Discover Food Producers Near You
Find excellent food & drink producers in Blackburn with Darwen
Producers Directory
We’ve created a food producers directory to help you discover local food growers and producers near you.
There’s an abundance of high-quality local produce in Blackburn with Darwen.
Discover local fruit and veg to speciality food producers, right on your doorstep.
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Fruit & Veg Producers
Scott Stewart
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Fruit & Vegetable market stall sourced as local as possible. Delivery across Blackburn, Darwen and some areas of Bolton.
Where: Blackburn Market, 25 Church St, Blackburn BB1 5AF. Phone 07821 200 639
Opening times
Mon- Sat 8.30- 5.30
Read more about Scott Stewart here:
Meet Scott aka Scott Stewart – Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance (bwdfoodalliance.org.uk)
Boxed Green
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Organic, seasonal and locally sourced fruit and veg box delivery service. Choose from various box options which can be a one off or a subscription service. Collect from your pick up point
Where: For all Blackburn and Darwen residents the pick up point is Earth Evolution, 235 Duckworth St, Darwen.
https://www.boxedgreenco.co.uk/
Read more about Boxed Green here:
Meet Boxed Green – Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance (bwdfoodalliance.org.uk)
Pennine Cropshare
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Pennine Cropshare is a not-for-profit, organic Veg Bag Scheme, delivering healthy, sustainable vegetables, fruit and bread to convenient collection points in Calderdale and Lancashire.
Nearest collection point is Burnley but they would consider a drop off point for multiple customer order of at least 10 people.
Pennine Cropshare – Pennines Food Delivered To Your Door | Pennine Cropshare
Woods Fruit & Veg
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Sellers of fresh fruit & veg. Visit the stall or order online- you an also buy produce from other stalls and they will include it in your delivery.
Where: Darwen Market Annex, Croft st, Darwen. +44 7776 432624
When:
Monday 08:30 – 15:00
Tuesday CLOSED
Wednesday 08:30 – 16:00
Thursday 08:30 – 16:00
Friday 08:30 – 16:00
Saturday 08:00 – 16:00
Plentiful Wholefoods
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Organic fruit & veg, wholefoods, sourdough bread plastic free, ethical shopping. Bring your own container for refills.
Where: 46 Bridge St, Ramsbottom, Bury BL0 9AQ- register interest in delivery
When:
Mon- wed 10-4.30
Thursday 10-6
Fri- 10-4.30
Sat 9.30-4.30
Sun-11-3.30
The Veg Box Company
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Locally sourced fruit, veg and meat boxes. Also add dairy, pantry and bakery products to your order. One off boxes or subscription for weekly, fortnightly or monthly . £3.25 delivery charge for Blackburn and Darwen.
The Veg Box Company | Fruit & Veg Near Me
Dairy & Cheese Producers
Pulford Farm Shop
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Raw milk, all things dairy and local. Stockist of free range eggs from local producers.
Where: Bent Farm
Johnson Road
Eccleshill
Darwen
BB3 3PE
Visit Our Farm Shop | Blackburn, Lancashire (pulfordfarmdairies.co.uk)
When:
Monday – Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Read more about Pulford Farm here:
Pulford Dairies- it’s a family affair – Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance (bwdfoodalliance.org.uk)
The Milking Parlour
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Raw milk, milkshakes, cheese, eggs and butter from 3 vending machines. You will need cash for eggs, cheese, butter and glass bottles. Milk can be paid for by cash or card. Provide plastic bottles free of charge or you can purchase a glass bottle from the cheese vending machine which you can wash and bring back next time!
Where: BB7 9EH. If you drive to the top of Wesley street in Sabden, turn left at the top and follow the road round the corner, we are on the right hand side
When: Open 8am-7pm
Mrs Kirkhams Cheese
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Dairy Farmers, Traditional Raw milk Lancashire Cheesemakers and Farm shop.
Where: Mill Lane, Goosnargh,Lancashire, PR3 2FL
When:
Mon – Fri
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Hens on The Hill
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Pasture raised and organic eggs using regenerative farming practices. Locally sourced produce including organic veg boxes, dairy products and other local independent prodcuers. Sold through self service vending machines.
