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Darwin Nurseries & Farm Shop posted on 1 November 2012

Just off the Newmarket Road, heading out of the city towards the A14 and the Quy Roundabout, Darwin Nurseries & Farm Shop is a charming place to visit throughout the year.

During the springtime their large plant greenhouses are rapidly filling up with flowers and shrubs, while their farm shop is getting stacked up with locally sourced produce, some of which is grown in the fields on site. During the summer, children are enjoying the sights and sounds of the farm animals and in the autumn and winter months the farm shop is brimming with customers looking for their Halloween pumpkins, Christmas trees and winter vegetables.

Throughout the year the farm shop shelves are heaving with fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables, delicious cakes, home-made jams and chutneys, baked breads, fruit juices and loads more. If you like your food fresh and would rather see a bit of earth and soil on your vegetables then Darwin Nurseries & Farm Shop is the place to be, all of the produce on sale is locally sourced and as fresh as they come.

One of the great reasons to visit Darwin Nurseries & Farm Shop is for the chance to see the fine animals that live there –These are used for therapeutic sessions, with adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues - it offers a great place to visit at the weekend with your children - and after all that excitement you can always nip in to their café for a nice cup of tea.

Darwin Nurseries & Farm Shop is such a wonderful place to visit, not only for all of the fantastic locally produced foods you can buy in their farm shop - and not only because of the stunning greenhouses full of beautiful potted flowers and shrubs, but because of the nursery's is part of The Cambridge and Peterborough Foundation Trust a member of STEnG (Social Training Enterprise Group), which allow Darwin Nurseries & Farm Shop the opportunity to offer itself as a place of work and community for a number of adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues - promoting learning, independence, skill building and social skills within a supported, horticultural and retail environment.

Darwin Nurseries & Farm Shop also offers vocational courses with Huntingdon Regional College in horticulture and retail, is proud to be non disciminatory and welcomes everyone.

So the next time you consider popping over to your nearest chain store supermarket to pick up some shopping, consider visiting Darwin Nurseries & Farm Shop instead, you'll be amazed at how much they have to offer.

For more information on Darwin Nurseries & farm Shop and all they offer, just give them a call on 01223 293911.

This article relates to the following Cambridge A-Z entry: Darwin Nurseries & Farm Shop

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