Every Sunday from 10am to 2pm

Buying direct, means you can find out how your food is produced. Ask March House Farm about their native breed; cattle, sheep, pigs and turkeys. The farm is a model of sustainability powered by a large solar array and a biomass boiler using woodchip from the farm and local woodland management projects. The best reason to shop with them though, is the excellent quality of the meat.

It's always worth a chat with Hook & Son who bring raw milk and milk products from their herd of Fresian Holsteins, all reared from cow families that have been on the farm for generations. Animal welfare is paramount, the cows produce 50% of the milk that more intensively managed herds do, but for Hook & Son that's fine, if it means happier cows. You can bring your glass bottles back to be re used.

The market sells fruit and farm pressed juices from Ringden Farm's orchards at in East Sussex, they also bring the most delicious soft fruit on behalf of neighbouring farms.

An ever-changing range of seasonal homegrown vegetables and salad is provided by Ted Dawson's farm near Boston in Lincolnshire, picked every day for its freshness, plus some high-quality exotics bought in. Ted also has a regular spot at Borough Market.

Organic bread and pastries are made with love and care by Astons bakery and the most delicious fresh filled pasta and sauces by La Tua a family firm that also supplies fresh pasta to some of London's best restaurants. The Pasta at the market is completely fresh, so has to be eaten within a few days, but that isn't usually a problem!

The market has a range of home baked cakes and ready to eat stalls for lunch and delicious olives and deli goods from The Olive Tree, you can stock up for the week!

The market was set up 20 years ago, by Dukes Meadows Trust and is a social enterprise. Proceeds from running it are used to improve and maintain the riverside park. The market funds projects like the new avenue of Lime trees the Trust started planting last year and will complete this Autumn. Make sure you take time to enjoy the park when you visit, it has two of the best children's playgrounds in the area, although the paddling pool has to stay closed for now.

Getting to the market; The E3 and 190 buses stop close by or you can walk or cycle along the Thames Path. Parking is available in the park along Riverside Drive. www.thefoodmarketchiswick.com

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August 4, 2020