Honest to goodness

14/03/2026

Might have made a few cheeky purchases from Honest to goodness this morning. Highly recommend these for total deliciousness. Pop on over to Folkingham Village Hall for these, ME and other wonderful crafts. Open until 3pm.

08/03/2026

🌱 Our first event of the year takes place just ONE WEEK TODAY! 🌱

🌼 Spring Makers Market
📍 Springfields Events Centre, Spalding, PE12 6ET
📆 Saturday 14th March 2026
⏰ 10am-4pm

🎨Bringing together the best Lincolnshire Makers all in one place! Don't miss locally produced food, artists, independent designers, local Lincolnshire makers and more! Over 90 local makers under one roof!

🛍 £2 Entry, Under 16's Free
🚗 Free Parking
🖌 Free craft workshop
🍔 New outdoor catering court with street food
☕ Indoor cafe on site
🧑‍🦽 Wheelchair friendly

04/11/2025

🌾🥕 Just one week to go! The Farmers & Producers Market is back at Rufford Abbey! 🧀🍞✨
Join us on Sunday 9th November for a day of artisan flavours, fresh local produce, and seasonal treats — from breads and cheeses to jams, bakes, and more! 🍏🍯🥖
🏰 While you’re here, explore the newly reopened Rufford Abbey ruins — a perfect mix of history, shopping, and local charm.
📍 Rufford Abbey Country Park
🗓 Sunday 9th Nov — and every second Sunday of the month
👉 More info: ruffordabbey.co.uk/events/your-local-farmers-producers-market

14/10/2025

🎉🌱 Tomorrow! The University of Nottingham Local Farmers’ & Producers’ Market – Our First One! 🌱🎉

📅 Wednesday 15 October
🕙 10am – 3pm
📍 University Park Campus, Nottingham (how to find us below)
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Open to all

We’re bringing a brand-new Farmers’ & Producers’ Market to the University of Nottingham — packed with incredible local food, crafts, and community spirit! Whether you’re a student, member of staff, or live nearby, come along, meet the makers, and enjoy a real taste of our fabulous East Midlands region 🍓🧀🌭

✨ Stalls include:
🥩 Picks Organic – award-winning organic meats & hot food
🍰 Debbie Campbell Cakes – stunning bakes & sweet treats
🥧 Brockleby's Pies – handmade pies
🍵 Teaspoon Tea Co – loose-leaf teas blends and kits
🕯️ Azorieblue_uk – a deli on tour! everything from Crisps to Sardinas!
🐝 David Bee Farmer McDowell– pure local honey
🍞 Belvoir Bakery – beautiful artisan breads - baked freshly in Nottinghamshire!
🍯 The Lincolnshire Drizzle Company – dressings, marinades and infused oils - bring a soupçon of joy to your cooking
🌿 Honest to goodness – a taste of home jams and chutneys
🍫 Alvi's Homemade – takeaway indian cuisine - dinner is sorted
🇬🇷 Acropolis Foods – authentic Greek deli favourites
🍯 Turlicious – an award winning cook-in sauce company
🥓 Piggy Pete’s Deli – cured meats & smoked goodies
🍄 The Mushroom Emporium – gourmet mushrooms and kits
🎨 Charlie & Jane's Craft Co – wood & resin boards / crafts
🧶 Mya's Makery – an eclectic mix of fine home crafts
🖼️ Up Hill Down Dale Art – countryside-inspired prints and posters

💡 Students: Bring your tote bags and appetites – you’ll want to stock up for the week!
💡 Staff & locals: Pop down on your break or lunch hour, grab something delicious, and support brilliant local businesses.

📍How to find us - the market is here: https://w3w.co/score.loaded.photo

By car
Come to the main University of Nottingham University Park Campus near the QMC there is paid visitors parking onsite (but we advise come early)

By Bus
by far the easiest way to get to us is the Service 34 - the market is at the Cut Through Lane, Library Rd (Stop UN32) - they run every 10 minutes from the City Centre (Angel Row)

👉 Follow Your Local Farmers' Markets to stay updated on all our markets across the Midlands!


