The name of this place is a bit laughable, I must admit. When I first moved to Dunbar and saw this…read moreplace with its flashy orange writing and cartoon carrot mascot, I was a bit skeptical about going inside, but once I did get in I was hit with the scent of fresh fruit and veggies which is lovely. The shop itself is quite large and has two floors. Upstairs, you have your fruit, vegetables and yogurt coated raisins and peanuts (which I must say are delicious!) and downstairs you have spices and herbs. Sometimes they do a deal where you can get a bag of assorted fruit for £1 but this only seems to happen once every blue moon. The staff are very helpful and chatty and will show you where you can find things, as well as inform you of the source of the greens, which is useful as you do wanna know where your food is coming from. The last time I was in here, there was a carrot plush mixed in with all the others which made me laugh a bit. It does make a nice change to buying the mass produced fruit sold at Asda and the Co-Op but it is slightly expensive. And if you do shop here, the money goes to the local economy and not to the capitalist system taking over Scotland, which is always good.

A first class fruit and veg shop with a huge selection to cover all tastes. One of there services…read moreis that they buy in localy growen fruit and veg. They also have a great range of green products.

Oh boy oh boy oh boy, I think I am starting to find what I am looking for. Took Sunday off to…read moreprocrastinate against DIY and drive through East Lothian as the sun fought the storm clouds off. Oh what a beautiful place this can be. As part of this sojourn, we happened across Knowes Farm Shop. Now admittedly, we are in a better season for produce, and it shows. Sun & Dung carrots (i.e. none of those pesky pesticides, just good honest fertilizer) were amongst an array of produce on show (potatoes a speciality), award winning eggs, home baking (peppermint slice? don't mind if I do!). Honey, I think I have founds my spiritual farm shop home.

Potatoes, herbs and vegetables are just some of the own grown produce that you will find at…read moreKnowles. This is a family business which gives it a nice feel and personal and historic touch. It is also known for its local sourcing. You can find other produce such as venison, beef, geese and game. These can be oven ready and in feather. I especially love their homemade soups, pates and puddings.

I like Belhaven smokehouse - to dine on locally caught and smoked fish (salmon and trout) is great!…read moreIt feels like an utter privilege to have this on my doorstep. Saying that, the lady who served us just shortly before closing didn't really like us being in the shop for some reason, although she did perk up when she sold me some cheese. A nice touch is also that Belhaven will smoke any fish that you have caught yourself. The shop also sells other local trade such as Thistly Cross cider, and rhubarb rum (latter is fab!), but is a little lacking in options so much so that I would go to farm shops in the area to pick up goods other than the fish itself there. It does distribute to the local area as well, and is readily available.

From the owner: Our cold smoked salmon, trout and mackerel is dry cured for 24-48 hours using a varying mix of…read moresalt, sugar, spices and botanicals. This draws out moisture and infuses flavour. The sides are then gently smoked over oak chips for up to 24 hours, under the watchful eye of our skilled smokers. We also smoke cheddar cheese, goats cheese and butter.

We have come back from North Berwick today from a week's holiday, we had to leave a review of the…read morebest butchers in the town, excellent service and very helpful with the customers, such a pleasure to purchase our meat from them, we often go up to stay at North Berwick, and the staff always remember us from the last time we were there, excellent choice of meat and very tasty pies. Keep to the excellent service you provide. We bought a lot of stuff from the butchers whilst we were there, even the local honey is very tasty my mum bought 4 jars of honey to bring home to Carlisle. Look forward to seeing you again next year. Mr Simon Brown.

It's only natural, as a butcher, that whenever I'm in another city/town/village and I see a butcher…read moreshop, I am magnetically drawn to it feet first. This is a beautiful little shop, very clean looking that supplied a lot of very fine looking traditional Scottish cuts. Their main raw meat counter was splendidly well presented with prices clearly shown and the counter not too tightly packed, sometimes giving you too much to look at and confusing the customer in the process. The gents that were working here were very polite and didn't mind me looking around the shop but not wanting to buy anything although I easily could have spent a LOT of my wages in here. More so on their pie/cooked counter, with items from mince pies and haggis/gravy pies to sausage rolls and mince rounds available to purchase. Locally produced jams and vegetables were on offer here too which was a very nice touch, cementing this butcher as a vital part within the North Berwick town centre.

A lovely, well-run and stocked family business. By far the best shop in North Berwick. Good…read morevariety, excellent promotions and always friendly staff. What i love about this shop most is the range of local produce on offer which you dont get from other stores. They use local farms for seasonal produce and stock Lucas ice cream. If you are a visitor to North Berwick you will know this shop get really busy but its worth the wait.

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