Over the past decade the farmers market has become something of a staple weekly event in most areas in the United Kingdom. Consisting of booths, stalls and tables featuring a massive range of freshly-grown fruits and vegetables, wonderful cuts of meat and amazing baked goods, these markets attract considerable numbers on a regular basis.
Many of these markets are held in London each weekend; however, one of the most popular is the Pimlico Road Farmers' Market. It is held in the leafy Mozart Square - named so because of the statue of the composer as a boy which sits in the area.
Farmers trek from far and wide to the Pimlico Road Farmers' Market, bringing with them a huge amount of amazing produce. You won't find produce this good anywhere else in London; so if you find yourself tired of exploring Sloane Street's many shops on a Saturday morning, why not visit the Pimlico Road Farmers' Market?
Typical farmers markets, like the Pimlico Road Farmers' Market, will feature booths stocked with organically grown and cultivated dairy products, fruits, vegetables and crops, as wells as meat and poultry.
At the Pimlico Road Farmers' Market you can find fresh fish, sourced by fishermen from off the East Anglian coast, mouth-wateringly good oysters from Essex and the best cuts of pork - from pigs that are allowed to freely roam wonderful Wiltshire fields.
Although the amount of interest in farmers markets - such as the Pimlico Road Farmers' Market - has risen considerably over the last few years, they've been in existence since the Industrial age. However, as cities transformed so did the way in which the fresh produce was offered by farmers. Particularly in the biggest cities - such as London - farmers markets began to lose their popularity, with supermarkets and grocery stores becoming more convenient options.
Part of the reason farmers markets - like the one hosted on Pimlico Road - have seen such as revival in popularity is because the health benefits the food sold at them can provide. Usually fruit and vegetables sold at farmers markets are incredibly fresh; most of the time they're picked during the week leading up to the market.
Fresher fruit and vegetables that have gone through less food processes - in order to make them last longer - are more nutritious than those that are, for example, frozen. When consumed, the nutrients they provide can help to boost immune systems.
Those that aren't from the UK can get a real taste of what London has to offer at the Pimlico Road Farmers' Market. All produce sold at the Pimlico Road Farmers' Market and other London farmers markets is produced from within a hundred miles of the city, meaning that if you visit you'll get to indulge yourself in the luxurious breads and cakes - cooked by local artisan bakers - wonderful pies - lovingly made and featuring an array of the locally-sourced goods - and delightful jams and preserves.
You probably won't come away empty-handed so it's best to bring a bag. A trip to the
The Pimlico Road Farmers' Market is held once a week - each Saturday morning. This article explains why visitors to the area should pay this fantastic market a visit.