University of Nottingham Local Farmers' and Producers' Market

14/10/2025

The Lincoln Farmers' Market returns this Saturday, 18 October on Castle Square, and includes some exciting new traders for the autumn season:

🎃 Church Farm Pumpkins – selling homegrown pumpkins & gourds
🍪 Botanical Bakes & Bites – vegan and vegetarian bakery
🍎 Galley Hill Farm - fresh apples and seasonal fruits
🫙 Lincoln Drizzle Co – natural dressings and marinades
🍓 Honest to Good Foods - jams and preserves
🍯 Fen Apiaries – locally sourced honey

13/10/2025

13/10/2025

Your brand-new University of Nottingham Local Farmers’ & Producers’ Market launches this Wednesday! 🎉

Come along and see what delights we have for you - open to all!

📅 Wednesday 15 October
🕘 10am – 3pm
📍 University of Nottingham, Main Campus (Near Portland Building, University Park)

Come and explore a vibrant market filled with local food, drink, and craft producers — all from right here in the East Midlands. It’s the perfect midweek treat whether you’re a local, a student, or just love good food!

✨ What to expect:
🥩 Organic meats & hot food from local farms
🍞 Fresh artisan bread, cakes & pastries
🧀 Cheeses, pies & deli favourites
🍯 Jams, chutneys & handmade treats
🎨 Local rural crafts, gifts & more

👣 Just a short hop from Beeston and near the QMC — park nearby or take a stroll through the campus and discover something new!

Support local. Eat local. Enjoy local. 💚

👉 Follow us to see who’s trading and what’s cooking!



University of Nottingham Local Farmers' and Producers' Market
University of Nottingham

12/10/2025

11/10/2025

12/09/2025

Just 2 days to go until the very first Rufford Abbey Local Farmers' and Producers' Market! 🎉🍎🌿

We can’t wait to welcome you to a brilliant day of proper local produce, gorgeous handmade gifts and all the friendly market buzz you love. Tomorrow we’ll be announcing the winner of our competition — huge thanks to everyone who entered — but today we’re celebrating the incredible stall line-up you’ll find on the day:

Food and Produce
• Debbie Campbell Cakes a lovely selection of homemade cakes and bakes
• Brockleby's Pies - Amazing Sweet and Savoury pies - watch out for their Penguin Pie!
• Cheese Kakes - amazing individual cheese cakes and bakes
• From the Farm at Pilsley
• Handmade by Crafty Paws - natural dog treats
• Simply Butter - simple maybe, but sublime and tasty
• Windmill Orchards - seasonal apples and plums - the ultimate organic late summer treat
• Thirsty Farmer - handmade ciders and beers by the pouch! Also come and taste Jeremy's Hawkstone
• Mediterranean deli and farmers shop wistow - Baklava, olives, sweets and treats
• Batched Bakehouse - amazing fresh breads • Fruit and Veg • The Lincolnshire Drizzle Company - infused oils and vinegars; take your cooking to another level
• Honest to goodness - jams and chutneys homemade and delicious
• The Mouse House Cheese Company - a great selection of cheese and truckles
• Alvis Homemade - homemade curries, somosas and pakoras to takeaway
• Picks Organic - A full range of organic pork, beef, lamb, chicken as well as traditional british hand-made dry-cure bacon and sausages - also breakfast will be served great breakfast-rolls, old-spot hotdogs and burgers from first thing.
• The Grimsby Fish Man - a lovely selection of fish direct from the Docks at Grimsby
• - The ultimate home spice mixes

Our Rural Crafters - Crafts and Makers
• Charlie & Jane's Craft Co - cutting/chopping boards and signs to enhance your kitchen and more
• Designs By D - beautiful artificial flowers and wreaths
• The Flower Box a lovely selection of cut flowers and giftware, • Garden Marvels - shrubs, flowers and bulbs to make any garden vibrant and a pleasure
• Tilfwood Creations - a 3d printing and novelties stall as interesting as it is novel
• A L Jewellery - amazing silverware and homemade jewellery, come and meet the maker and see her fabulous designs,
Katie Watnots - Homewares, Decoupage and Gifts.

Children's Activites
This month we have apples in our sights.
• Apple printing
• Design Your Own Apple Variety
• Apple Treasure Hunt

What more could you want for a fabulous day out? We are so excited to bring you this amazing event.

