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Farm shops and farmers’ markets across the UK are celebrating national success after being declared this year’s farm retail winners in the prestigious FARMA awards from the National Farmers’ Retail and Markets Association. The announcement was made earlier this week at the FARMA conference in Newcastle.

The FARMA awards are unique. They are peer-assessed, so that the award-winners are chosen not only for their great food and customer service, but for their excellence in marketing, management and retailing, as well as a commitment to environmentally sustainable farming and production of food.

This year’s nine award winners include:
Chatsworth farm shop, Derbyshire (Farm Retailer of the Year and Best On-farm Butchery),
Goldy’s farm shop, Dorset (Own & Local Farm Retailer),
Doddington farm shop & café, Lincolnshire (Best Newcomer),
Moseley farmers’ market, Birmingham (Certified Urban Farmers’ Market of the Year),
Brigg farmers’ market, Lincolnshire, (Certified Rural Farmers’ Market of the Year),
Parkside farm, Middlesex (Best pick-your-own),
The Farmers’ Cart, Yorkshire (Best On-farm Restaurant),
The Organic farm shop, Gloucestershire (FARMA Environmental Award).

Gordon Wilson, chairman of the judges, congratulated the winners on their achievement, “Every year new farm shops and farmers’ markets are opening, and every year the standard gets higher and the competition tougher. This year was no exception, and I am very proud of all the winners who rightly deserve to be called farm retail stars.”

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