London Farmers' Markets is an organisation operating certified
Farmers' markets
A farmers' market (or farmers market according to the AP stylebook, also farmer's market in the Cambridge Dictionary) is a physical retail marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers. Farmers' markets may be indoors or ...
in Greater London.
History
The organisation was set up in 1999 by the food writer
Nina Planck, based on her experience of selling produce from her family farm at Farmers' Markets in
Virginia
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, United States. The first Farmers' Market set up by LFM in London was in
Islington
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in 1999, quickly followed by Farmers' Markets in
Notting Hill
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,
Blackheath,
Peckham
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History
"Peckham" is a Saxon place name meaning the vi ...
and
Swiss Cottage
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.
Current status
The Islington Farmers' Market is still running, having moved location more than once. It now takes place on the historic Chapel Market site every Sunday.
There are now 20 Farmers' Markets operated by LFM in London, all of which are certified by FARMA.
LFM-operated farmers' markets
* Balham Farmers' Market
* Blackheath Farmers' Market
* Bloomsbury Farmers' Market
* Brixton Farmers' Market
* Broadgate Farmers' Market
* Ealing Farmers' Market
*
Islington Farmers' Market
Islington Farmers' Market was the first Farmers' Market to open in London, it opened in 1999. The market was set up by food writer Nina Planck, who established the organisation London Farmers' Markets. The market is still running, having changed ...
* London Bridge (Tuesday)
* Marylebone Farmers' Market
* Notting Hill Farmers' Market
* Parliament Hill Farmers' Market
* Parsons' Green Farmers' Market
* Pimlico Farmers' Market
* Queen's Park Farmers' Market
* South Kensington Farmers' Market Sat Bute St & Tues Imperial College
* Swiss Cottage Farmers' Market
* Twickenham Farmers' Market
* Walthamstow Farmers' Market
* West Hampstead Farmers' Market
* Wimbledon Farmers' Market
Awards
In February 2012, it was announced by
FARMA Farma may refer to:
* ''Farma'' (franchise), the name of a number of reality TV shows originating with ''The Farm'' in Sweden
** ''Farma'' (Croatian TV series)
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that Queen's Park Farmers' Market was the first Farmers' Market in London to win their Farmers' Market of the Year award, held jointly with Mosely Farmers' Market in Birmingham.
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References
External links
LFM websiteFARMA website
Retail markets in London
Food markets in the United Kingdom
Farmers' markets