London
General Ingredients
Baker & Spice
46 Walton Street, SW3 1RB
tel: 020 7589 4734
(Sourdough bread)
Bluebird Food Market
350 Kings Rd, SW3 5UU
tel: 020 7559 1153
(Speciality vegetables and Italian provisions)
I Camisa & Sons
61 Old Compton Street, W1V 5DN
tel: 020 7437 7610
(Italian provisions)
Clarke’s
124 Kensington Church Street, W8
tel: 020 7221 9225
(River Cafe olive oil, some organic vegetables)
The Fifth Floor Food Market
Harvey Nichols, SW1X 7RJ
tel: 020 7235 5000
(Speciality vegetables, olive oil and other provisions)
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury Park, N5 2AA
tel: 020 7359 7440
(Italian vegetables and other provisions)
Jeroboams
96 Holland Park Avenue, W11 3AA
tel: 020 7727 9359
(Sourdough bread and parmesan)
Lina Stores
18 Brewer Street, W1R 3FS
tel: 020 7437 6482
(Italian provisions)
Luigi’s
349 Fulham Road, SW10 9TW
tel: 020 7352 7739
(Italian provisions)
Michanicou Bros
2 Clarendon Rd, W11 3AA
tel: 020 7727 5191
(Unusual Italian vegetables, e.g. cavolo nero, trevise and cime di rapa)
Montes
23A Canonbury Lane, N1 2AS
tel: 020 7351 4335
(River Cafe olive oil, Italian vegetables)
Mortimer & Bennett
33 Turnham Green Terrace, W4 1RG
tel: 020 8995 4145
(River Cafe olive oil and Italian provisions)
Panzer Greengrocer & Market
13–19 Circus Rd, NW8 5PB
tel: 020 7722 8596
(Italian vegetables and provisions)
Planet Organic
42 Westbourne Grove, W2 5SH
tel: 020 7221 7171
(Organic supermarket selling vegetables, eggs, chickpeas etc)
Selfridges Food Hall
400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB
tel: 020 7629 1234
(River Cafe olive oil, sourdough bread and a large selection of vegetables)
Villandry
170 Great Portland Street, W1N 5TB
tel: 020 7631 3131
(Seasonal Italian vegetables and provisions)
Wild Harvest
31 London Stone Estate, SW8 3QJ
tel: 020 7498 5391
(Vanilla pods, sea kale, asparagus, wild mushrooms, truffles)
Wild Oats Wholefoods
210 Westbourne Grove, W11 2RH
tel: 020 7229 1063
(Onion squash, sprouting broccoli, organic fruit and vegetables)
Specialist Suppliers
Blagdens Fishmongers
65–66 Paddington Street, W1M 3RR
tel: 020 7935 8321
(Samphire and gulls’ eggs)
La Marée
76 Sloane Avenue, SW3 3DZ
tel: 020 7589 8067
(Gulls’ eggs, clams, samphire)
M & C
35 Turnham Green Terrace, W4 1RG
tel: 020 8995 0140
(Specialist in Italian vegetables)
Stefano Vallebona
Unit 29, 86–96 Garratt Lane, SW18 4DJ
tel: 020 8877 0903 www.lascorpacciata.com
(Bottarga, good tinned tomatoes and other Italian provisions; mail order)
Farmers’ Markets
Borough Market
Borough High St, SE1
tel: 020 7407 1002
Saturdays 9am–5pm. Many producers sell here on the 3rd Saturday of every month, including Guidetti Fine Foods (e-mail: guidetti@compuserve.com) who sell Italian larder products to the general public.
Islington Farmers’ Market
Essex Road, N1
tel: 020 7704 9659
Sundays 10am – 2pm
(Organic vegetables)
Notting Hill Gate
Newcomb House car park,
Notting Hill Gate, W11
Saturdays 9am – 1pm
tel: 020 7704 9659
(Organic sourdough bread and vegetables)
Organic Food Market
Spitalfields Market,
Brushfield St, E1 6AA
tel: 020 7377 1496
Sundays 9am – 5pm.
