Breakfast truck makes its debut alongside stalls selling bread, fresh veg, fish and more
CANTON’S farmers’ market is re-opening on Sunday for the first time in 2021 with established and new food stalls open for takeaway orders.
The Fresh & Wild farmers’ market was the first of its kind in Canton and, after having to close down after Christmas, it’s re-opening on February 28.
“I think there’s a massive appetite for the market, so I think we’ll be busy,” said Jodie Davies, who runs the Bone Yard and organises Fresh & Wild.
A brand-new food truck by Bad Boy Brownies’ founder Helen Gorman called Toast, is also making its debut on Sunday.
“There’s going to be pancakes and bacon and maple syrup and really nice breakfast as well,” said Jodie.
The market will be open from 10am to 3pm and is located on The Bone Yard on Paper Mill Road, which also hosts traders including Jodie’s jewellery studio Crane, Dusty Knuckle café and pizzeria, and Bad Boy Brownies.
The market is currently open on the last Sunday of the month, but organisers are looking to make it weekly when the weather gets warmer around April.
The traders are not Canton-based businesses but come from across the Cardiff area.
Jodie explains that the selection of stalls grew organically, building on relationships and recommendations.
“With Fresh and Wild we wanted to get really high-quality food, organic wherever possible and make sure that it’s as sustainable as possible so we’ve kind of welcomed and hand-picked all the traders,” said Jodie.
The retail stores in The Bone Yard are currently operating on a click-and-collect basis but will not be open during the market.
On Sunday, 10 stalls will be at the market, serving anything from bread to pickles, brownies, organic re-fills and fresh produce.
Fresh & Wild first opened in March 2020 with the pandemic and with lockdowns it’s been tricky, said Jodie.
“It’s been a lot of stops and starts but all the markets that we’ve managed to do throughout that time have been really well attended and they’ve had a really nice atmosphere,” she added.
Even though the market will be outdoors all visitors are encouraged to wear masks, and hand sanitizer will also be available.
If it should get too busy on the day for social distancing to work, a one-in-one-out system will be introduced.
“We’ve developed a sort of nice core group of traders and now we’re looking to expand a bit more and hopefully we’re going to make it a regular food shopping spot for people,” said Jodie.
