ALI’S HOMEMADE PRODUCE was born in October 2013 but it started a long time before then. My granny taught my mum to cook, my mum taught me and from an early age I can always remember the garden brimming full of fruits and veggies – and they were never wasted. Jams were made, crumbles, cakes, pies and chutneys stirred with tireless love. This is where my love of cooking began. My savoury and sweet pastries are made using as much local produce from Dorset. Things are used when they’re at their best so some my products are only available when things are in season. I make everything by hand in small batches so it’s a labour of love.
Keep an eye on my facebook page – Ali’s Homemade Produce – for where I am.
Trading at Westborne & Weymouth
Filthy Fit is a health conscious brand that expresses our passion, happy eating and living. We gathered our skills together and created some pretty unusual, but delicate nut and seed butters.
My husband and I always dreamed about having our own business one day. In the end of 2020 we finally had an idea that really made us excited and we started experimenting almost immediately.
Our uniqueness especially are the savoury flavours that can be used in cooking – just imagine stuffed mushrooms with a garlic and cayenne spiced almond butter, a ravioli with Italian herb flavoured peanut butter, or a burger with curry spiced peanut butter.
Our assortment is refined sugar free, palm oil free, preservative free, and we only use natural ingredients in our products.
We would love to be known as a brand that has the most unique and exciting nut and seed butters on the market.
https://filthyfit.co.uk/
Trading at Westborne
Ma Bolton came about in name as friends called me Ma a nickname for the baker who just liked to feed everyone. With two sons starting out life with a dairy intolerance and myself with a wheat intolerance, free from food experimentation became essential to a food lover such as myself. I take a great deal of joy in providing great tasting gluten free food for those who often have to miss out on favorite treats. I continue to enjoy the creative process of a new recipe idea. All of my food is gluten free with a good proportion being dairy free and always an egg free option too.
Trading at Westborne
Trading at Weymouth &Westborne
Trading at Weymouth & Westbourne
Sharon Dobson lives in Bere Regis, where she works in upholstery and all aspects of sewing. Her passion is sourcing and working with interesting vintage and designer fabrics in contemporary and international designs, making them into bags, aprons, cushions, lampshades and many other products. She hates waste, so offcuts and scraps are used to make face masks, hair bands, Christmas tree decorations and other small items. She is also a professionally qualified upholsterer and enjoys bringing tired and unwanted chairs and stools back to life. Additionally, she is professionally qualified in making hand-stitched curtains, roman-blinds and cushions. Commissions are welcome. You will find her at a variety of artisan markets in Dorset, including in Broadstone, Wareham, Westbourne, Weymouth and outside the Mowlem in Swanage.
Trading at Weymouth & Westborne
Mark Elvy, author of the children’s adventure book series ‘The Tales of Fluke and Tash,’ features a Dalmatian puppy, a family cat and their magic time travelling suitcase. A page-turning, time travel adventure series for children aged 7-12
Fluke and Tash have six exciting adventure books in print – Robin Hood; Egyptian; Ancient Greece; Dinosaur; Christmas and Pirate Adventures
Follow their adventures as they take their readers on a breath-taking and often hilarious journey through history!
Book signing available! Have your book signed by the author with a special message, making these books an ideal gift
Let Mark know what type of adventure you’d like to see Fluke and Tash go on next, they’d love to hear your ideas, and all feedback is most welcome!
www.flukeandtash.com
Trading at Weymouth & Westborne
hand made fused glass wall art, splashbacks & jewellery
Trading at Westbourne & Weymouth
Hello, my name is Jane, and I am the face behind Duir Soap…. You will see me at most of the Markets at Best in Dorset, Westbourne, Bridport, Weymouth & Blandford.
My Green Man watches over me when I soap and keeps me centred. Why the name Duir? Well, Duir means Oak and is the seventh tree of the Ogham…. (pronounced Oh-ham) Yes, I am a bit of tree hugger and Oak resonates most with me….
My soap varies from Tea Soap (vegan) with added Almond Oil, Coconut & Mango Butter to Hoptastic Soap made with a local beer from Sandbanks Brewery based in Poole with Lardate, Coconut & Olive Oil. All are free from palm oil, SLS & Parabens.
Tested on my family & friends, & Finn & Yuki, our dirty paw doggies !
https://www.duirsoap.co.uk
Trading at Weymouth & Westborne
We protect Dorset’s wildlife and wild places
Together with our 26,000 members, our volunteers and supporters, we are Dorset’s largest nature conservation charity. We work to champion wildlife and natural places on our 42 nature reserves and through our work with others.
Attending at Weymouth and Westbourne
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