I did my big shop at the 'posh' farm shop that says its prices aren't much more than the supermarket

Everyone loves a farm shop trip for a mooch about and to pick up some tasty artisan treats. But, rightly or wrongly, they've got a reputation for being a bit of a pricey way of getting fresh food.

But with prices on the rise pretty much everywhere right now, would a farm shop big shop work out that much more expensive than a weekly trip to the supermarket? At award-winning farm shop The Lambing Shed in Knutsford, bosses recently posted on social media a "price comparison" aiming to show that they're NOT that much more expensive than supermarkets.

They also pointed out why the extra pennies make it worth your while to support local farmers and makers. The 'posh' farm shop, that holds the title of best farm shop cafe in the UK, features an array of local produce from farms in Cheshire and Lancashire and home-reared beef and lamb.

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In their recent Instagram reel, they showed a number of products at similar, or cheaper prices to supermarket goods. The post said: "Shall we price compare? We have many items cheaper than the bigger supermarkets around us but we also have items that cost just a few pennies more.

"Those extra pennies help support us which lets us support other small local business that surround us in our farm shop! Not only that, much of our produce is home-reared, homemade and handled with care, because we care as much about our products as we do our customers."

They featured products including pies, sausages, milk and salad which they price compared to Waitrose. Now, admittedly, Waitrose is the 'poshest' of supermarkets too and is regularly named as the most expensive to shop at in price surveys - but the items did