Skibbereen Farmer's Market Gets a Rave Review

Skibeereen Farmer's Market is attracting some rave reviews abroad, being featured in the recent Observer Food Magazine's "OFM 50 - Everything We Love In The World Of Food Right Now". 

The highly influential magazine called Skibb's glorious market "Probably the best small food market in the world".

And the OFM's writers said;  

"Close to the coast of West Cork in Ireland is maybe the best small food market in the world. Vans are backed on to the square, their boots open. There are cages of ducks and guinea fowl, white or brown chickens sold (I think) for laying eggs. A few old ladies sit with their few homemade jams and honeys, there is spanking whole cod and hake and Dublin Bay prawns on ice.

A man sells his potatoes and onions. Perhaps best of all is the local Gubbeen van selling ham and bacon and their astonishing cheese. We bought our fill. It’s so quiet in winter you feel it is almost a social thing: stallholders meeting, talking and supporting each other. It is much busier in summer. Worthwhile travelling hours for, whatever the weather".