Farmers market

The Exeter Farmers Market has been established in order to give local producers of fruit, vegetables and foodstuffs, as well as a limited range of craft and products made locally with local materials, a retail outlet that enables them to sell direct to the public.

Time: Every Thursday, 9am - 2pm
Place: South Street/ Fore Street
Map showing location of the Farmer's Market

Shoppers keen on sampling West Country foods are able to try and buy a wide range of produce at the Exeter Farmers Market. The market has become a vibrant and enjoyable place to buy and sell, giving the producer a chance to meet and talk directly to the consumer of the produce that they grow or make.

Customers visiting the market have the opportunity to buy a delicious range of foods such as cheeses, venison, pork, lamb, beef, chicken, organic fruit & vegetables, apple juice, fish, chicken, preserves, cakes, bread, pies and much more. 

Traders at the market include:

• Bread of Devon - from Exeter
• Linscombe Farm - organic vegetables from Sandford, Crediton
• The Old Watch House - fishmonger from Lyme Regis
• Blackaller Apiary - honey from Bovey Tracey
• Sue's Home Baking from Okehampton
• Farmhouse Pies & Pasties from Silverton
• SB Stanbury - venison & game from Tedburn St Mary
• Random Cottage - local cheeses  
• Nourish  - Vegetarian delicatessen
• Otter Valley Poultry - chicken, duck and seasonal turkey from Honiton  
• Random Cottage - fresh eggs are sourced from Rosamondford Farm, Perkins Village, Exeter
•  Norsworthy Dairy Goats - hard and soft goats cheese     
• Gardeners Delight - fresh fruit, vegetables and plants from Barnstaple
• Bocaddon Farm Veal - welfare friendly
• Moonbeams - rare breed Gloucester old spot pork from Wellington 
• Shillingford Organics -  Organic Fruit & Veg from Shillingford Abbot
• Exeter Brewery - from Exminster
• Washford Pyne - Lamb, Beef & Wool
• Burrow Farm - Beef

Please note: Producers may not attend every week please check with the market office if you want to know if a specific producer is booked to attend a market.

Once you get to know Exeter Farmers Market, why not shop and cook with the seasons, its fun and simple. Don't fret about what's in season when. Just look for the best-looking produce. If you don't know how to cook it, ask the farmer. To help you eat with the seasons see the following guide:

If you are interested in trading at the Farmer's Market please download the  Farmer's Market Application Form [46kb]

All year

• Meats
• cheese
• chicken, duck and goose eggs
• apple juice
• apples
• tarts
• pastries, cakes and preserves.

March and April

• Winter vegetables such as potatoes, swede and onions
• spring greens
• salad mixes
• herbs
• Bramley apples
• early spinach

May and June

• Asparagus
• lettuce and salad mixes
• spring greens
• broccoli
• new potatoes
• cucumbers
• new carrots
• courgettes
• baby beetroots
• strawberries
• red raspberries
• rhubarb
• chilli peppers
• peas
• pea shoots
• spinach
• tomatoes
• cherries
• black, red and white currants
• oyster mushrooms

July, August and September

This is peak season. In addition to the spring crops, look for:

• slicing tomatoes
• broad beans
• beetroots
• courgettes en fleur
• parsnips
• sweet peppers
• onions
• runner beans
• several flavours of basil
• parsley
• yellow and purple french beans
• round carrots
• cauliflower
• swiss chard aubergines

'Everbearing' strawberries are still in season, as well as red raspberries and currants. In August, blackberries are added to this list.

If it's been a hot and sunny summer, the earliest eating apples, Discovery come to market as early as August. By September, most apples and pears are coming in.

October, November and December

Apples and pears are at their best. Plus all the late autumn/winter vegetables:

• Game - pheasant, rabbit, partridge, quail
• potatoes
• yams
• onions
• parsnips
• pumpkins
• bronze turkeys for Christmas