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Tracey Thompson and Mary Daly from Kilworth, two of the artisan food producers taking part in Fermoy Street Food Market which is being organised as part of Fermoy Arts Festival.

A big feature of the upcoming Arts Festival is the Fermoy Street Food Market which promises a smorgasbord of culinary treats.

A whole host of local food producers will be setting up stalls in Pearse Square, showing just how much the locality has to offer in terms of artisan foods. Joining them will be a range of other guest stalls from all over Munster.

The stalls will offer, over the two days of the festival (Saturday and Sunday, February 1st and 2nd), a wide variety of hot and cold foods, including specialist products.

Street food has become extremely popular countrywide and one of the organisers of the Fermoy Street Food Market, Tracey Thompson, says they wanted to bring the experience to the town. The stalls promise to add an extra dimension to what is shaping up to be a wide-ranging festival of culture.

Among those featuring will be Mary Daly of Our Daily Bread. Mary will have a range of her home bakerd produce.  Bread, including Irish soda bread, is a specialty of the Kilworth-based bakery. Our Daly Bread uses only natural ingredients including their own free range eggs, and don't use preservatives.

Another Kilworth based business is Tracey Thompson's own Heavenly Cake Creations. Tracey's stall with its range of yummy treats, was one of the most popular at the Christmas festival in December and she'll be back again to Pearse Square with her trademark cupcakes, cakes and baked treats.

Preserves, jams and chutneys are the specialty of Monagown Preserves, from near Conna. They'll be there as will Glenmore Organics, local farmers who produce all organic eggs, pork, chicken and lamb.

On the craft side of things, experienced seamstress Ellen Byron, who runs the home business Nellie Mac, will be bringing her range of bespoke vintage soft toys, memory quilts and blankets to the market.

Organisers point out that while parking spaces in Pearse Square are being sacrificed to enable the market to run over the two days, there will be ample free parking in the Mill Island and library car parks.

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