West Malling Farmers Market is spicing up the April market in aid of Britain’s soldiers.

The Big Curry is organised by the Army Benevolent Fund, The Soldiers Charity.

At this month’s market, 25th April,  a number of the producers will be making and selling curry related foods. For those not so keen on the nation’s favourite food, there will be donation boxes on some of the stalls.

Desi Box Catering will be making a special desi mushroom and pepper curry for the big curry. £1.00 will be donated for every one sold. It can be eaten hot at the market or taken home frozen.

Hillman’s Sausages, who make handmade speciality sausages, will be making a mild chicken korma sausage and a hot lamb vindaloo sausage. They will be donating 10% of sales of these great sausages to the Big Curry.

Jo’s Cakes will be selling a wonderful curry soup to drink on the market and making a donation for each cup sold.

Ladies in Bread have made a few Hot Tomato & Apple Chutneys and Hot Chilli Jellies. All the money from these will go to The Big Curry.

Love Chillies, who are famous for their spicy pickled onions, have made a limited edition curried pickled onion. For every jar purchased £1.00 will go to The Big Curry.

Low Wood Nursery will be selling curry plants and will be making a donation for each plant sold.

The Posh Pie Company will be making Beef Madras with Pickled Lime Pie and donating £1.00 per pie sold. If you haven’t tried these award wining pies this month is a good month to try one.

Roundwood Orchard Pig Farm will be making ½ kg packets of diced pork marinated in a Tikka Masala, Tandoor and a Balti sauce, a £1.00 donation will be made for each packet purchased.

Steve Wood the market manager said “These guys and girls do so much for us, its nice to be able to give a little something back, it’s not to much of a sacrifice having to eat more curry, so please come along and help us help them”.

For more information about The Big Curry www.bigcurry.org and www.soldierscharity.org

Farmers’ Market of the month:  West Malling

2010 is undoubtedly a year to celebrate at West Malling’s Farmers’ Market. Not only has the historic market town got a tradition of holding markets since the 1100s, the current West Malling Farmers’ Market will be marking its 10th anniversary this November.

Recently relaunched, it now boasts more than 40 stalls, making it one of our largest Farmers’ Markets.  Its size and variety makes it very popular with locals, while the joint appeal of the market and the historic town packed with fantastic pubs and award-winning restaurants draws in visitors from all over Kent and the south east.

This month we have Country Wisdom instead of a monthly recipe.

“An apple without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze”

Winterdales for Cheese. International Award wining cheese. Here this Sunday, 28th March.
Enjoy.

The Malling Action Partnership (M.A.P.) invites you to attend:

The West Malling Farmers’ Market on Sunday 28^th March from 9.30am to 1.30pm

To hear about the exciting new programme it is launching to benefit West Malling and the neighbouring parishes with the £150,000 grant received from Kent Rural Towns (KRT).

On the morning, visitors will have the opportunity to discuss the programme with team members from MAP and The Beat Project (who are leading the Project Teams) and to make your own views known about the activities being proposed.

Please come along to meet the teams and find out how you get involved in this exciting new initiative for the Malling area.

West Malling Farmers Market is this Sunday coming,
28th Feb 2010.

Octopussy and Arcade Fisheries will have Fresh Rye Bay Scallops, (see recipe), and there will be the normal supply of local fresh, and delicious foods.

Steve at Love Chillis will have is world famous Sweet Chilli and garlic dipping sauce to go with the Scallops, and has assured us he will sell to people wearing pajamas.