Visit by Ark Farm will add to silver anniversary celebrations
Ark Farm is a regular visitor to the weekly market
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May 30, 2024
The Food Market at Dukes Meadows will be 25 years old this September. It will be celebrating its silver anniversary with a series of free family activities starting with a visit by Ark farm and their goat, sheep, pig and other farm animals this Sunday (2 June) 10am till 2pm.
Ark Farm is a regular visitor to the market and its return is eagerly anticipated. The animals are reared to spend with each other and with humans so are very sociable and happy around people. The enclosure is large enough that they can socialise or stay away from people if feeling shy.
The market has helped fund the restoration of the park and ongoing maintenance. The organisers have expressed their gratitude to all the stallholders who attend, some since the first market back in 1999 and to all their customers.
They say, “Come on down shop, enjoy brunch or lunch from one of our ready to eat stalls visit the park and say hello to the farmyard visitors.”
Dukes Meadows Trust is a community based charity that works to improve and maintain Dukes Meadows Park. The Food Market Chiswick is one of the charity’s social enterprises.
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