The market is held In the thirteenth century church of St. Mary the Virgin and in the new village hall just opposite the church right in the centre of this pretty Kentish village. The Market was started over a year ago and has gone from strength to strength, now having over twenty five regular stalls. You will find fresh local fruit and vegetables, organic and natural meat, free range eggs, milk, cream and cheeses (some goats' cheese), home made cakes, local smokery foods, jams, chutneys and relishes, not to mention hand-made soap, woodland products, plants galore, herbs, Mohair and garden wickerwork.

The church is well worth a visit in its own right, steeped in local history, and the village hall is spacious and welcoming, offering somewhere to sit awhile and have coffee or a light snack. Rolvenden is situated in the south-west of the county, some 4 miles south of Tenterden on the A28. Rolvenden Farmers' Market is open from 10am - 12 noon every Thursday. If you are interested in taking a stall at the market please call Mrs. Ellie Cawte the farmers market coordinator on 01797 252248 for more information.

At the time of writing weekly stalls included:

• Perry Court Farm (vegetables, fruit and fruit juices)

• Joy and Andrew Smith (vegetables and some fruit)

• Morghew Farm Potato Shop (organic potatoes)

• Botterells (fresh caught fish and shellfish)

• Redlays Farm (milk, cream, cheeses, yoghurts and desserts)

• Kensham Farm (free range eggs)

• Mill Pond Farm (free range eggs)

• Milbank (Olives and related products)

• Avril Barrow - (Home made cake stall)

• Katie Hopkins (complete home-cooked frozen meals)

• Sugar and Spice (Preserves)

• Sussex Smokery (locally smoked fish, shellfish, bacon and meat)

• Charlie's Nursery (bedding plants, plants and bulbs - summer veg.)

• Rolvenden Farmers Line (Charity bringing eggs and garden woodware)

• Graham Palmer/Luckhurst Butcher (Natural lamb, beef, sausages and bacon)

• Traditional Cheese Company (Cheeses)

• Park Farm Butcher (Meat Pies and fresh meat including chicken)

• Lavinia's Larder (savouries and sauces, soups and some baking)

• Sarah Wickham (Designer, jewellery)

• Mrs E Fryer (clematis and other plants)

• Marsh Mellow Bakery (full range of bread, pasties, bread pud!)

• Sue McGaughey (Salads and Plants)

• Jo Carr (Pottery)

• Bumblebee Alliance (Organic flour, porridge oats, honey, sweets and  Fairtrade tea and coffee)

This Farmers' Market was set up by a group of volunteers in the village, originally with no outside financial help. Our aim is to offer an outlet for farmers and producers in the area to sell their produce direct to the consumer, and to encourage local people to buy local goods. All our stallholders come from within 30 miles, and most are from local villages. This is a friendly Market - come and take a look at us. 

• 01797 252248

• www.rolvendenfarmersmarket.co.uk

• elliecawte@hotmail.com

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