The Sustainable Crediton Community Market is back on Saturday 11^th May from 10am- 1pm on the Town Square. Now in its 3^rd year, the popular market is a place for the smaller producer whether it's enthusiastic gardeners bringing fresh vegetables and plants, home cooked jams, pickles and chutneys or cakes or small holders with cheese or eggs, fruit juice or garlic. This is delicious, local, food from Crediton or nearby so you can be sure it is fresh and that it benefits the local community by encouraging local producers and brings people into town who may also use the local shops and services while they are here.

Looking for a gift or a treat for yourself? The community market has a wide range of locally made crafts. Jewellery, home furnishings, knitwear, children's gifts, pictures, greetings cards, soaps and garden ornaments are just a few of the excellent crafts brought last year.

In addition local groups, organisations and musicians can come to advertise themselves or to raise money. The market has previously hosted musicians, a cookery demonstration, belly dancing, Alternative Health therapies, the Badminton Club and the Devon Travel Roadshow.

This year will be even better.  In May the Really Wild Forest School will be providing activities for children. The market is on during the Crediton Festival so at the June Market there will be a Recycling event with recycling displays with a chance to take part in making a sculpture from waste products on the theme of summer flowers.  There will also be a taste of the music available at the Lapstock Music Festival at Lapford in June.  In July the market shares the Square with a festival Arts event with artworks for sale. Other events are being planned for each market through the summer.

If you have grown vegetables or made food or crafts and would like to have a stall at the market, the cost is by donation in order to cover the costs of putting on the event and so can reflect what you can afford. You will need to bring your own table and weatherproofing as that cannot be provided at present. So as long as you live within the local newspaper distribution area around Crediton you would be very welcome.

This Market will feature a general 'bring and buy' type produce stall to raise funds for Food Group expenses. Do you have some home made jam or chutney, a cake, some rhubarb, a plant or two or even a few spears of asparagus? Bring them along and, if there's something you want in exchange, make a donation.

All markets are open to local gardeners and smallholders to sell or swap their home grown surplus produce, preserves, cakes, etc. Home produced crafts and local organisations are also welcome. You can come with just few eggs or a basket of fruit - everybody is welcome. For full details go to the Community Market page.

If you would like more information about having stall at the market contact 01363 866543 or e-mail info@creditonlocalproduce.co.uk