Where to get the best produce.

9:10am Monday 28th January 2008

For the final few days of Farmhouse Breakfast Week, the farmers' market at St Peter's Garden Centre, Worcester, is making it easy for you to enjoy a good start to your day.

Pop along to the market and enjoy your breakfast freshly-cooked on the stall by the producers themselves - or stock up on some goodies for a traditional breakfast on Sunday morning.

Farmer Neil Freeman, of the Spotty Pig Co, near Inkberrow, says: "A proper big breakfast sets you up for the day. A good fry up with sausages, bacon, tomatoes and fried bread in the morning will keep you going for hours."

Neil will be on hand to cook up some breakfast goodies at the market on Saturday morning.

"We will have our sausages in rolls, as well as sausage and egg and bacon rolls. Our sausages are great because they're full of the proper stuff - there's no rubbish in them. We use all the pig and people say you can really taste the difference."

Neil and his wife Sarah breed Gloucester Old Spots. They have about 40 free-range pigs on their farm - although in the current wet weather they're inside on straw bedding and feeding ad hoc on GM-free food.

As well as cooked food, the Spotty Pig Co will also be selling its range of uncooked sausages including traditional, pork and apple, pork and leek and well as Cumberland. It also sells burgers and various cuts of pork.

If, however, you're interested in something a little more unusual for breakfast, Eye Game Larder sells venison sausages - as well as a huge range of lamb, pork, beef and mutton sausages and meats.

Of course, not everyone likes a cooked breakfast. But it's easy to make a simple slice of toast special with some homemade preserves or honey.

Worcestershire Country Markets, Beez Neez and Cottage Cakes have a fabulous selection of jams, marmalades and lemon curd, with the company also selling its locally-produced honey.

Cottage Cakes, run by Anne Russell, has been selling homemade preserves at markets for more than 20 years.

"People love the homemade taste of the jams - the customers come back again and again - it's the best recommendation," said Anne.

Anne buys most of the fruits for her jams and marmalades from other farmers' market producers. The flavours that she makes are extensive and include plum, damson, blackcurrant, gooseberry and raspberry.

Today's farmers' market runs from 9.30am to 2pm at St Peter's Garden Centre, where the Potting Shed café will also be cooking up a range of traditional and healthy breakfasts.

Next week's markets: Victoria Square, Droitwich, Saturday, February 2, 9am-2pm.

Royal Worcester Porcelain, Sunday, February 3, 10am-2pm.

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