"ORTON FARMERS MARKET IN THE NEWS"
Saturday 9th February 2008. Fair trade for farmers, global and local. The next Orton Farmers’ Market (Saturday 8 March) falls just at the end of Fairtrade Fortnight (Feb 25 – March 9) and local Cumbrian producers and Eden Fair Trade Group are working together to raise awareness of the importance of fair prices for all farmers, wherever they are more
Saturday 12th January 2008. Spices and pies at Orton. The first Orton Farmers’ Market of 2008 (Saturday 12 January) offered something spicy and a bit different as well as a selection of Cumbrian foods that included local meat, traditional baking and a selection of preserves, puddings and vegetables more
Saturday 8th December 2007. Christmas festivities at Orton Market.
The Christmas season came early to Orton on Saturday 8 December with carol singing in church, decorated stalls on the Farmers’ Market and a special visit from Father Christmas just as it began to snow more
Saturday 10th November 2007. Chef uses local produce at market. There was something for everyone at the Novembers Orton Farmers' Market last Saturday with a children's hunt the frogs competition more
Saturday 14th July 2007. Orton Farmers Market scrubs up well and hosts its own Garden Party... more
Orton stallholders walk away with a quarter of the NWFF awards 2008.
Lizzies Homemade won Best Honey, Curd or Cheese with her Damson Fruit Gems; James of Outreamer Homemade Foods won Best Jam, Jelly or Marmalade with his Blackcurrent Jam;
Lynne and team from Country Puddings won Best Hot Pudding or Dessert with their Tangy Lemon Pudding;
Jane & Peter of Deer 'n Dexter won Best Beef with their Dexter Beef Sirloin Steak. more
