Brockley Market reveals its Christmas plans

The organisers of Brockley Market have some special plans for the festive period, which we're happy to say include booze. Toby writes:

We will have a range of new produce and special events in December and we will be open right up until Saturday December 24^th - so you can pre-order your produce with stall holders before then, and collect from the market on Christmas Eve.

We will be taking orders and selling Christmas Trees that are grown on the beautiful Hole Park Estate in Kent. Blackheath Conservatoire will be providing music each Saturday in December.

Tea Dance For Little People we be at the market every Saturday providing 15 minute creative family moments. We have also been given permission to serve some mulled wine and cider.

We will be closed on December 31^st to give everyone involved a well earned rest and look forward to bigger and better things in 2012.

The first market of 2012 will be Saturday 7^th January and then weekly after that.

Many thanks to everyone who has come and supported the market and our producers and traders. We really do appreciate it.

We have a new website: www.brockleymarket.com and here is the list of stallholders in December:

Aston Bakers - A wide selection of breads and French pastries - Including seeded cob, London rye, malted grain cob, pain au levin, Ciabatta, Sourdough Rye as well as Eccles cakes, stollen, mince pies and zopf bread.

Blintz Boy - Purveyor of the finest blintzes in the world. Serving fresh dessert, meat and veggie blintzes in and around London.

Blueberry Hill - Ella and Rachel bring cakes and desserts into the world with less fuss and more fun - as well as creating whatever your sweet tooth desires. We also specialise in private events such as afternoon tea parties in London and afar.

Brockley Blooms – Beautiful cut flowers along with festive hand tied bouquets, boughs, garlands, mistletoe. Christmas orders taken.

Brockley Logs – Kent grown tight-grain hardwood (ash, hornbeam, birch, field maple, beech and hazel) locally sourced from Kent woodland management programs. Sold in 12 kilo net bags, or stock up for the winter months with a 250 kilo bulk bag.

Brookland White Poultry - Our aim is to produce the finest possible free range poultry for your table. Our system is based on old fashioned values of high animal welfare, traditional outdoor rearing and low food miles. We will be taking orders of Chicken and Duck for December 24th collection.

Chris Bloor Chocolates – Hand made chocolate products including Christmas chocolate gift bags.

Cook box Chillies - Culinary Plants and wreaths, foodie presents, poinsettia and hot roasted chestnuts on an open flame.

Dark Fluid Coffee - Serving award winning coffee and beans ground on site for home brewing. A special Christmas blend and some Coffee Gifts will be available this festive season.

Flavours Of Spain - With an intimate knowledge of Spain’s gastronomy and tireless enthusiasm, we source some of Spain’s most prized foods and ingredients – foods with character, flavour and provenance and each with its own story to tell. We source direct from artisan producers and family-run businesses, where the emphasis is on seasonality, sustainability and organic production methods.

Hand Picked Shellfish Company - Fish caught on Friday is sold at the market on Saturday. We will be taking orders on all fish and shellfish for December 24th collection. Speak to us about what will be available.

Independent Trotters - Our free range pedigree herd of British Saddle Backs range, graze and forage on the North Downs, being born and raised in the open air all their lives. The result is flavour packed, tender pork which melts in your mouth, crackling that crackles, as it should do. We will have various types of Christmas sausages.

Jacobs Ladder – ‘Jacob's Ladder Farms’ exists to provide an opportunity for smaller farms and artisan food processors to trade in London viably by working in association with each other. Those who participate share a common interest in natural and sustainable farming practices and in the production of interesting and uncomplicated local food using biodynamic farming methods. They will be taking orders on organic geese, biodynamic turkeys and lamb, pork and beef as well as pigs in blankets, festive sausages and ox tongue for collection on Christmas Eve.

Little Greenwich Smokery - Little Greenwich Smokery makes artisan, hand prepared smoked salmon in tiny batches, taking orders for your festive needs.

Luardos – Mexican street food served from lovely ‘Mary’ the Citroen H van. Menu includes Huevos Rancheros, Tacos and Tostadas.

Made in Brockley – Chutneys, mustards, pickles, preserves, relishes, sauces and much more… all made in Brockley using seasonal and local fruit and veg.

