12 amazing farm shops

For decades Ängavallen, close to Trelleborg in south Skåne, has been serving the best raw produce from farm to table. Stroll in the 19th century park, relax in the restaurant and smell the lovely herb garden. They serve and sell 100 % organic meats, bread, butter, cheeses, patés and olive oils. Don’t miss the restaurant and café.

Rathckegården close to Åhus in eastern Skåne sells great-tasting fresh meat and vegetables from their own farm and others close by in their old stable. They also sell high quality sheepskins, rugs and yarn of high quality from the farm's own lambs. Their focus is on organic farming and all produce is “KRAV” certified for sustainable food.

You’ll have to go a long way to find tastier tomatoes, chilies, spices and sour dough bread than that served in this shop between Landskrona and Helsingborg. Try their sumptuous “secret recipe” tomato pie, and sample the exquisite marmalades, chutneys, vinegars, cheese, meats and tapas dishes at the Miss Alice delicatessen.

Enjoy fish cured the traditional way using alder wood and alder wood chips to give it that most delicious flavour and fine golden brown colour. All the herring comes from the Baltic sea outside Kåseberga, south-west Skåne, while the salmon is freshly caught in the Norwegian fjords. Curing house, fish shop and restaurant.

Organic farm with a garden café, farm shop and home delivery outside Lund. Taste freshly harvested vegetables, fruits, dry goods and oils delivered to your door using biogas cars.

Hallongården close to the south Skåne city of Trelleborg sells raspberries, blueberries, asparagus, juices and jams. All made from the bushes just outside the door. Discover their delicious open sandwiches with speciality toppings or take your picnic basket and sit among the raspberry bushes. Café and guided tours.

This far shop in eastern Skåne demonstrates farming traditions that date back to 1897. Sample the lovely local canola oils and skin products, vinegars, mustards, herbs, eggs and marmalade. The café serves tasty home-made sandwiches and local delicacies.

Buy natural cheeses made from the milk of locally-raised cows fed by grains from this farm just outside Malmö. The cheeses are matured at their own pace and inspired by cheese producers from the north of Sweden and France. Restaurant in summer.

Hike straight to the door and enjoy the best of beef, lamb sausages and patés from this farm shop north of Ängelholm in north-west Skåne. The animals are fed on organically grown grasses and herbs, providing a high level of healthy omega-3 fats. The result is natural, tasty, juicy beef sold in the shop. You can even join a course or a guided tour.

Don’t just enjoy the tastes, savour the smells of the herbs and lavender during a guided tour of this herb garden and shop in close to Ystad in south-west Skåne. Learn about the twenty types of spices they grow and try out their herbal drinks and remedies afterwards.

Experience asparagus in all its glory and try this year’s signature asparagus dish at this grower close to the beautiful fishing village of Skillinge. Buy succulent, tender asparagus from the nurseries, or take home plants to grow your own. See what’s on show at Sweden’s first asparagus museum and learn the when, how and why of asparagus. You can even buy the asparagus book that’s full of tips, tricks and recipes.