THREE WEEKLY FARMERS MARKETS NOW!

 **RHIWBINA MARKET GOES WEEKLY NOW! Fridays, Same time, same venue. Includes some off street parking.

ROATH - Saturday

RIVERSIDE - Sunday

RCMA IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE! BY SUPPORTING OUR FARMERS MARKETS YOU ARE SUPPORTING LOCAL PRODUCERS,MAINTAINING ACCESS TO FRESH LOCAL FOOD AND HELPING PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.

Riverside Community Market Association (RCMA) now runs three weekl farmers markets in Cardiff.  RCMA also aims to improve knowledge about, and access to, a fresh healthy diet and reduce the level of ‘food poverty’ in South Riverside and adjacent areas of Cardiff. For example, the award-winning RCMA Community Allotment attracts up to twenty local residents per week to learn how to grown their own food and enjoy the social and recreational benefits of gardening. In addition the RCMA Community Food Coordinator delivers a wide-ranging programme of food and nutrition workshops in the local community and has set up the Taffside Food and Health Network. RCMA recently launched a Market Garden project which will be a social enterprise growing organic produce to sell locally, and delivering training activities in sustainable living and intensive horticulture.

At our four farmers markets in Cardiff you can get the tastiest, freshest, healthiest food available anywhere - without it 'costing the earth'!

ALL OF OUR STALLHOLDERS RAISE, GROW OR MAKE WHAT THEY SELL!

They are dedicated to producing the very best food for you. (Many are Wales True Taste Award winners)

Some of our farmers are certified organic -  all use sustainable and humane production methods. All other items are made with fresh, local ingredients.

This is the 'unique selling point' of RCMA's farmers' markets - and why so many loyal customers come back to us week after week.

(We do allow a couple of guest stalls outside of this criteria because they are so popular, such as the olive stall (who make all their own marinades at their base in Maesteg) and the ‘Flying Fishmonger’ seafood stall - who only buys line-caught fish and sustainably produced seafood.

 We have regular special events at our markets, such as cooking demonstrations and activities for kids. Sign up for our newsletter to be kept in touch!

We have had some good public recognition for our work. In 2010 and 2009 RCMA won gold at the Wales True Taste Awards, and scooped Social Enterprise of The Year at the 2010 South Wales Business Awards! RCMA was shortlisted for the Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards in 2009 for the third time (I think this is a record!), and we previously won three Welsh awards for our outreach and education work: Diversity Awards Wales; and - 'Award for Food Action Locally’. Awards also garnered by RCMA for our markets include: Wales True Taste Gold Award (2009) ; Metro Wales - "Local Food Hero" award (2007); UKTV Food Heroes Award - Regional Finalist (2005); Environment Wales '10 of the Best' award (2003); Community Enterprise Wales: 'Top 10 Regenerators' award (2003).

R.C.M.A. has also received recognition in national media:  In December 2008 Riverside Market was rated 4th in the Daily Telegraph’s Top 10 U.K. Christmas Markets; In February 2009 Riverside Market featured 5th in The Times’ website list of the top twelve farmers’ markets in the U.K.; and on the Local Food Advisor website we are listed as one of the top ten farmers’ markets out of ‘more that 800 markets’ across the UK in 2010!