Fordmore Farm Shop and Café, which is based just outside Cullompton, has been awarded a prestigious gold in the Taste of the West awards.
Taste of the West judges visited the Farm Shop at the beginning of July and were full of praise for its locally sourced goods, quality produce and friendly service.
In awarding the shop Gold they said: “This is a first-class farm shop. It does what it says on the tin by selling their own, excellent, produce but also has so much more to it. There are ambient goods from jams to drinks, fresh produce from flowers to pies, a large butcher counter, a fish shop (which though not strictly part of the farm shop is part of the whole development), frozen goods and gifts including, amongst other things, mugs, tins, rugs and cards.”
The report went on to state: “At a rough guess we would think that at least 75% of the produce was locally sourced with much of the offerings from the farm itself…Everyone we spoke to knew exactly where each product was from and could talk knowledgeably about it, which was fabulous!… As they come up to their fifth anniversary, we are sure they will be here for many more years to come.”
Tom Harradine, owner of Fordmore Farm Shop, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded gold by Taste of the West. We aim to provide high quality local produce for our customers and we’re pleased this has been recognised by Taste of the West, along with the recognition for our staff, who are real champions of the amazing food and drink from our area.”
Taste of the West is the UK’s largest independent regional food group and promotes local food and drink from the South West of England. Its aim is to champion food and drink producers in the West Country, as well as all the places that serve and sell them.
Find out more about Fordmore Farm Shop and Café at their website and follow them on Instagram and Facebook.
