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Islington Farmers' Market was the first
Farmers' Market
A farmers' market (or farmers market according to the AP stylebook, also farmer's market in the Cambridge Dictionary) is a physical retail marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers. Farmers' markets may be indoors or o ...
to open in London, it opened in 1999. The market was set up by food writer
Nina Planck, who established the organisation
London Farmers' Markets. The market is still running, having changed location twice. It is currently held on the Western end of the historic market street,
Chapel Market
Chapel Market is a daily street market in London. The market is located on a street of the same name near Angel, and sells fruit, vegetables and fish, as well as bargain household goods and cheap clothes. It is open every day except Monday, oper ...
.
In 2010, the market was voted as London's best Farmers' Market by ''
Time Out'' magazine.
"Islington Farmers' Market named best in London"
.
References
External links
Islington Farmers' Market webpage
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Retail markets in London