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Get your free copy13 May 2013, 09:21 AM
- A farm shop set up by Prince Charles has been forced to shut due to lack of footfall and the rise of internet shopping
The Veg Shed, in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, is to cease trading and focus on a vegetable box delivery scheme instead, although the late spring has meant this has been put on hold until summer.
The shop sold locally-grown organic produce, including some from Duchy Organic’s farm. Three part-time jobs were lost when it closed.
The shop became well known for selling ‘wonky’ fruit and veg, which is normally rejected by the supermarkets.
A spokeswoman for Clarence House, Prince Charles’ official London residence, said, “In response to consumer trends and a preference for shopping remotely, the decision has been to close the Veg Shed but to continue with the box scheme to satisfy the local demand for seasonal organic produce.
“It is a real shame, but the farming industry has struggled in recent years and, as a farmer, the Prince is not immune.”
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