(Organic flour, fruit and vegetables)
Swiss Cottage Farmers’ Market
Market Square, NW3
Wednesdays 12pm – 4pm
Camden Lock Farmers’ Market
Camden Lock, NW1
tel: 020 7704 9659
Fridays 11am – 3pm
For more information on organic farmers’ markets in London, contact Wheatland Farmers’ Markets
tel: 020 7704 9659
Outside London
Abingdon
Wells Stores
Peachcroft Farm
Abingdon OX14 2HP
tel: 01235 535978
(Martin Pitt eggs, asparagus in season, fruit and vegetables, bread, Neal’s Yard cheeses)
Bath
Radford Mill Farm
Timsbury, Bath BA3 1QF
tel: 01761 472549
(Organic vegetables, herbs and fruit)
Brighton
Infinity Foods
25 North Road, Brighton BN1 2AA
tel: 01273 603563
(Organic fruit and vegetables)
Cambridge
Cambridge Cheese Company
All Saints Passage, Cambridge CB2 3LS
tel: 01223 3238672
(River Cafe olive oil, parmesan, mozzarella)
Cumbria
J & J Graham Ltd
Market Square
Penrith, Cumbria CA11 7BS
tel: 01768 862281
(Italian provisions)
Dorset
Trenchermans
The Old Dairy
Compton Park
Sherbourne, Dorset DT9 4QO
tel: 01935 432857
(Italian provisions and River Cafe olive oil)
East Sussex
Beckworth’s Deli
67 High St
Lewes, E. Sussex BN7 1XG
tel: 01273 474502
(Italian provisions)
Seasons Forest Row Ltd
10 Hartfield Rd
Forest Row RH19 5DN
tel: 01342 824673
(Organic fruit and vegetables)
Edinburgh
Valvona & Crolla Ltd
19 Elm Row
Edinburgh EH7 4AA
tel: 0131 556 6066
www.valvonacrolla.co.uk (mail order)
(Italian provisions and vegetables – sea kale, asparagus, cavolo nero, tomatoes – and Scottish organic vegetables, River Cafe olive oil, Italian dry produce)
Glasgow
Mise-en-Place
122 Nithsdale Rd
Glasgow G11 5RB
tel: 0141 424 4600
(Italian provisions)
Clarence Drive
Glasgow G12
tel: 0141 334 2345
(Organic vegetables)
Roots & Fruits
Great Western Rd
Glasgow
tel: 0141 334 3530
(Seasonal fruit and vegetables)
Gloucestershire
The Fine Cheese Company (Cheltenham) Ltd
5 Regent St
Cheltenham GL50 1HE
tel: 01242 255022
(Italian provisions)
Greater Manchester
Chorlton Wholefoods
34 Beech Rd
Chorlton-Cum-Hardy M21 1EL
tel: 0161 881 6399
(Organic fruit and vegetables)
Herefordshire
Ceci Paolo Delicatessen & Caffe Bar
21 High Street, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 1DS
Tel: 01531 632 976 (e-mail: patriciaharrison@compuserve.com)
(Italian provisions)
Hay Wholefoods & Deli
Lion St, Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR3 5AA
tel: 01497 820708
(Organic vegetables and provisions)
Lancashire
Ramsbottom Victuallers
16–18 Market Place, Ramsbottom
tel: 01706 825070
(Buy once a week from Milan markets. Seasonal vegetables, Italian olive oil, Parmesan, peppers, fennel etc)
Leeds
Beano Wholefoods Workers Co-op
36 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NV
tel: 0113 2435737
(Some Italian vegetables and seasonal English broad beans and squashes)
Harvey Nichols Food Market
107–111 Briggate, Victoria Quarter
Leeds LS1 6AZ
tel: 0113 2048888
(Specialist vegetables, olive oil and provisions)
Liverpool
No 7 Delicatessen
15 Faulkner St, Liverpool 8
tel: 0151 709 9633
(Italian provisions)
Manchester
Atlas Delicatessen
345 Deansgate, Manchester M3
tel: 0161 834 2266
(Italian provisions)
Selfridges & Co. Food Hall
1 The Dome
The Trafford Centre
