Remember the Portobello Organic Market is on this Saturday, June 4 at Brighton Park from 9:30am to 1:30pm. Hope you can make it along!
The stalls this month will be: Continue reading
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Portobello Organic Market, this Saturday 4th June
Fantastic locally-produced, seasonal and organic food, drink, arts & crafts for sale.
This Saturday there will be new stalls by Kaori Simpson (Japanese noodle bar) and Burgh Bakes (marshmallow cakes).
Where: Brighton Park, Brighton Place, Portobello When: 9.30am — 1.30pm For more information visit the market page.
Portobello Organic Market, this Saturday, 7th May
Fantastic locally-produced, seasonal and organic food, drink, arts & crafts for sale.
Where: Brighton Park, Brighton Place, Portobello, Edinburgh
When: 9.30 — 1.30, Saturday 7th May 2011
For information on stallholders at this Saturday’s market click here.
For information on the market, how to get there, and how to book a stall, click here.
Does organic food cost me more?
Many people like the idea of the organic market and of eating more organic food, but believe the prices are just too high. Cheap food, often available in the supermarkets through BOGOF (Buy One Get One Free) offers and so on is good, surely? Actually, the answer is usually NO!
‘Cheap’ food is, in fact, largely a myth and doesn’t actually exist, because in the meantime someone, somewhere is paying instead. Or the environment is paying; and when the environment pays, we can be sure that, sooner or later, the bill will fall on us.
Read more or this article… Does organic food cost me more?
Portobello Organic Market — March 5th
The Next Portobello Organic Market is this Saturday!
March 5th 10am to 2pm
Brighton Park
Come along and get all your lovely local, organic produce for the week, and maybe sneak in a yummy cupcake or two! We also have some new stalls, including veggie snacks and upcycled clothing (that is lovely new clothing made with recycled materials).
Stallholders for March
The survey we did last month showed that at least two thirds of you walked or cycled to the market, so keep up the good work! If you drove, maybe you could walk instead and burn off the cupcake calories on the way home?
Market Group Meeting 28th Feb
The next Portobello Organic Market Group meeting is on the 28th Feb 7 – 9pm. 
If you love the market and would like to get involved, come along to the meeting and find out what you could do!
We are always looking for more volunteer stewards for market day, as well as anyone who would like to help promote the market, organise events and entertainment on market day, and contribute to the stalls policy.
If you want to come to the meeting please let me know so I can make sure we have enough room 🙂
Polly Cooke
Food Worker
Posted in Market
Local Food Links Meeting
Local Food Links
Tuesday 25th January from 7 – 9pm
Portobello Community Centre
At the last Local Food Links get together we talked about what we wanted to to achieve in a years time…now we want to get things moving!
We want to bring together as many people as possible who have been involved in PEDAL’s food projects, and people who are interested in local food but haven’t yet managed to get involved. Folk will be able to choose the topic they’re most keen on and work with others to plan what can be done over the next year.
There are existing projects like Fruitful Porty or the Portobello Organic Market, which has been incredibly successful, but is only funded until the end of March, so it needs volunteers if it is to continue being the great community event it is. As well as ideas for new projects raising local food awareness or setting up a community shop.
So, if you are interested in the future of local food in Portobello, come along!
We hope to see you there!
For more information on the first local food links meeting see our earlier posting and food page
Next Portobello Organic Market — 5th March
Portobello Organic Market features the best of artisan and organic food, drink and arts & crafts sourced from the south east of Scotland. The market is held on the first Saturday of each month. With an open plan layout and up to 25 stalls selling a wide range of produce, what bet ter way to start your month?
Venue: Brighton Park, Brighton Place, Portobello, Edinburgh
Opening Times: 10am to 2pm, Saturday 5th March and the first Saturday of every month thereafter.
You can view more inform a tion about the Organic Market and how to book a stall via these links.
Next Portobello Organic Market — 5th February
Portobello Organic Market features the best of artisan and organic food, drink and arts & crafts sourced from the south east of Scotland. The market is held on the first Saturday of each month (except January, when there will be no market). With an open plan layout and up to 25 stalls selling a wide range of produce, what bet ter way to start your month?
Venue: Brighton Park, Brighton Place, Portobello, Edinburgh
Opening Times: 10am to 2pm, Saturday 5th February and the first Saturday of every month thereafter.
You can view more inform a tion about the Organic Market and how to book a stall via these links.
Local Food Whatever the weather!
The December Portobello Organic Market was a sunny snowy success despite the wintery weather and most other events being cancelled. We brought fresh bread, veg, meat, fish, cakes and gifts to Portobello when everything else seemed to be running out.
The Christmas Hamper Treasure Hunt went down a storm as well , with great competition developing to find the hidden golden apple. The lucky winner of the hamper was Andrew Paton, so congratulations to him and thank you so much to all the stallholders who contributed produce.
Have a very merry christmas and remember the first Portobello Organic Market of 2011 is on February 5th 10am — 2pm.
(Apologies for any confusion caused by January date mentioned in Edinburgh Outlook)