Trade Associations
National Farmers’ Retail & Markets Association (FARMA)
FARMA is a co-operative of farmers, producers selling on a local scale, and farmers’ markets organisers. FARMA works throughout the UK and is the largest organisation of its type in the world, representing direct sales to customers through farm shops, Pick-Your-Own, farmers’ markets, home delivery, on-farm catering, and farm entertainment.
The Garden Centre Association (GCA)
The GCA has its origins in the very roots of the garden centre movement, which surprisingly has only been in existence for 40 years. the Garden Centre Association, represents over 200 garden centres – widely regarded as being among the UK ‘s most progressive.
The Guild of Fine Food
The Guild was formed in 1995 with a mission to support and encourage artisan food and drink producers and the independent delicatessens, farm shops and food halls that mainly stock and sell their food and drink.
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