Best Farm Shop
This award recognises exceptional farm retailers who combine vision, a passion for farming and a mind for retailing. Marks will be awarded for the quality and freshness of local fruit and vegetables judged by a taste test; the range of produce available with emphasis on locally sourced fruit, vegetables and meats; value for the consumer; presentation of displays and signage and also any added facilities the farm shop has to offer such.
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The Royal Norfolk Show takes place at the Norfolk Showground, Norwich, on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th June 2011. The Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association (RNAA) has been established since 1847 and is probably best known for the annual two day event. But the Association is involved in much more than just the show; it organises and hosts many events throughout the year at the Showground and widely supports educational projects associated with food, farming and the countryside such as the very successful children's event Spring Fling. Rewarding and naming the best farm shop is a very positive way the Association can endorse the high quality of local food and the initiatives people have taken to put their food on the map in Norfolk and hopefully beyond the county's boundaries.