To piggy-back on my recent post about Elie, Scotland, I want to mention a terrific farm shop located about a mile outside of the village, right off of A917. It is called Ardross Farm Shop. It is so terrific, in fact, that Mr. C and I deliberately made the hour and ten-minute journey from Edinburgh to shop there three times!
When Mr. C and I travel, our normal routine is to eat the majority of lunches out, as we often spend our days driving and exploring. We prefer to cook breakfasts and dinners in, however. Having our own kitchen is just one of the many reasons we like to choose rental homes over hotels.
We enjoy dining at home when we travel for a few reasons:
1. It saves money.
2. Slow mornings followed by a day of adventuring, capped off with a late romantic supper at home is pretty much my idea of a perfect day.
3. Because of our epicurean tendencies, it’s always fun to shop like a local and to prepare our meals with high quality locally grown meats and produce.
Plus, it’s just plain fun to browse the store shelves for the things you can’t get at home!
It’s also educational. U.S. friends, did you know that rocket is arugula, a courgette is zucchini, and that cos lettuce is Romaine? I know. Mind blown.
Just kidding.
According to its website, Ardross Farm Shop grows over forty varieties of seasonal vegetables, picked fresh each morning. And boy, can you tell!
Their quality traditionally reared beef comes right from their own herd.
In addition to meats and produce, Ardross offers a wide selection of locally and nationally produced artisan products, “free range eggs, rare breed bacon and local pork, world renowned venison, organic lamb and mutton, wild border game, delicious free range chickens, ready meals, British wines and beers, handmade chocolates, luxury jams and marmalades, divine puddings and ice creams to name a few. ” (ardrossfarm.co.uk).
I can attest to this personally, as I transported several of their goodies home across the Atlantic!
I seriously can’t say enough good things about Ardross Farm Shop. My only complaint is that I can’t shop there every week.
See you next time, friends.
Cheers,
*Opinions are my own. I did not receive any compensation (monetary or otherwise) for this review.
I love shopping at these kinds of places.
Me too. I have always liked the feel of small markets as opposed to large, generic grocery stores. Do you shop this way in Spain?
My mouth is watering! Nothing good fresh food straight off the farm.
You are absolutely right. I often wonder why I don’t visit farmers markets here at home more. I always just stop at the nearest grocery store out of convenience.
We have a farm share at an org. farm here in town. I mourn when they close for the season!