Monday 4 July 2011

Tonbridge Country Market

Preserves and Honey


Every Friday morning in a small weather worn hut in Lamberts Yard ladies, in fresh white aprons, sell their locally grown and homemade produce.  It's like going back in time. You have to get there early as the weekly homegrown harvest flies out of the door as quickly as it is put on the table, especially the cakes.  The tiny hut is crammed with jams, jellies, plants, meat, eggs, crafts and home baking.


Sarah - Alba of Tonbridge

Apple and Pear Juice manufacturers Alba of Tonbridge offer three varieties of pure apple juice - Cox a juice with a tangy bite, Royal Gala which produces a clear sweet flavour and Egremont Russet a full flavoured and nutty juice.  The apples are grown on the family farm in Postern Lane and their aim is to press the fruit on the same day as picking.  One couldn't ask for better than that.  The pears come from a neighbours orchard.  Sarah the producer is happy to talk about the manufacturing process and answer any questions.

The early bird catches the worm as far as this market is concerned - doors open at 8.30 and close at 11 on the dot.

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