Lovely little independent bakery/cheese seller is Ashbourne. Easy to miss but not easy to forget…read more They do a great lunch time offer of a cob, with crisps/cake and a can of pop for £2.60 (15p more for salad, which I would recommend as you get your money's worth!). Great value and great, fresh local food. "Martin Platt" from Coronation Street often sells his own-brand cheese here, which I've not tried but he seems to enjoy making!

Lovely deli - kids love their sausage rolls - cheese selection is fab - fresh rolls - gorgeous jam…read moretarts and cakes - definitely worth a visit to stock up.

If you like meat, nothing beats going to a local butcher's and ordering the cut you like at the…read moreprices you like. Bob Wherlock is the best. Juicy sausages of twenty different flavours (the jalapeno ones knock your socks off), thick steaks, roasting joints and stewing meat and more. They know what they're talking about and can advise on the best meats and condiments for your dinner party or Sunday roast. The cheeses are lush too (although quite basic English cheddars, red leicesters etc). A serious word of warning. The meat-eaters of Southville know all about the delights of Bob Wherlock. Consequently, I have queued for a very long time on a Saturday morning to get served (over half an hour sometimes). The people snake down North Street waiting for their sunday roasting joint or chicken. The Christmas turkey rush is even worse - but that's a sure sign it's very good meat. If that's not enough to prove to you how great this place is (and you've yet to taste the meat) Bob himself recently won a local food hero award. Well deserved.

Great local butcher shop in Southville - it isn't the cheapest butcher but they do have some nice…read morecuts of meat, choices of sausages and lots of pies. If you're not sure what to have then they are ready with good ideas and happy to explain what the cut means. They are generous with their portions, and the quality is very good. They have choices of local meats clearly labelled if you want to keep it close to home.

This is what British summers are all about! The strawberries here are utterly delicious! It is a…read more'pick your own' place, which has made the job an awful lot easier for you by building platforms to grow the plants in, so you do not need to get down on your hands and knees. The fruits are plump and juicy. You can also pick, raspberries, gooseberries, tayberries, loganberriesyou get the picture. And they sell cream and other veg in the shop. It's a very pretty location and I spotted a kingfisher in the pond there. Telephone 01275 332 397 Update 31/5/09 and strawberries are ready in a fortnight.

We are so lucky to have a selection of fine farmshops surrounding the Bristol area - bringing fresh…read morefarm produce right to our plates! This one isn't my most favourite, mainly because its selection is not quite as extensive as some, but for meat and deli counters it is spot on. The belly pork I bought from here was some of the best ever, with crisp crackling, without being greasy. The veg and cheese are great too, and much of it is picked/made on site. What I liked best is that a random medley of friendly farm animals greet you at the door: geese, pigs and chickens wandering around, snuffling in the mud. You can't get more free range than that! Hang up your city shoes and wack on your wellies for some yummy local grub!

I cannot believe that I am writing the first review of this place. It is a fantastic place to buy…read moreyour meat. It located at one end of the Gatcombe Farm shop in the old A370, which is now the quiet road between Long Ashton and Cambridge Batch. This place sells the best steak, sausages, black pudding in the west, at really good prices. Be warned though, it shuts very promptly on Saturdays at 5 plus it does a great Sunday morning fry up, however it doesn't open till 10am. I bought a leg of lamb the other day, the butcher said to me that it would taste lovely as it was brought up on a diet of parnips and rosemary. It was completely delicious. Small animal farm next to it with Small Ponies, Geese, and Rheas (like ostriches) and its also nice for cream teas and sunday lunch in the fresh air on a sunny day

I love jam. I love Bristol. I love Bristol (Preservation Company) Jam! In fact, I love all of their…read morecreations: tomato sauce, jam, marmalade. It's all amazing! Stocked in only a number of cafes, coffee shops and bakeries across Bristol, Bristol Preservation Company is making quite a name for itself. Their sauces and preserves are some of the nicest I've ever tasted, and their branding is simply beautiful. If you want to find some, head to Stock Exchange Bakery in St Nics or Brew in Clifton. But I'm sure they'll be popping up in many more soon.

I love the branding, I love the jam, and I love the love that goes into this! There is some…read moreseriously good treats to try but my fave is the raspberry jam! Next level yummy! Don't buy your jam from anyone else. Head to stock exchange bakery in St Nicks market and try it all. Trust me, you won't regret it!!!

Well I have to say i'm a little shocked no one else has written a review about this little gem!…read more This fruit and veg shop is fantastic, it's shaped like a horseshoe, you enter in one end, your nose filled with the smells of so many glorious fresh fruits and vegatables, you have a little nosey around as you make your way around the horseshoe and then you come out the other end after your magical healthy journey and pay for your goods. The price is fantastic and I truely hope that the supermarkets don't squash this shining beacon of what is so great about buying local produce. The front of the shop is red lettering and white background and is listed as 'Fruit market' above the exite and 'EAST STREET fresh fruit and veg' above the entrance - please take note, we can't be doing with people ruining thier perfect system!

