It’s fashions on the field at Cambridge Markets EQ with our ethical clothing stalls

We have our own fashion on the field at the markets this week with a number of fabulous, ethically minded garment-makers and sellers. First down the runway is the Sydney-designed Read & Bell with their fair trade, handmade clothing crafted from artisan textiles sourced and made in India. Owners Anne Bell and Tory Read travelled to India to work with hand-block printing 10 years ago and soon began their own slow fashion label. You can find their romantic and playful collections at the markets every other Saturday.

If you love Read & Bell, you’ll also adore Chia and Me. Attending the market fortnightly twice per week with her organic cotton, hand-dyed pieces, owner Margi has been involved in the fashion industry for 30 years. She’s also joined at the EQ by label Raw Essence, which focuses on using natural and reclaimed materials, such as denim clutches made from old jeans and jewellery made from coins and spooFor the mini fashionistas, pay a visit to Kendra from Scoken every other Wednesday. Kendra’s handmade children’s clothes and accessories are too divine to resist spoiling the littlest one in your life. 

Also on Wednesdays we have Venetia Elaine, Silk Route, Chic Alala, and activewear from Active With Style. And on Saturday, accessorise your outfit with jewellery from Bowerbird and Willen Collection. Add the finishing touch with an eco-friendly bag from Lyris. These stallholders have all been carefully selected to make the market a one-stop shop for beautiful, consciously crafted pieces that will retain their style through many a passing trend.

Begin a few self-care rituals this Wednesday with wellbeing-focussed stallholders Tumerix with their healthful tonics and The Little Truck Co’s gut-boosting kombucha. We also have the Byron Bay Olive Company offering up some more indulgent morsels. And on Saturday, enjoy a nourishing pho or satiate your inner carnivore with delicious meats and accompaniments at Tothy Brothers Deli and Marinate. And, while you’re there, you might as well allow yourself a mood-lifting treat, such as a New York-style cookie from THICC.

We’d like to welcome gluten-free bakery, Hudsons Bakery, to our online shop this week. Also at the market on Wednesdays and Saturdays, owner Sandra has been gluten-free for more than 20 years, but it wasn’t until she failed to find well-made gluten-free items for her daughter’s lunchbox that she was driven to create Hudsons Bakery. The family owned business is all about providing their customers with good-quality, gluten-free basics, plus a few treats, too. Try their plain bread, brioche, raisin toast and indulge a little with choc chip cookies, rocky road and peanut brittle.

As it heats up, the hankering for ice-cool treats escalates. But rather than scratch the itch with sugar-filled corner store ice-creams, it’s so easy to make your own healthy and delicious versions. Mangoes are virtually an ice-block waiting to happen. You can simply slice off the cheeks and freeze between sheets of non-stick baking paper just as they are. In a few hours, you have a delicious icy snack. Or dust off the blender, toss in come chopped mango and blend with coconut milk or yoghurt. Stir through some roughly chopped macadamias and pour into ice-block moulds for a homemade delight far superior to anything that comes in a wrapper!

Jump online and fill the fridge with our medley of fresh fruit and vegetables on special this week, such as tender asparagus for $2.99 a bunch; plump blueberries at $5.50 a punnet; and juicy Kensington Pride mangoes for just $3.50 each.
Be sure to order by 12pm today for a Wednesday delivery and by 12pm on Friday for a Saturday delivery.

And one last exciting bit of news… our Ryde Wharf Market begins this Saturday! Bring your market basket and appetite from 8am to 2pm and browse 70 wonderful stalls, from artisan goods, to fresh produce and irresistibly good hot food.  

Thank you and enjoy your local market.