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Every Sunday, Versova’s Cat Café Studio in Mumbai turns into a cozy farmers market where visitors can buy organic local produce, relax over breakfast, and meet rescue cats that are also up for adoption.
If you live in Mumbai, especially around Andheri, you could add a new ritual to your Sunday mornings. At Cat Café Studio in Versova, a weekly Farmers Market has been running. Launched last December, its built around the simple act of knowing where your food comes from; drawing people back to something slower and more deliberate.
The market is curated by Reagan Creado, a landscape designer with a background in natural farming and permaculture. Reagan's vision centres on rebuilding a relationship between city dwellers and the land that feeds them. In a city like Mumbai, where the supply chain between farm and fork has grown increasingly invisible, his approach brings welcome transparency. The market creates a space where communities gather, support local vendors, and rediscover what a Sunday morning can feel like when it belongs to them.
Cat Café Studio is a fitting home for this kind of gathering. Founded in 2015 by Zcyphher as a social enterprise, the café doubles as a rescue and adoption hub for 30 to 40 cats, alongside a creative workspace used for events and community programming, with café proceeds helping fund cat welfare and medical care.
Versova has long been home to artists, filmmakers, and creatives. Micro-markets like this have a potential as third spaces where people meet, linger, and invest in something local. The market opens early in the morning, with produce that is organic and sourced close to home, fresh vegetables, thoughtfully chosen goods. Once your shopping bag is full, the café offers the potential for a warm cappuccino, scrambled eggs, and the unhurried company of a rescue cat. The "know your grower" philosophy running through the market reflects a broader shift toward conscious consumption. People are increasingly seeking out the origins of what they eat, and markets like this reflect that.
Local vendors interested in joining can apply through a form. You could arrive for the fresh produce, the cats, or simply a Sunday with a slower pace. Places like the Farmers Market at Cat Café Studio offers something the city's malls and delivery apps cannot replicate: a reason to show up in person.
The market runs every Sunday morning at Cat Café Studio, Versova, Mumbai.
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