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Hempstead Valley Farmers' Market - Sunday 13th July.

The next Hempstead Valley Farmers' Market will be held outside in green car park from 10am to 2pm. This event will then be held on the second Sunday of every month.

"Customers will be spoilt for choice being offered multiple branded retailers inside the centre, including the only M&S in Medway with a food hall and the largest Sainsbury’s in Kent together with some outdoor shopping within a traditional farmers’ market street scene, offering good wholesome Kentish produce.

Mark Rumfitt, Centre Manager said, “The Hempstead Valley Farmers’ Market has been successfully running for over 18 months and we have had very positive feedback from our local producers and our customers, who especially like the variety of high quality local produce on sale. The market has enhanced our current food offer in bringing a unique range of good quality local produce from local farms. A key aspect of the market, are the controls in place that ensure that the majority of the produce is from Kent, thus supporting local farmers. We are a member of Produced in Kent and are working with them to help raise the profile of everything produced in the Garden of England”

Local stallholders include: MB Farms (farmed meats) - Stockbury, Jo's Cakes (cakes) - Rochester, Hursell (farmed pork) – Upchurch, Whitegates Farm (vegetables) – Rainham, R&D Payne (plants) – Hartlip, Fruberry Foods (preserves) - Chatham, The Gingerbread Man (gingerbread) – Rochester and That's Nice (beers, preserves, juices) – Hempstead.

M. Farmers Markets (who also run Meopham and Dartford Farmers’ Markets) have taken over the organisation of the Hempstead Valley Farmers’ Market. Please contact them on 07775 736116 if you are interested in having a stall.