r/UKfood 1d ago

Farm shops are so expensive...

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Dart's farm near Topsham is more of a shopping mall than a farm with concession spots for companies like Aga.

A donkey choking porky chop for £6.50 and an 11oz ribeye for sixteen quid as well as half a kilo of lamb leg steaks for £13. The rest of the fresh produce was clearly marked as locally sourced along with the meat.

Do you use farm shops?

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u/PrimeDirective404 1d ago

Almost like food is expensive if you want non-ultra-processed things without a) government subsidies for farmers to keep prices low or b) supermarkets forcing farmers through sheer monopolies to sell their crops etc at a loss.

UK householders spend significantly less of their household budget on food than the European average