Conversing with Hayy Arts’ inaugural exhibition ‘Staple: What’s on your plate?’, which looks at food futures and its integral role in responding to global climate urgencies, the second iteration of the Farmer’s Market comes to Hayy Jameel in collaboration with Azka Farms. The extended four-day Farmer’s Market brings local farms, offering organic products and fresh produce from across the Western Region of Saudi Arabia, in addition to Azka Farm’s very own stall of specially selected items sourced from various local vendors.

The Farmer’s Market is accompanied by a series of workshops and talks as well as tasting and cooking sessions with chefs, artists and food researchers to further engage with the thematics of ‘Staple: What’s on your plate?’. 

Art Jameel’s collaboration with Azka Farms aligns both organizations’ pursuit of building community-oriented destinations and supporting local practitioners in creating self-sufficient and sustainable models and researchers in exploring the role of food in intricate global systems.

The Farmer’s Market is part of an extended public programme accompanying ‘Staple’ which also includes a series of talks, performances, workshops, cooking sessions, tours, dinners and screenings throughout its duration. 

Participating Farms and Vendors

• Al-Falah Farms
• Naqwat Al Nanaa
• Khairat Wadi Nomaan
• Mishkat / Naeem
• Red Sea Farms
• Ghiras Alsahraa
• AlFigra Mountains Honey 
• Beeways Urban Honey
• Golden Oshaira
• Medina Dairy Farms
• Honest
• Aysh Academy
• Abazeer
• Wayrem-Culin
• Local Chefs 
• Mawada Charity

Farmer’s Market Programme

Tuesday March 29

• Make your own Bird Feeders! Children’s Workshop
  • Audience: Children and families (8+)
  • Time: 3-5 pm
  • Register here
• Tie Dying with Food Scraps with Ammar Jiman
  • Audience: Children and families (8+)
  • Time: 4-6:30 pm
  • Register here

Wednesday March 30

• Make your own Bird Feeders! Children’s Workshop
  • Audience: Children and families (8+)
  • Time: 3-5 pm
  • Register here
• Tie Dying with Food Scraps with Ammar Jiman
  • Audience: Children and families (8+)
  • Time: 4-6:30 pm
  • Register here

Thursday March 31

• Make your own Bird Feeders! Children’s Workshop
  • Audience: Children and families (8+)
  • Time: 3-5 pm
  • Register here
• Mamoul Workshop with Aysh Academy x Art Jameel
  • Audience: Children and families (8+)
  • Time: 4-5:30 pm
  • Register here
• How to Live a Sustainable Lifestyle by Naqaa Solutions
  • Audience: Families and Adults
  • Time: 5:30 – 6:00 pm
  • Register here

Friday April 

• Make your own Bird Feeders! Children’s Workshop
  • Audience: Children and families (8+)
  • Time: 3-5 pm
  • Register here
• Mamoul Workshop with Aysh Academy x Art Jameel
  • Audience: Children and families (8+)
  • Time: 4-5:30 pm
  • Register here
• Through Nature’s Eyes with Feras Al Saggaf
  • Audience: Adults 16+
  • Time: 3-6 pm
  • Register here

About Art Jameel 

Art Jameel supports artists and creative communities. Founded and supported by the Jameel family philanthropies, the independent organisation is headquartered in Saudi Arabia and the UAE and works globally. Art Jameel’s programmes – across exhibitions, commissions, research, learning and community-building – are grounded in a dynamic understanding of the arts as fundamental to life and accessible to all.

Art Jameel’s two institutions –  Hayy Jameel, a dedicated complex for the arts and creativity in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Jameel Arts Centre, an innovative contemporary institution in Dubai, UAE – are complemented by digital initiatives plus collaborations with major institutional partners and a network of practitioners across the world. 

About Azka Farms

Azka Farms was founded to promote greater ethical consumption in the world whilst innovating ways in which to do business transparently and sustainably. Azka products and services are made for people who want to go on a journey that brings them closer to the land we live on and the food we eat. Azka’s model is about community building, healthy living and empowering each person to partake in shepherding a more sustainable world. Azka’s key focus areas are currently sustainable agriculture with Azka Farms, Azka Basket, and Azka Market . Both divisions operate with the ethos of enabling modern, ethical self-sufficiency.