Roath Market every Saturday, 9:30am-1pm

Riverside Market every Sunday, 10am-2pm

Roath Real Food Market – The new Cardiff farmers’  market set up by the people responsible for the award winning Riverside Market - has got off to a flying start!

Hundreds of people from all over Cardiff  came to the car park in front of the Mackintosh Sports Club on Keppoch Street in Roath  to check out the new local farmers market -  and the unanimous reaction was one of pleasure, as shoppers filled their cotton and jute shopping bags (plastic bags of all kinds were kept to a minimum) with delicious local food from more than 25 different stalls, all run by the producers themselves.

Roath Market was opened by leader of Cardiff Council and local Councillor Rodney Berman – who welcomed the new opportunity for local people to buy the very freshest and tastiest food and at the same time support sustainable Welsh agriculture and the local economy.  The S4C programme Ffermio showed up to record the proceedings for future broadcast.

As it was St. David’s day, the daffodil stall was naturally very popular -  and a ten-foot tall welsh lady (courtesy of No Fit State Circus) attracted a lot of attention on nearby shopping streets as she handed out flyers to promote the new market.

Wales’ First Minister Rhodri Morgan  -  who has been a long-time shopper at and supporter of the Riverside Market, came at 1pm to wish the Market well and to draw a winning raffle ticket for a superb hamper of local food donated by stallholders.

Roath Real Food Market will now run every Saturday morning from 9.30am to 1pm at the Mackintosh Sports Club. Click here for pictures.

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Riverside Recipe Book!

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Inside you will find a collection of delicious recipes from the residents of Riverside in Cardiff.

Making these dishes will take you on an imaginary journey around the world, all from the comfort of your kitchen.

You will be able to sample a range of cuisines inspired by Riverside, Galicia, Jamaica, Djibouti, New York, new age and more. The recipes include tasty treats and indulgent snacks, warming soups and scrumptious main meals.

All the recipes and images were collected as part of the Fitzhamon Embankment public art project. They provided inspiration for the design of the artwork installed on Fitzhamon Embankment.

Why not try out the recipes by coming to the market for your ingredients?

Riverside Market runs every Sunday, on Fitzhamon Embankment in Riverside, right opposite the Millennium Stadium. The market has become Cardiff's top place to buy local, welsh and organic produce of outstanding quality.

Our aims are:

• helping local producers to find direct markets
• providing excellent fresh food at good prices for local people

Each week there are up to 30 producers selling the very best of almost everything, from bread and cakes, fish and meat, flowers and fruit & veg, to farmhouse cheese and Welsh malt whisky. Taste and believe! There's also music, fresh fair trade coffee, and a friendly welcome.

RIVERSIDE MARKET WINS THE METRO WALES FOOD HERO OF THE YEAR

Riverside Market was also runner up in the 2007 BBC Radio 4 Food And Farming Awards (for the second time!) - by all accounts we came a close 2nd! Many thanks to everyone for their support.

On Sunday September 30th, Casa Dudley attended the Riverside Market with a 20ft trailer with hobs, oven, fridge, prep area, sink etc. including TV Plasmas and speakers.

He promoted his new series for S4C which was filmed in Umbria, Italy this summer and gave cooking demonstrations throughout the day with Italian based recipes adapted to use produce from Wales.

The market is run by RCMA Social Enterprise, a community business, which manages a number of other food and health projects in Cardiff.

"Good Food Which Doesn't Cost the Earth"

The market and RCMA have won a number of awards in the last few years, including:

2007 Metro Food and Drink Awards - Winner (Wales Food Hero of the Year)
2007 Diversity Awards Wales - Winner (Community Group)
2007 UKTV Food Heroes Award - regional finalist (Wales)
2005 BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards - Runner Up (Local Food Retailer)
2004 Wales True Taste Awards - (Food Retailer)
2004 Food Standards Agency Wales - 'Award for Food Action Locally'
2003 Environment Wales '10 of the Best' award
2003 Community Enterprise Wales 'Top 10 Regenerators' award