Manchester M17 8DA
tel: 0161 629 1234
(Specialist vegetables and provisions)
Norfolk
Patrick Kemp
Evergreen Farm, Church Lane
Gressenhall NR19 2QH
tel: 01362 860190
(Small organic grower of vegetables and fruit, e.g. artichokes, redcurrants, Ratte potatoes, baby broad beans)
North Yorkshire
Arcimboldos
146 Kings Rd
Harrogate, N. Yorkshire HG1 5HY
tel: 01423 508760
(Italian provisions)
M. Snowden
Wharfdale Grange. Harewood LS17 9LW
tel: 0113 2886320
(Pick your own vegetables, chicories and rocket)
Northern Ireland
John McCormick
Box scheme
Holywood, Co. Down
tel: 01232 423063
mobile: 028 90423063
Oxford
Fasta Pasta
121 The Covered Market, Oxford OX 3DZ
tel: 01865 241973
(Italian provisions. Organic bread and pasta)
Shrewsbury
Appleyards Deli
85 Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury SY1 1VT
tel: 01743 240180
(Italian provisions)
Southampton
Sunnyfields Organic Farm
Jacobs Gutter Lane
Totton, Southampton SO40 9FX
tel: 0118 9842392
(Organic farm with farm shop. Onion squash, cavolo nero, zucchini, chard and other specialist Italian vegetables)
Suffolk
Adnams
The Kitchen Store, Victoria St
Southwold IP18 6JW
tel: 01502 727222
(Italian provisions)
Tayside
Eassie Farm
By Glamis, Tayside DD8 1SG
Contact: Sandy Paltullo
tel: 01307 840303
(Sea kale and asparagus in season only – mail order)
Yorkshire
Heber Wines
34 Swadford Street
Skipton, N. Yorkshire BD23 1RD
tel: 01756 795815
(River Cafe olive oil)
Ireland
Dublin
Denis Healy
Templebar Market
Saturday 9.30–5.30
mobile: 00353 87 2485826
(Unusual vegetables, fennel, rocket etc)
Guy Stuart
Food stall in George Arcade
(6 days a week)
mobile: 00353 87 2219954
(Some organic vegetables and fruit, dried chickpeas)
Co. Leitrim
The Organic Centre
Rossinver
Co. Leitrim
(Box scheme)
tel: 00353 72 54338
Galway
The Saturday Market
Galway
Directories
Farmers’ markets
National Association of Farmers’ Markets
South Vault, Green Park Station
Green Park, Bath BA11JB
(For list of national farmers’ markets, send SAE. Many new farmers’ markets are starting up all over the UK)
The Soil Association
Bristol House
40 – 56 Victoria House
Bristol BS1 6BY
tel: 0117 929 0661
e-mail: info@soilassociation.org
(List of organic farmers’ markets)
Just Organic
tel: 020 7704 2566
Organics Direct
(Box scheme)
For information on organic retail outlets, box schemes, pick your own farms and gate sales, see The Organic Directory – Your Guide to Buying Organic Food, ed. Clive Litchfield, Green Earth Books 1996. tel: 020 7729 2828
Seed producers
Bavicchi
Via della Valtiera 293
06087 Ponte San Giovanni
tel: 0039 075 393941
e-mail: info@bavicchi.it
Ferme de Sainte Marthe
PO Box 358
Walton, Surrey KT12 4YX
tel: 01932 266630
e-mail: chaseorg@aol.com
(Rare vegetable varieties)
The Organic Gardening Catalogue
River Dene Estate, Molesey Road
Hersham, Surrey KT12 4RG
tel: 01932 253666
Seeds of Italy (Franchi Seeds)
260 West Hendon Broadway
London NW9 6BE
tel/fax: 020 8930 2516
e-mail: italseeds@tesco.net
(Italian herb, organic and flower seed price list tel/fax: 020 89302516 mail order www.seedsofitaly.sageweb.co.uk)
Suffolk Herbs – Organic Seed Catalogue
Monks Farm
Coggeshall Rd
Kelvedon, Essex CO5 9PG
tel: 01376 572456
fax: 01376 571189