Winner
Riverford Farm Shop, Devon
One family, four businesses; Riverford is not so much a farm as an institution. The Watson family has farmed Riverford for 50 years, and over the past 20 has built it into a whole emporium, with three shops, a café, dairy, butchery and bakery, selling every kind of 'real and organic local food', from fish and bread to clotted cream and wine, not to mention its vegetable and meat home-delivery boxes. Four out of John Watson's five children are involved; Ben opened the farm shop in 1984, and started the Riverford Meat Box home-delivery scheme in 2005; Guy started the organic vegetable-growing business in 1986, followed by the veg box scheme, while Oliver and Louise run the farm and the dairy. And if they haven't produced it themselves, they know exactly who has. There is a larger shop and café in Kitley, Yealmpton, and if you don't fancy driving out to the farm just to pick up something for supper, a smaller 'convenience' store in Totnes.
· Staverton, Near Totnes, Devon (01803 762523; riverfordfarmshop.co.uk)
Runner up
Marylebone Farmers' Market, London
Those keeping an eye on their carbon footprints will appreciate this Sunday market. Free-range meat, freshly laid duck and goose eggs, raw honey, handmade cheeses and organic vegetables are just some of offerings from the 40-odd producers, who all hail from a 100-mile radius of the M25. If you're not sure what you're looking for, or what to do with it when you've found it, ask the vendor - they grew, reared, shot and baked everything. This month expect salad leaves, early spinach and the last of the winter vegetables. Asparagus, strawberries, raspberries and oyster mushrooms will be appearing in May. And keep an eye out for OFM's Nigel Slater; it's his favourite market.
· Sunday, 10am-2pm, Cramer St car park, W1 (020 7833 0388)
Best of the rest
Scotland
Heart Buchanan
380 Byres Road, Glasgow (0141 334 7626)
Fi Buchanan's deli sells a fine range of delights - many straight from her own kitchen. You can buy the makings of a whole meal - go for chargrilled sardines, followed by Toulouse sausage cassoulet and a Portuguese custard tart for pud.
Wales
Blas ar Fwyd
25 Heol yr Orsaf, Llanrwst, Conwy (01492 640215)
As well as selling home-made pâtés, cured hams and quiches from the deli, owner Deiniol ap Dafydd has opened Blas ar Win - a premier wine shop next door.
N. Ireland
Sawyers
Unit 7, Fountain Centre, Belfast (028 9032 2021)
Choose from frozen venison, ostrich, wild boar, rabbit and quail.
Yorkshire and Humberside
The Jug and Bottle
Main Street, Bubwith, Selby (01757 289707)
With cider and real ale on draught, this is the place to while away an afternoon of pickle shopping.
North West
Unicorn Grocery
89 Albany Road, Chorlton, Manchester (0161 8617675)
Aside from fruit and veg, this co-op offers bakery goods and even some eco-friendly beauty products. Or be really good and go for vegan, organic booze!
North East
Daniela's
5-7 Cavendish Road, Jesmond, Newcastle (0191 281 1142)
Go for the tempting samples on the counter, and stay for the Italian ice-cream. Freshly made bread is also on offer.
Midlands
Honeysuckle Wholefoods
53 Church Street, Oswestry, Shropshire (01691 653125)
The best times to shop for their delicious breads and fresh produce are Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
East Anglia
La Hogue Farm Shop and Deli
La Hogue Farm, Ely, Cambridgeshire (01638 751128)
Look out for Norfolk cheeses, Suffolk chickens and wild rabbits.
South West
Roots
7a Bath Place, Taunton (01823 337233)
Run by two enthusiastic owners who love sharing stories about where the food comes from - which is almost always somewhere local. They even encourage you to ride your bike to the shop and only stock recycled paper bags.
Papadeli
84 Alma Road, Clifton, Bristol (0117 973 6569)
A regular recommends the smoked chicken and organic mayonnaise sandwich on fresh organic ciabatta with salad.
South East
Bill's Produce Store
The Depot, 100 North Road, Brighton (01273 692894) or Cliffe High Street, Lewes (01273 476918)
Fresh produce, homemade cakes, pizzas and quiches; it's like eating in a faintly chaotic market hall, but in a very good way. Taste everything you can get your hands on and come away with bulging shopping bags.
London
The Ginger Pig
8-10 Moxon Street, Marylebone (020 7935 7788) and Borough Market (020 7407 1002)
Another former OFM award-winner, Tim and Anne Wilson's shop supplies the best bacon in London from their own farm. Not sure about how to cook the cut of meat you're buying? Ask their butchers for some tips and you'll probably get a meal-plan and wine recommendations, too.
Source
27d The Quadrant, Richmond (020 8439 9866)
Fresh sushi, fishcakes and pies, oh my!
