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Hello! I'm a born New Yorker, adopted Londoner, and occasional Berliner. I've been in London on and off since 1995, and every time I move back to the city, it has changed yet again.  Neighbourhoods transform, green spaces and cycling become more available, and entrepreneurs set up businesses that improve and diversify the food and coffee scene.  It's always vibrant and always changing.  My work in...
"Make a day of the market of Stepney City Farm on Saturdays, with a petting zoo and a fantastic cafe using organic produce from local growers,"

There are several city farms in London, including Hackney City Farm and Vauxhall City Farm.  They typically combine education and exposure to high-quality farming and livestock methods with community facilities such as cafes or farmers' markets. Stepney City Farm is a 4.5 acre working farm, free to visit.

Stepney Farmers Market is at the City Farm on Saturdays, with a petting zoo and a fantastic cafe using organic produce from local growers, you can easily make a day of it.

The market is small but has most of what you will need: several vegetable stalls, bread and cake, eggs, poultry and meat, often homemade jams or chutneys or spicy sauces depending on the time of year.  The market cafe puts these ingredients to good use, with beautiful soups, brunch dishes, and great coffee.  You can sit in the leafy garden area and have a mini-vacation and go thank the goats for their cheese afterwards.

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Hello! I'm a born New Yorker, adopted Londoner, and occasional Berliner. I've been in London on and off since 1995, and every time I move back to the city, it has changed yet again.  Neighbourhoods transform, green spaces and cycling become more available, and entrepreneurs set up businesses that improve and diversify the food and coffee scene.  It's always vibrant and always changing.  My work includes running a new publishing start-up, working on better politics and local energy initiatives, and supporting impact founders, among other things! I go everywhere on my bike, which me...

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