Marsh Farm – Traditional cuts of lamb, beef and pork and Turkey. Cured meats, traditionally home cooked hams, dry cured bacon and gammon. Traditional home made sausages and chipolatas. We will be taking orders on everything for Christmas Eve collection.

Mersham Game – Mersham game is based on the Mersham Estate near Ashford in Kent. The business started a few years ago to sell game that was being shot locally, much of it was going abroad and not being enjoyed by local people. The estate is one of the oldest family owned estates in England and has Royal connections. We will be selling and taking orders on venison, pheasant, partridge, pigeon, rabbit and Woodstock as well as taking orders for ‘Bird in a Bird’ roasts.

Mike and Ollie - We are two young chefs who are opening two market stalls, one in Deptford and the other in Brockley from which we'll be cooking up some pretty amazing and affordable street food. Expect to stumble across things we have smoked, cured, preserved and foraged for, our menus change weekly if not daily reflecting what we manage to scout at the market or forage ourselves locally.

Mother Flipper – ex Jamie’s Italian chef - Manuel launches his new street venture ‘Mother Flipper’. Flipping burgers for Brockley, launching December 17^th.

Mulled Wine – Traditional mulled wine and cider. Using fresh cloves, star anise, cinnamon sticks, Madagascan vanilla pods, clementines and pomegranates, served with a mince pie or other Christmas treat.

Norbiton cheese – The Christmas classics Colston Bassett and Montgomery's Cheddar. As well as a great selection of cheeses to make up an amazing cheese board including Keens cheddar, Sharpham Rustic, Garlic Yarg, Cropwell Bishop, Tunworth, Barkham Blue, Lancashire Bombs, Brie De Meaux, Donge Manachego, Ticklemore Goats, Cornish Blue, Blue Monday, Gubbeen, Smoked Gubbeen and Poacher.

Northiam Dairy Stall – The dairy honesty box stall will have a selection of diary products including milk, yoghurt and crème fresh.

Perry Court Organic (A G Brookman ) - Kent's first organic and bio-dynamic farm selling fruit and vegetables, we will have all your favorite seasonal Christmas vegetables such as sprouts, parsnips, horseradish and more.

Perry Court Farm – Seasonal vegetables, fruit, apple juice and flowers - Perry Court Farm has been growing wonderful fruit and vegetables in a responsible and environmentally friendly way for three generations now. Traditional methods of farming have been passed down, and mixed with modern know-how on sustainable agricultural practices, to give a way of producing food that really works in the long run.

Red Herring Smoke house - We smoke free range and rare breed meats in Hackney. Will also be serving our hot sandwiches - Gloucester Old Spot bacon, Keen's cheddar, spicy chutney, smoked chicken garlic pesto and smoky "Hackney" Peking duck. Our new Smoked Free Range Turkey, pork sage & onion stuffing, cranberry sauce with cress & mayo will be available for the festive season. We will also be smoking some goose for Christmas and have some gift hampers for you to purchase.

Soothe-me - Soothe-me is a unique range of handmade aromatherapy skin care that smells amazing! Made with the finest natural and organic ingredients harnessing the therapeutic effects of essential oils. Created as a ‘healthy natural alternative’ to mass-produced cosmetics that are made from cheap, synthetic and sometimes harmful ingredients. Soothe-me products are designed to be like ‘health food for the skin’ with natural goodness and nutrients.

Sugar and Vanilla – Brockley based and we make all our cakes, tarts and other edible delights by hand in our own kitchen from home.

The Honest Carrot – Celebrating it’s 1^st Birthday last weekend ‘The Honest Carrot’ will be supplying some lovely veggie options, including Christmas pies, canapé selection boxes and flower pot bread making kits.

The London Particular – News Cross’ finest will be serving homemade filled sourdough doughnuts along with their ‘good veggie’, ‘bad veggie’ rolls and a selection of delicious baked cakes.

Wild Country Organics - We now have over 5 acres of glasshouses and grow organic salads and oriental vegetables year round and without heating, improving their flavour and making our protected crops the greenest available. We have a grazing policy so you can have a taste before you buy.