WEST CORNWALL FARMERS' MARKET PROJECT

West Cornwall is famed for its rich farming and fishing heritage with many small family run businesses producing some of the finest food in the United Kingdom. The growing demand for fresh, seasonal local food has lead to a revival of farmers’ markets in our rural communities, with 12 now running regularly across West Cornwall.

This website has been developed to help people access informationabout these farmers’ markets and the producers who attend them. There are useful links to groups working within the Cornish food sector, as well as details about the vibrant local food scene in West Cornwall.

The West Cornwall Farmers’ Market Project is an innovative scheme directly targeting support to farming families throughout the area. It has been set up to increase micro producers’ ability to sell food directly to local people, thereby reducing food miles and packaging while supporting the rural economy.

The project has been made possible by a grant from the West Cornwall Local Action Group, part of the Rural Development Programme for England, funded by the EU and Defra, and managed by the South West RDA.

The idea for the scheme came directly from farmers and produce markets working in partnership to grow small food based businesses by developing farmers’ markets in the area.

CONTACT

Victoria Amran - Development Officer for West Cornwall Farmers' Markets Project

TEL: 07787 561770

EMAIL: tor@wcfm.org.uk