Scottish Farm Shops  Unique to Scotland is the eclectic mix of farms shops, each with marvelous locally produced goodies. From trout lochs to vegetables, free-range eggs to rare pig breeds, there is high quality produce available throughout Scotland - it's just knowing where to find it. This particular section highlights those businesses that retail on their farms. Many regularly attend farmers' markets, but why wait for a Saturday when many are open all year round?

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Enquiries		Ardardan Farm Shop				Comments
		Cardross Helensburgh,  G825HD Tel: 01389 849188				Fantastic range of local produce including bakery, meats, fruit and vegetables in this beautifully refurbished farm shop. They sell their own delicious highland beef and lamb and also support other award-winning producers in their chill counter. There is also an amazing cheese counter complete with olive bar. With such a great range of fine produce it is easy to create a gift hamper with the pretty baskets on sale or buy one ready made for someone special. Check out their café entry too. With café, farm shop, woodland walk and walled garden this exceptional family run estate is a joy to visit.

Enquiries		Ardross Farm				Comments
		Elie Leven,  KY9 1EU Tel: 01333 330415				Traditional East Neuk beef, reared and bred on this family farm. Its slow maturing ensures well-marbled succulent results. Beautiful extended Farm Shop on site with speciality local produce, their own beef and many lovely items for home or gifts. They now also have their own beef steak pies and other homemade ready to eat goodies alongside the mouth-watering steaks! ......Great supporters of Slow Food Movement and winner of many awards.

Enquiries		Ballencrieff Rare Pedigree Pigs				Comments
		Ballencrieff Gardens Longniddry,  EH32 0PJ Tel: 01875 870551				Award Winning Ballencrieff. The good old-fashioned taste of Ballencrieff Rare Pedigree Pigs has at last been recognised and has received not one, not two but three awards for Great Taste. Peter and Elma McLaren, rear old fashioned pigs in the old fashioned way – outdoors, fed on natural feed with no growth promoters, no antibiotics and no GM produce – the result, well fed, happy pigs which produce the tastiest products. A taste, which has been recognised by The Guild of Fine Food Retailers. Regular customers of Ballencrieff have known the exquisite taste of their range of products and the queues at their monthly stalls at Haddington (last Saturday of the month) and Edinburgh (first, second and third Saturdays of the month) Farmers’ Markets are testament to this. New top awards from the Great Taste Awards yet again this year. Well done & well deserved.

Enquiries		Belhaven Smokehouse Ltd				Comments
		Beltonford Dunbar,  EH42 1ST Tel: 01368 863244				East Lothian trout established in 1975 - grown and processed locally with consistently excellent results. Smoked salmon and cheeses also available - and a scrumptious smoked trout pate. A regular at local farmers' markets and available at his own farm shop and fine delis. Sustainable and delicious from the blustery beautiful East Lothian countryside.

Enquiries		Cairnton Aberdeen Angus Beef				Comments
		Deeside Activity Park, Dess Aboyne,  AB34 5BD Tel: 01339 883536				Home of Aberdeen Angus. Renowned for his prize beef there is also an excellent farm shop & café at the activity centre.

Enquiries		Carmichael Venison				Comments
		Carmichael Estate Lanark,  ML12 6PG Tel: 01899 308336				Winner of Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards 2009 for Product Innovation of the Year with their Venison Rashers, offering a healthy, tasty alternative to bacon that also utilizes economic cuts in an innovative way. Clan Carmichael's estate venison is delicious. Look out for it at many farmers' markets. Also lovely cottages to rent - click on their website for further details.

Enquiries		Craigadam Country Larder				Comments
		Craigadam Estate Castle Douglas,  DG7 3HH Tel: 01556 650233				Finest quality game & lamb from this beautiful sporting estate & organic sheep farm - also a great place to stay.

Enquiries		Craigie's Farm Deli & Cafe				Comments
		West Craigie Farm South Queensferry,  EH30 9TR Tel: 0131 319 1048				Craigie's Farm Deli and Cafe is a very splendid place. Its custom-made venue on the farm is light and airy with stunning views over the Forth and beyond. The Sinclairs have developed their berry farm into a major food destination. Still growing berries for consumers, chefs and their own jams and preserves, they now have a great range of local suppliers represented in their shop, including the Puddledub Butchery section. Their cafe is open all day for lattes and cakes, tiffin and teas, or something more substantial from their daily range of home cooked dishes using the best local and seasonal produce - an award-winning combination from a great team.