"Get your strawberries" is currently what you'll hear being shouted by the grocers on East Street…read more It brings me back to my student days walking down Henry Street in Dublin. Its not a middle class farmers market, its a proper old fashioned market, with fresh and delicious smelling and tasting fruit at bargain prices. It also has a gorgeous array of plants for sale out front. I keep being tempted by them but am usually on my bike when I go to the market. In a world where local supermarkets sell overpriced bland fruit and veg grown in far flung corners of the world it is encouraging to see such a fantastic market still surviving despite the large Asda down the road. Its got character, cheap prices and delicious produce. Well worth turning your nose up at the inferior supermarket produce and taking the extra stroll up East Street to get some tasty treats. Craving some fresh strawberries now!!

Why would anyone need to buy supermarket veg? Go to your local greengrocer and not only are you…read moresupporting a small business, but you're helping the local community and getting your hands on the freshest produce, too. My local grocers is opposite a Tesco Metro and I can't understand why anyone wold use the supermarket, as the range doesn't even begin to compare. Plus the Banana Boat is reasonably priced and serves with a smile. I'm not suggesting that you travel especially to come here, but if you happen to be local: stop using Tesco now!

If the name doesn't draw you in on it's own i'd be surprised!…read more Great value fruit and vegtables to beef up that sunday roast, or add a bit of sweetness to the bland pudding, or just to stock up your fridge and cupboard shelves. As Henry says, why would you need to get any fruit and veg from a supermarket, or a smaller outlet of one for that matter, when there are places like this occupying most of the busy streets in Bristol. Make a small change in your life and get all your fresh food from here and you will never look back.

Nowadays, Pukka are an international herbal supplier, but there was a time when Sebastian Pole, an…read moreAyurvedic practitioner, set up a little business making and selling 100% organic Ayurvedic herbal remedies and teas. They've gone far since. I buy their delicious and refreshing detox teas - full of flavour and odd combinations of herbs and flowers of great benefit to one's health. They have an online shop and everything they use (including packaging) is sustainable and fairtrade and organic. The factory is based at this site, but as far as I'm aware there is no physical shop there - you can source their stuff in some supermarkets and in several health food shops across the city.

I really don't know how I got through the day before I discovered Pukka teas, in fact I'm drinking…read moreone as I type - the aptly named Pleasure tea. Yes it is. If you, like me, always liked the idea of herbal teas (reducing your caffeine intake and upping your water intake while taking in some anti-oxident full herbs) but just couldn't stand the blandness of the teas on offer on supermarket shelves then take note. Pukka do an impeccable range of mouth-watering teas, from green tea with flavours to spiced chai teas and range of wellbeing teas. There is literally a tea for every occasion with Pukka. A relax tea, a clarity tea, a harmonise tea and a detox tea (which ate amazing for hangovers, seriously, forget Lucozade and a fry up - this will do it!). I've lost about a stone in the past year and I put it largely down to ditching the coffee for 6-8 cups of these bad boys every day. And it's catching on, Erin Connor the supermodel is a new convert to the Pukka cause. If you want to try before you buy you can find them in certain cafes in town, including the Folk House. The best place to buy the boxes of tea is from the website direct.

Bedminster has a brilliant selection of butchers, bakers and fruit and veg shops, it's great to see…read morethat the Asda store at the top of the high street hasn't killed off these fantastic shops. Ashton's has some really tasty fruit and veg, and some brilliant, more hard to find, fruits like your Lychees (I think thats how you spell it?) so I challenge you to pop in and try something a bit different. On your way out as well, pick up some flowers and surprise that special woman in your life! who'd have thought Ashton's could provide you with taste bud joy and romantic assistence!

The fruit and veg shop as a concept was declared dead as a dodo long ago. In with the big chain…read moresupermarkets and all their sparkly, evenly sized apples and genetically modified cabbages. People have got wise to this and started going back to more traditional routes, and hence Ashton fruit & veg stores have thrived in the recession. I like it because the produce isn't all uniformly the same size and without blemish - but all the more beautiful and tasty for not being so. Situated in the height of cool on North Street in Southville, I also feel a sense of satisfaction each time I visit (and leave laden with cloth bags of scrummy veg for the week). By shopping here you're making a small gesture at doing something 'local' for a change. The obvious downside is that you may pay a little extra than the budget stores (who offer worringly cheap prices), but I can really taste the difference - buttery, powdery potatoes and crisp juicy British apples. The staff are helpful too, what they don't stock they'll order in. Veg-tastic.