Farm Shop shopping

davetaylor

This sounds great, where can I find my local farm shop?

Dave

thriftlady_2

davetaylor wrote: »

This sounds great, where can I find my local farm shop?

Dave

Try Big Barn Dave. Type in your postcode and it will tell you where your nearest farmshops, farmer's markets, veg box delivery schemes and other local producers are

nearlyrich

davetaylor wrote: »

This sounds great, where can I find my local farm shop?

Dave

You can have a look for your region on here or just watch out for roadside farms as you are going about your daily travels...

I would imagine some of the less business like farm shops are not on the net

Treacle_2-2

Well, we live in Lincs and are surrounded by veg fields :-) Farm shops are everywhere and yet it amazes me to find so many people still getting their veg from the supermarkets around here. It's fresher, tastier, cheaper and longer lasting from the farm shops and more importantly it's grown here, not abroad!! The farmers are much more friendly than Mr Supermarket too, I've had one farmer giving me his fresh flowers when I had my baby, and another climbing his apples trees whilst I waiting to give me the freshest apples for weaning my baby (I hadn't even asked for apples!!) - I just love living here, though it's a real shame some others here don't appreciate what's on their doorstep :-)

noonesperfect

I'd do what one poster suggested and keep your eyes peeled. I've had a look at big barn and it didn't list a single one of the farm shops in my area (most are quite commercial with cafes!)

davetaylor

nearlyrich wrote: »

You can have a look for your region on here or just watch out for roadside farms as you are going about your daily travels...

I would imagine some of the less business like farm shops are not on the net

I've been searching that website but can't find anything. I live in Mitcham, surrey. My postcode is CR4 3NU. Does anyone know of any farm shops near me?

noonesperfect

davetaylor wrote: »

I've been searching that website but can't find anything. I live in Mitcham, surrey. My postcode is XXXXXXX Does anyone know of any farm shops near me?

This might help

http://www.farmshopping.net/Surrey.htm

emmilou

I too paid my first visit to a local farm shop yesterday and yes I'm sure it was cheaper than Mr T. I got a big bag (12kg) of King Edwards for £3.45, bag of cox's apples for 99p and other bits and bobs felt a bit guilty when I got home and discovered they hadn't charged me for my carrots The spuds were grown there so were some of the other veg like cabbage and cauli and they label all their stuff so you know where its from.

thriftlady_2

davetaylor wrote: »

I've been searching that website but can't find anything. I live in Mitcham, surrey. My postcode is CR4 3NU. Does anyone know of any farm shops near me?

Try Big Barn Dave -I posted the link above Not sure I'd give my postcode out on a public forum though -you might want to edit your post.

thriftlady_2

emmilou wrote: »

I too paid my first visit to a local farm shop yesterday and yes I'm sure it was cheaper than Mr T. I got a big bag (12kg) of King Edwards for £3.45, bag of cox's apples for 99p and other bits and bobs felt a bit guilty when I got home and discovered they hadn't charged me for my carrots The spuds were grown there so were some of the other veg like cabbage and cauli and they label all their stuff so you know where its from.

If you buy bigger sacks of spuds they're usually even cheaper -20 kilos for £4 at my local farmshop, own-grown too.