Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately you might have noticed that there’s a credit crunch well and truly underway. Personally I’ve noticed the price of food inching up slowly – sneaky, sneaky supermarkets! One of my favourite alternatives for food shopping is heading to food markets in London. Although big ones like Borough Market might be a bit pricier than normal when it comes to shopping for certain items, but there are loads of markets where you’ll spend less than certain supermarkets. Plus you can feel smug in knowing that you’ve supported local farmers and traders instead of a giant, faceless mega-supermarket. It always makes me feel a bit better, anyway. 

But if you’re not quite as convinced as I am about the virtues of market shopping, maybe you’ll be persuaded by Joe Harrison, who’s the CEO of the National Market Traders Federation. On Wednesday 12th November at 2.45pm he’ll be on hand (via a web chat, anyway) to answer your questions about food markets in London, locally sourced produce and the best ways to save money whilst shopping for fruit, veg and whatever else you might need at the capital’s local markets. Go ahead and ask away and be sure to tune in on Wednesday.

Go on, then - put your money where your market is.