Enquiries		Gloagburn Farm & Coffee Shop				Comments
		Tibbermore Perth,  PH1 1QL Tel: 01738 840864				Support you local farmer by visiting Gloagburn and having a great day out. With fresh farm eggs, home baking and chutneys there is a great range to buy. Complete with lovely cafe it's a great place to visit.

Enquiries		Gosford Farm Shop				Comments
		Gosford Estate Longniddry,  EH32 0PX Tel: 01875 871234				Wild boar naturally reared in family groups in this wooded East Lothian estate. Now complete with a new butchery, Farm Shop and Café supplying wild boar, heather lamb, beef, eggs and organic vegetables, all from the Gosford Estate. This is a super place to shop and stop on the way down to Gullane. Lovely range of local produce and I've bought logs for the fire here too - very handy! A regular at Haddington farmers' market.

Enquiries		Loch Arthur Creamery Shop				Comments
		Camphill Village Trust Beeswing Dumfries,  DG2 8JQ Tel: 01387 760296				Fine selection of handmade organic cheese made on site but also wide variety of local produce available in the lovely shop - breads, vegetables, gorceries and even local pottery. See CheeseTrail and Farm Shops entries. Winner of the BBC Radio 4 Food & Farming Awards Best Producer 2011. Well Deserved and Many Congratulations!

Enquiries		Loch Duart Oak Roasted Flaky Salmon				Comments
		Lochcarnan Western Isles - South Uist,  HS8 5PD Tel: 01870 610324				Congratulations as Winner of Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards 2009 for their unmistakable hot smoked flaky salmon and winner of many other awards besides.

Enquiries		Rothiemurchus Farm Shop & Deli				Comments
		Rothiemurchus Centre by Aviemore Inverness-shire,  PH22 1QH Tel: 01479 812345				Rothiemurchus is a superb family run Highland Estate set at the heart of the stunning Cairngorms National Park. Passionate about delicious food, Rothiemurchus not only produces its very own succulent Highland Beef, Velvety Forest Venison and fresh Rainbow Trout all home reared on the estate, it has a plethora of other delicacies and tempting treats. They also offer more than 30 different outdoor activities for everyone to enjoy.

Enquiries		St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Co				Comments
		Falside Farm Pittenweem,  KY10 2RT Tel: 01333 312580				See Fife's only farmhouse cheesemakers in action. Buy some excellent hand crafted cheese and tarry a while at their beautiful coffee shop. Among the range of home baked goodies they have meringues to make you swoon!

Enquiries		Whitmuir The Organic Place				Comments
		Whitmuir Lamancha West Linton,  EH46 7BB Tel: 01968 661908				Whitmuir is an organic working farm growing seasonal produce and rearing Tamworth pigs, Shorthorn cattle and lamb. They have also planted an "edible and boozy hedge" - sounds like years of interesting tasting ahead! Wonderful organic food hall, restaurant and art gallery now open. Whitmuir has also devised their Carbon Offset farm scheme and support Leadburn Community Woodland. Although listed under their meats they have a fantastic range of fruit, veg and deli produce too, all as low food miles as possible. See cafe entry too.

Enquiries		Zero Waste Scotland				Comments
		Suite 1b, Hillside House, Laurelhill Business Park Stirling,  FK7 9JQ Tel: 01786 468 813				Zero Waste Scotland is working with businesses, local authorities and households across Scotland to reduce the quantity of food that is wasted each year. The Scottish hospitality sector alone is estimated to dispose of 53,500 tonnes of food annually, and households could save £35 a month by reducing food waste. Please visit our website or drop us a line to see how we can help you and your business reduce food waste and save money.

Enquiries		Wishingwell Farmhouse Coffee & Gift Shop				Comments
		Gartness Drymen,  G63 0NJ Tel: 01360 551038				An excellent find en route to Loch Lomond, with innovative and tasty soups, sandwiches and salads, all prepared with the finest local ingredients on the family farm. A lovely friendly place. Morven and her brother did a highly entertaining presentation at the Royal Highand Show Food & Drink Cookery Theatre supporting local produce.