The 50 Best Farm Shops

From artisan cheeses to free-range bangers – scrumptious foods are feeding our love of delectable delis. Rhiannon Batten picks the cream of the crop

Saturday, 1 November 2008

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Spitafields City Farm

Spitalfields City Farm, according toRoopa Gulati, proves that farms are not just for the countryside. A registered charity, the community at Spitalfields has put in hard graft in making this farm a beacon of hope for urban locals. Not only do green-fingered volunteers at the farmproduce fresh vegetables for the community but they help inform and entertain local residents through training programmes and activities, she says. Visit from Tuesdays to Thursdays for a selection of affordable fruit, vegetables and plants, including such exotica as okra, coriander, chillies and bottle gourd.

In pictures: 50 best Farm Shops

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Do you know any local farm produce suppliers who we've missed out who deserve a mention? Leave details and further suggestions below.

This week's panel: Henrietta Green is an expert on Britain's local and regional speciality food producers and the founder of Food Lovers Britain (FoodLoversBritain.com); Roopa Gulati is the deputy food editor of UKTV Food (www.uktv.co.uk/food) and a regular judge on Radio 4's Food and Farming Awards; Matthew Drennan is the editor of delicious. magazine (www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk); Amanda Smyth is the head of marketing for Visit England (www.enjoyengland.com/ruralescapes). For more information on food in Scotland see www.eastscotland.com