at Yerbury every Saturday morning (9am-2pm) to sell some of the best food and drink around.
Talented, charismatic people with a passion for produce, these traders can tell you exactly what goes into their food, how it is made and where it comes from. Which is all part of the fun, of course – and the polar opposite to the faceless supermarket trek, or last-minute corner-shop dash.
There’s plenty of hot food – from crepes to hot dogs – to munch on while you browse, and superb craft sold by potters, weavers and other local artisans.
For the lowdown and full list of everyone coming this Saturday please see this link but, to give you a flavour, below are some key vendors that appear most weekends.
THOSE YFM STALL REGULARS
1. Producers
Perry Court farm (Kentish fruit, veg & juice)
A Taste of the Good Life (raw & organic dairy produce, eggs, EV olive oil)
The Chef and the Shoegirl (jam, chutney, granola, peanut butter & home baking in Stroud Green)
Mollica Bakes (freshly baked sourdough)
Pao Pickles (kimchi, kraut, sriracha etc etc)
Holy Sugar (pictured above, cakes, pies and pastries, made in Finsbury Park using organic ingredients)
Hampstead Cheese Board (from The Best English and Swiss Cheesemakers)
Nourished Bites (with famous organic “sunhini” spread)
Haringey & Islington Honey (the most local available)
Shumei Natural Agriculture (organic produce from around the world)
The Parson’s Nose (free range pork, beef, lamb and chicken from Old House Farm)
Arancini Bar (hand-made fresh pasta, arancini, cannoli and other Italian delights)
Castlemead Poultry (free range chicken, duck, eggs)
2. Drinks & Hot Food
Creperie Dellys
Big Doggs Hotdogs
Luke’s Cider (small-batches, perfectly potent)
Wake The Dead Coffee
Vins du Cru (specialising in organic wines from France & beyond)
Yerbury Farmers’ Market takes place every Saturday 9am-2pm at Yerbury School, 65B Foxham Road N19 4RR (map here). Please follow on Instagram @yerburyfarmersmarket or see the website here.
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