West Sussex food business hosting series of big Christmas markets – full details of dates and times
A Sussex food business is has a series of Christmas markets planned.
The Sussex Peasant delivers a local Christmas to communities across Sussex with five festive Big Markets from November 27 to December 5, offering locally sourced farm produce including wine, artisan cheeses and condiments, beer, cider and much more.
The Christmas Big Market dates are:
Friday 27 November – St Andrew’s Church, Hove
Saturday 28 November – Queen’s Park, Brighton
Thursday 3 December – The Bull, Ditchling
Friday 4 December – Rose & Crown, Cuckfield
Saturday 5 December – Preston Park, Brighton
Participating producers include Spiced Sussex, M & M Venison, Poynings Vineyard, Harveys Brewery, Beak Brewery, SillyMoo Cider, Hurstwood Cider, High Weald Dairy and Alsop & Walker, alongside artisan bakeries and other Sussex makers. Producer attendance varies by market.
Ed Johnstone, founder of The Sussex Peasant, said: “Christmas should be about enjoying good food and bringing people together. There is an extraordinary amount being grown, reared and made here in Sussex, and we’d love people to discover just how much of their Christmas table can come from their own county. When you buy locally, you’re supporting the farmers and small businesses who make these communities what they are.”
Ed’s business creates a direct line from Sussex farms to the people who live here, through a fleet of mobile farm shops travelling across the county every week.
Ed said: “Autumn is one of the best times to eat locally in Sussex, with so much coming from our farms, orchards and growers. Every time we choose to buy from a local farmer or producer, we help keep that farm viable and strengthen the food system around us. We want buying locally to become a normal part of the weekly shop.”
The Sussex Peasant runs weekly mobile farm shops across Brighton, Hove, Danehill, Ditchling, Haywards Heath and Cuckfield, alongside larger seasonal producer markets throughout the year. Click & Collect is also available.
For market dates, locations and times, visit The Sussex Peasant website or sign up to the newsletter.