Bring your family, friends and a big bag — taste amazing cheese and bakery treats, meet passionate producers, and pick up unique crafts you won’t see on the high street. Perfect for a weekend stroll at the beautiful Rufford Abbey.

📣 Quick reminders: arrive hungry, bring reusable bags, and please share this post to help local makers thrive. See you there! ✨

Competition
Don't forget this is the last day of our competion to win a £50 market shopping spree (check out the pinned post on our page to enter). We will be drawing the winner tomorrow lunchtime (midday Saturday 13th September).

Come early to get the best of the day and the produce - gates 10am at Rufford Abbey Country Park, Nottinghamshire

We are so excited - see you all there :)

12/09/2025

Looking forward to this should be a great day out don’t forget to enter the draw

Just 2 days to go until the very first Rufford Abbey Local Farmers' and Producers' Market! 🎉🍎🌿

We can’t wait to welcome you to a brilliant day of proper local produce, gorgeous handmade gifts and all the friendly market buzz you love. Tomorrow we’ll be announcing the winner of our competition — huge thanks to everyone who entered — but today we’re celebrating the incredible stall line-up you’ll find on the day:

Food and Produce
• Debbie Campbell Cakes a lovely selection of homemade cakes and bakes
• Brockleby's Pies - Amazing Sweet and Savoury pies - watch out for their Penguin Pie!
• Cheese Kakes - amazing individual cheese cakes and bakes
• From the Farm at Pilsley
• Handmade by Crafty Paws - natural dog treats
• Simply Butter - simple maybe, but sublime and tasty
• Windmill Orchards - seasonal apples and plums - the ultimate organic late summer treat
• Thirsty Farmer - handmade ciders and beers by the pouch! Also come and taste Jeremy's Hawkstone
• Mediterranean deli and farmers shop wistow - Baklava, olives, sweets and treats
• Batched Bakehouse - amazing fresh breads • Fruit and Veg • The Lincolnshire Drizzle Company - infused oils and vinegars; take your cooking to another level
• Honest to goodness - jams and chutneys homemade and delicious
• The Mouse House Cheese Company - a great selection of cheese and truckles
• Alvis Homemade - homemade curries, somosas and pakoras to takeaway
• Picks Organic - A full range of organic pork, beef, lamb, chicken as well as traditional british hand-made dry-cure bacon and sausages - also breakfast will be served great breakfast-rolls, old-spot hotdogs and burgers from first thing.
• The Grimsby Fish Man - a lovely selection of fish direct from the Docks at Grimsby
• - The ultimate home spice mixes

Our Rural Crafters - Crafts and Makers
• Charlie & Jane's Craft Co - cutting/chopping boards and signs to enhance your kitchen and more
• Designs By D - beautiful artificial flowers and wreaths
• The Flower Box a lovely selection of cut flowers and giftware, • Garden Marvels - shrubs, flowers and bulbs to make any garden vibrant and a pleasure
• Tilfwood Creations - a 3d printing and novelties stall as interesting as it is novel
• A L Jewellery - amazing silverware and homemade jewellery, come and meet the maker and see her fabulous designs,
Katie Watnots - Homewares, Decoupage and Gifts.

Children's Activites
This month we have apples in our sights.
• Apple printing
• Design Your Own Apple Variety
• Apple Treasure Hunt

What more could you want for a fabulous day out? We are so excited to bring you this amazing event.

Bring your family, friends and a big bag — taste amazing cheese and bakery treats, meet passionate producers, and pick up unique crafts you won’t see on the high street. Perfect for a weekend stroll at the beautiful Rufford Abbey.

📣 Quick reminders: arrive hungry, bring reusable bags, and please share this post to help local makers thrive. See you there! ✨

Competition
Don't forget this is the last day of our competion to win a £50 market shopping spree (check out the pinned post on our page to enter). We will be drawing the winner tomorrow lunchtime (midday Saturday 13th September).

Come early to get the best of the day and the produce - gates 10am at Rufford Abbey Country Park, Nottinghamshire

We are so excited - see you all there :)

03/09/2025