Ipswich: Oak House Farm in Sproughton hosts spring market

Oak House Farm in Sproughton has announced its first market of the year, which will take place this Sunday, March 26, from 10am to 2pm.

David Carney and Joanne Hull from Applewood Acres at the Oak Farm Farmer's Market in 2022, Newsquest (Image: Newsquest)

See animals at Oak House Farm in Sproughton, Oak House Farm (Image: Oak House Farm)The farm, which won the coveted pedigree breeder of the year award at last year’s National Pig Awards, started hosting markets last year, working in conjunction with a local events company.

Buoyed by the success of last year’s events, the team from the Suffolk farm has now taken on the challenge of organising the whole event by themselves.

Laura Middleditch, founder of Lovelands Honey at Oak Farm's first Farmer's Market in 2022, Newsquest (Image: Newsquest)

The owners of Oak House Farm, Ben and Georgina Woolf, said: “We are now arranging the market ourselves.

"It has been lovely to get positive feedback from both stallholders and customers about last year’s events and in particular the special vibe that having a farmers market on a farm brings.

Georgina Woolf, the owner of Oak House Farm, Oak House Farm (Image: Oak House Farm)

“Our farmers market is an excellent family fun day out. It’s also great to be able to support a number of small local businesses providing goods and services that make Suffolk a unique and exciting place to live.”

Alongside the farm butchery there will be a wide range of about twenty stalls selling a wide variety of goods, from vegetables, to plants, craft items, cakes and art.

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Oak House Farm in Sproughton hosts spring farmers market, Oak House Farm (Image: Oak House Farm)

See animals at Oak House Farm in Sproughton, Oak House Farm (Image: Oak House Farm)

The butchery will be selling home reared Red Poll and Shorthorn beef, Old Spot and Large White pork, and a range of lamb and chicken.

The farm will also be cranking up the barbecue to provide sausages, burgers and bacon sandwiches.

In addition to eating, drinking and shopping, there will also be a chance to meet some of the pigs and cattle on the farm and to see some of the more recent arrivals, both piglets and calves.

See animals at Oak House Farm in Sproughton, Oak House Farm (Image: Oak House Farm)

Oak House Farm is located at Burstall Lane, Sproughton, IP8 3DH. Entry and parking are free.