The Farmers Mart Feb-Mar 2020 - Issue 67 | Page 13

• FEB/MAR 2020
‘ There is a vast
student community in
Leeds, many of these
always looking for
food alternatives
’
media as it grew in popularity. Because
the stall-holders had been sourced from
other successful markets and the focus
was on quality, very soon word-of-mouth
did the rest, encouraging more and more
people to give it a try. Now there are
more than 20 stalls.
They realised fairly early on, that if the
market was to have universal appeal, then
they had to make it an experience and
not just a collection of market stalls. It also
had to be family friendly. So they started
to have regular music events and kids
games – all free. There is a vast student
community in Leeds, many of these always
looking for food alternatives, and as the
focus was turning toward fresh food, local
food and food direct from the farm being
better which is why all the farmers’ markets
started - or should I say started again, as
100 years ago you could only buy fresh and
shop for the day or the week, there were
no supermarkets or frozen food.
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