Herne Hill Market, The new Maltby Street?

Happy Birthday Herne Hill Market

Wacky cake (under 10)

Herne Hill Farmers' Market may just be the new Maltby Street

This Sunday afternoon it was absolutely heaving – so many families relaxing in the sun and enjoying the day’s events that it was hard to move from stall to stall.

It was a special day – a double celebration for the market’s 2nd birthday and the official launch of Blue Patch, the UK’s ethical market – with an all day string of fun events and prizes all around.

Most amazing (to the London Cook) was the cake competition –

fantastic time, effort and skill by the bakers both young and grownup – a challenge to the judges (The London Cook, Ash of the Blackbird Bakery and Nadia from Crumbs). Hopefully this is just the first – even bigger and better next year!

London Cheesemongers

Love and Cake Brownie Bar

Casa Grande Artisan Pasta

Happy Birthday Herne Hill Market

Jackson Pollack (under ten)

More practically, this is a market that keeps getting better, attracting a mix of artisanal food producers and specialist designer makers – not all always here every week, but the changing scene keeps things interesting. To list just a sampling:

For cheese: Blackwood Cheese Company; London Cheesemongers; 

For cakes: Love and Cake,  Cakehole London; 

For pasta: Casa Grande Artisan pasta

For veggies: The Honest Carrot

For chocolates: Blowing Dandelions

For tea : Tiger Spring Tea

For gifts: Fiona’s black/white graphic South London tea towels  

For books:  Herne Hill Books

AND MUCH MUCH MORE - lots of food ready to eat (Chinese dumplings, paella, hamburgers, fresh donuts, popcorn, etc.), vintage clothes, jewellery and objects, handmade pottery,  mineral collectibles, old vinyl records, etc., as well as fresh fruit, veg, meat and fish. 

New pumpkins

Free piano player