Transition Towns Donabate Portrane

TTDP Market Update

As we head into the summer, our Food and Craft Market has rolled up to its usual spot for the coming season  at the Parish Hallin the centre of Donabate village. As we build up the market again (and await the arrival of weather delayed Irish veg!) we have some new stalls preparing to come on board. We also have other areas we are keen to develop.

Our hot food trader has been poached by a not-so-far away market in a fishing port just past Sutton. This leaves a great opportunity for a local hot foot seller to ply their trade at the market. There is great demand for hot snacks and our customers tell us that this makes their market experience all the better. The trader needs their own equipment and to be HSE approved for what they do. Examples of products we know customers would snaffle up are:

Freshly cooked sausages, burgers, crepes, falafels, hot dogs, meat skewers.

We’re getting hungry just listing them off.

The Market is between 10.30 and 3pm each Saturday

If you are interested and able, drop us a line via www.ttdp.ie/contact or call 087 278 9949 or e-mail eddie@ttdp.ie

And here is the fancy new poster that proves it. We hope the return of this great local initiative grabs your attention!

After what seemed like several Januaries in a row, we are finally emerging into Spring and just possibly, some warmer weather.  About time too, because we at Transition Towns Donabate Portrane are chuffed to announce our Food and Craft Market returns on April 27^th for the third year. Started in 2011 as an initiative to encourage a stronger local economy, the Market has given the stallholders a central place in the community to offer their produce. Some of them have availed of training and support from TTDP to start up small businesses. Others were up and running anyway and have joined us to provide a wide range of market stalls.

Although our core market is quality food items such as artisan bread, jams, cakes, chutneys, fish, eggs, cheese, fruit and vegetables we have also given a platform to local craft traders to offer their produce. Last year we had some wonderful stuff on sale from local crafts people working in wood, leather and glass.

Hot food is on offer from Frank who cooks up irresistible bratwursts. Again we are delighted and lucky to have Anto as our Barista, serving up some tremendous coffee to keep customers and stallholders going.

The market is located right in the heart of Donabate village in the grounds of the Parish Hall, so you’re going to have to try real hard to miss us. And if you do - you may hear us, as we will feature guest musicians throughout the season to keep the buzz ticking over.

We can’t wait to see you!

Donabate Food and Craft Market

Every Saturday from April 27th, Parish Hall, Donabate. 10.30 – 15.30

Apple Day Saturday 29 September 2012

at Donabate Food and Craft Market

Bill Cullen launched himself writing about them, one of them inspired Newton to figure out gravity, Samsung is allegedly copying them and Transition Towns Donabate Portrane is offering you the chance to drink them.

Apples.

We have an abundance of them around the peninsula in gardens and orchards. It’s a wonderful fruit that is sometimes abandoned to windfall. So lets use ‘em up. Apple Day starts our apple pressing season!

Last year TTDP invested in a community fruit press and crusher and had some great days using it at the market. We will have someone there at the market to help you press your apples into beautiful juice. We know the tricks. All you need to do is bring along your apples and sterilised bottles.

You can sterilize your bottles either using sterilizing chemical tablets e.g. Milton or by boiling them in water followed by drying them in the oven (this obviously applies to glass bottles)

In our experience kids get great enjoyment from the crushing so bring along the whole family. If you would like to volunteer or have experience you can drop us a line at info@ttdp.ie

The market season is drawing to a close and our traders have tried hard to provide a local alternative for your shopping, so it will be great to see you down there on Saturdays, but particularly for Apple Day.

Donabate Food and Craft Market takes place each Saturday between 11am and 3pm at the Parish Hall. You can’t miss it.