Where: Elton rd, Belthorn, BB1 2PL
When: Mon-Sun 7-7. Machines accept notes and cards
Read more about Hens On The Hill here:
Farm on the Fell
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Vending shed and machines selling unhomogenised, gently pasteurised whole milk, changing flavours of milkshake. The glass bottles are £2 and the milk is from £1.20 to £2.00 . Remember that the bottles can be re used. Also sells Gelato and pop up pork shop.
Where: Big Blindhurst Farm, Bleasdale, Preston
When: Mon- Sun 8-8
Read more about Farm on the Fell here:
The Sheep Milk Company
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Cooperative sheep milk company. Producer of sheep milk and sheep cheese. Suitable for those with an intolerance of lactose.
Meat & Fish Producers
Turners Butchers
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Butchers on Darwen market. Third generation farmer rearing their own beef and lamb from their farm in Tockholes. Also sell free range duck, egg and goose eggs
Where: Stalls 26 & 27 Market Hall, Croft Street,, Darwen, United Kingdom, BB3 1BH 01254 776464
When:
Monday 08:30 – 17:00
Tuesday CLOSED
Wednesday 08:30 – 17:00
Thursday08:30 – 17:00
Friday08:30 – 22:00
Saturday08:00 – 16:00
Sunday CLOSED
A& S Nightingale Free Range Farm
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Family run small holding in Hoddlesden. Free range eggs, lamb and pork.
Where: Harwoods Lane, Hoddlesden, BB3 3LJ
When: Pop up shop once a month- see facebook for details
Read more about A&S Nightingale here:
Hoddlesdon Farm – Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance (bwdfoodalliance.org.uk)
Whittakers Butchers
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Established since 1916 proud to source all its lamb and beef from local farms not wholesale.
Where: Blackburn Market, 25 Church St, Blackburn BB1 5AF
01254 669137
Opening Times:
Mon- Sat 8.30-5.30
Cowmans Butchers
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Master butcher with over 120 years family experience. Works with small local family run farms specialising in grass fed, free range and ethically reared animals. Inventor of over 70 different varieties of sausage.
Where: 13 Castle st, Clitheroe , BB7 2BT. 01200 423842
When:
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Friday- 7.30-5.30
Weds: 8-4
Sat: 730-4.30
Honeywells Farm Shop
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Family owned butchers selling hand picked local produce. Wherever possible selling meat that’s sourced within a 20 miles radius. Also dairy, desserts and ready meals. Free delivery on orders over £60
Where: Honeywell, Eaves Lane, Woodplumpton, Preston, United Kingdom
When:
Monday 09:00 – 17:30
Tuesday 09:00 – 17:30
Pulford Farm Shop
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Raw milk, all things dairy, home reared beef and lamb, locally sourced pork, chicken, fruit and veg
For more information, contact
Where: Bent Farm
Johnson Road
Eccleshill
Darwen
BB3 3PE
Dairy Farm | Blackburn, Darwen, Lancashire – Pulford Farm Dairies
When: Mon-Sun 11-5
Read more about Pulford Farm Dairies here:
Pulford Dairies- it’s a family affair – Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance (bwdfoodalliance.org.uk)
The Green Cow
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Small, family-run farm since 1998. High-quality Beef, Lamb and Pork products all born & raised here. Sustainable farming using natural feeds.
Where: Boardman Heights Farm, Bury Lane, Chorley, United Kingdom 07884 185599
When:
Friday 10:00 – 16:00
Saturday 10:00 – 16:00
Sunday 10:00 – 14:30
Rileys Butchers
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Locally sourced multi award winning butchers.
Where: 599 Burnley rd, Rossendale, BB4 8AN. 01706 215216
When:
Monday 07:00 – 17:30
Tuesday 07:00 – 17:30
Wednesday 07:00 – 17:30
Thursday 07:00 – 17:30
Friday 07:00 – 17:30
Saturday 06:30 – 15:00
Gazegills Organics
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Organic Farm and shop. Nature Led. Organic, grass fed raw milk and meat.
