Farmers' market

Salisbury Market Square holds a farmers' market on the first and third Wednesday of each month. The market comprises 30 stalls, all selling a wide variety of local produce, including:

  • fruit and vegetables
  • pork and beef
  • game
  • trout and other fresh fish
  • jams and preserves
  • sweets and pastries
  • English wines
  • cheese
  • bread and cakes
  • prepared foods
Farmers' market
Why shop from a farmers' market?

How our food is produced is a very important issue. A farmers' market gives you the chance to:

  • taste and buy fresh local food
  • meet the producers who grow or make the food
  • buy food without excessive packaging
  • support the local economy
  • find a wider variety of produce

Farmers' markets are defined as markets in which growers, farmers and producers from a defined local area are present to sell their own produce. All products will have been grown, reared, caught, brewed, pickled, baked, made or processed by the stallholder.

Consumers can feel confident of the origins of the product, ask questions of the producer and get closer to sources of local foods. The producers get valuable feedback from consumers.

Farmers' markets also offer a low-cost entry point for many producers who have not sold direct to the public before.

For more information, contact Wiltshire Farmers' Market Association on 07775 614790.

When are the farmers' markets?
The farmers' markets take place on the first and third Wednesday of every month. All markets take place from 10am to 2pm.
How do I sell at a farmers' market?

The farmers' markets are run by the Wiltshire Farmers' Markets Association, in partnership with Salisbury District Council and supported by Wiltshire and Swindon Rural Regeneration Partnership.

The association encourages environmentally sound methods of production. And its members do not use factory-farming methods or GM crops or ingredients. Part of its ethos is to bring customers closer to the people who produce their food. These markets give that opportunity.

To find out how you can join a farmers' market, call 07775 614790.

Contact

Contact Peter Hutton:

By telephone on: 01722 434652

By email at: phutton@salisbury.gov.uk

By post to:
24 Endless Street
Salisbury SP1 1DR

Are there other farmers' markets in Wiltshire?

Yes. You can find the timetable for farmers' markets in Wiltshire at www.wiltshirefarmersmarkets.org.uk

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Contact details:

Telephone:
01722 434652

email:
phutton@salisbury.gov.uk

Postal address:
24 Endless Street
Salisbury
SP1 1DP