Lizard Guide

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Monthlyfarmersmarket
Mullion Farmers Market isheld on
the third Saturday ofevery month,
except January, running from
9.30am to 1pm.
It is held in Mullion Comprehensive School
(Meavor Road, Mullion, Nr. Helston TR12
7EB), on the outskirts of the village as you
head out towards the main Helston to Lizard
Road.
There is plenty of parking available in the
school car park.
The market gives local people and visitors
the chance to buy fresh local produce
directly from small local producers, farmers,
fishmongers and bakers. At the market you
will find staples such as bread, vegetables,
meat, fish, cheese and eggs, through pasties,
pies, cakes and quiches, chutneys and jams,
to treats like chocolate and delicious curry.
Many producers have won awards at both
county and national level for their products.
For example, the award winning butcher
sells not just meat, but their own bacon,
sausages and pies. The award winning baker
sells a wonderful range from tasty wholemeal
to the more exotic honey and lavender
loaves and roasted vegetable foccacia.
Everyone involved in the market is committed
to producing the best tasting and quality
food they can, using the best ingredients,
the best standards of animal welfare, the
greatest levels of sustainability and the least
environmental impact.
Most of the producers are based within
a few miles of Mullion, and sell their own
goods - so can answer any questions about
the produce in person. While the market is
primarily a food market, other goods such as
plants, cut flowers, locally brewed ales and
some local crafts are often available.
The market also has a pleasant café area,
where you can eat anything you have bought
on the market. The café serves origin coffee,
tea, cold drinks and homemade cakes.
So, for provisions for your holiday, to pick
up a lovely picnic on your way to the beach, or
just something different and delicious to take
home, visit Mullion Farmers’ Market to find
the best that Cornwall has to offer
To find out more about the market, including
information on all the producers, visit
www.mullionfarmersmarket.co.uk. You can
also find them on Facebook, or phone Barry or
Kate on 01326 241216.
Littlevillage BIGfestival
The little fishing village of Porthleven is
home to abig festival! Started only five
years ago to help the port’s economy
and support local food producers, this
family event is held in April each year
(April 20 for 2013) and attracts between
8,000 and 15,000 people.
Renowned Cornish chefs lead the
entertainment with superb cooking demos,
then there are 80 local food stalls with
enough variety to make your mouth water all
day. There’s also a fish barbecue on the quay,
a hog roast and two separate beer tents so
no-one goes hungry or thirsty!
Add to the mix three separate music
stages, all-day buskers, craft stalls, a parallel
young person’s festival with workshops and
an art-trail ,and an evening dance, all set
around this historic harbour, and all entirely
free. Patron and TV Chef Antony Worrall
Thompson returns every year to enjoy this
great day out, and happily promotes the food
wealth that this part of South West Cornwall
is rightly famous for.
Celebrate
local food
produce
The Lizard is not only adesignated
area of outstanding natural beauty,
abounding in natural flora and
fauna but it is also known for its
outstanding number of local food
producers.
From Helston, known as the ‘Gateway
to the Lizard’, to the end of the Lizard
peninsula, there are more than 40
food producers, many of whom sell
their produce in local shops, to local
restaurants and also attend local food
markets.
‘There has been a huge increase in
the last five years with greater numbers
of producers attending markets and
supplying local shops to help meet the
increasing demand from people wanting
to buy local food,’ says Joanne Schofield,
Market Controller for Helston Farmers’
Market. ‘In comparison to the overrated
‘fresh food’ such as meat, bread,
eggs, veg and fruit in supermarkets,
local food is better quality, easier to
trace, competitively priced and provides
a more social shopping experience than
supermarkets can provide. Many people
want to know what they are buying and
eating. Those who shop locally begin to
appreciate what fresh food should taste
like.’
Related websites:-
•www.visitlizard.co.uk
•www.wcfm.org.uk
•www.westcornwallfood.org.uk
Or visit your nearest local markets on the
Lizard:-
Constantine Market: second Saturday of
every month. 9am to 12pm. Constantine
Church Hall, Constantine. 07803 933588
Helston Farmers Market: Monthly every
first Saturday 9.30am to 1.30pm.
The Old Cattle Market, Coronation
Park, Porthleven Road, Helston TR13
OSF. 01326 231146. facebook/
helstonfarmers’ market
Helston Country Market: Every Friday
7.45am to 12.30pm. The Guildhall,
Helston TR13 8SG. 01209 861475
Mullion Farmers’ Market: Monthly every
3rd Saturday 9.30am to 1.30pm. Mullion
School, Meavor Street Mullion TR12 7EB.
01326 241216
Ruan Minor: 1st Thursday of every month.
Ruan Minor Village Hall, Ruan Minor
24 www.visitlizardcornwall.co.uk