Where: Lower Gazegill Farm, Dancer Lane, Rimington, Clitheroe, Lancashire. BB7 4EE, Rimington, United Kingdom
When:
Monday 09:00 – 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 – 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 – 17:00
Thursday09:00 – 17:00
Friday 09:00 – 17:00
Saturday 09:00 – 17:00
Sunday 10:00 – 15:00
Free delivery on orders over £50
Raw Milk & Organic Grass-Fed Meat Delivery | Gazegill Organics
Porcus
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Rare breed slow grown pig farmers. Sells a variety of pork products including charcuterie, artisan sausages and ready meals .
Where: Height Top Barn, Tower Causeway, Todmorden, OL14 7JE
When:
Tues- Sat 10-4
Porcus Sausages – Porcus People – Proud of Our Provenance.
Bakers & Dessert Producers
Zafros Bakery
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Microbakery producing artisan breads and desserts serving Burnley and surrounding areas. Currently doesn’t sell direct to the public but can be bought from various establishments – see below.
Where: Earth Evolution Darwen Facebook
Plentiful Wholefoods Plentiful – Ramsbottom Wholefoods Shop (plentifuldoorstep.co.uk)
Gorgonzola Clitheroe – Georgonzola Deli (@georgonzoladeli) • Instagram photos and videos Georgonzola – A Cheese Deli in Clitheroe, Lancashire – Great British cheese from a Great British cheese shop
Also eaten at a number of establishments around Bury and Ramsbottom.
Find out more about Zafros here Putting a Face to our Food- Zafroz Bakery a micro-bakery- aka Haris – Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance (bwdfoodalliance.org.uk)
Holdens Ice Cream
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Award winning artisan ice cream makers and delicatessen selling local produce
Where: 5 Blackburn rd , Edgworth, BL7 0BA
When: Mon- Sat 9-6, Sun 9-5
The Artisan Bakery
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independent, family-run bakery that produces their own handmade goods, fresh every day. They specialise in bread, and will also stock confectionery, pies, and sandwiches
Where: Blackburn Market
When: Mon- Sat 8.30-5.30
Millers Chocolate
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Luxury homemade chocolate goods. All vegan friendly and gluten free. Wholesale and home postal delivery.
Where: MILLERS CHOCOLATE (@millers_chocolate) • Instagram photos and videos
Shops & Markets Producers
Earth Evolution
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Eco refill shop in the centre of Darwen. Refill your essentials without the unnecessary waste. Also organic fruit & veg box pick up point from Boxed Green and Artisan bakey products from Zafros Bakery.
Where: 235 Duckworth st, Darwen
When:
Mon- closed
Tues- 10-4
Weds- closed
Thurs 10-5
Fri- 10-4
Sat- 10-4
Read more about Earth Evolution here: Meet Earth Evolution – Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance (bwdfoodalliance.org.uk)
Other Producers
Reedys Naturaly
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Multi award winning natural preserves and savoury condiments including; vinegars & oils, cordials, coffees and Kick Ass cheese.
Where: Unit 9 Elder Court,Lions Drive, Shadsworth Business Park, Blackburn, BB1 2EQ
When: Wednesday 12-5.30
Or online Reedy’s Naturally – ReedysNaturally Free delivery on orders over £12 in a 3 mile radius
You can read more about Reedys Naturally here: Meet Lisa AKA Reedy’s Naturally – Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance (bwdfoodalliance.org.uk)
Calyx Drinks
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Craft brewed non alcoholic drinks free from artificial flavours and preservatives. Made using organic fruit, herbs, flowers.
Where: Shop | Calyx Drinks
The Nowt Poncy Food Company
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Sauces manufacturer. Small batch and hand cooked using as much locally sourced produce as possible.
Where: Shop Nowt Poncy® | The Nowt Poncy Food Company Ltd. And various independent retail outlets.
You can read more about Nowt Poncy here Meet The Nowt Poncy Food Company – Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance (bwdfoodalliance.org.uk)
Exchange Coffee
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Coffee Roasters & Tea Merchants. Blackburn, Clitheroe, Skipton & Todmorden. Retail & Wholesale.
Choose from our Breakfast, Lunch and Afternoon Tea menus.
Where: 13-15 Fleming SquareBlackburnLancashireBB2 2DG
When: Mon- Sat 9-5
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