A Co Down based farm shop has unrevealed the results of its newly refurbished farm shop and tea room.
Meadow Farm in Downpatrick is owned by Richard Orr and his father, Jackie, and has been in business for 20 years.
As demand for its fresh produce increased, Richard’s wife, Sharon, began selling home-cooked foods and baked items.
A £200,000 investment, supported by Ulster Bank resulted in the new 2,000 sq ft Meadow Farm tearoom opening at the end of November, creating five new jobs.
The family business is also Northern Ireland’s first ‘monitor farm’ – a category of farm picked to share performance information and best practice.
In addition to the finance received from Ulster Bank, Meadow Farm also received a £35,000 grant towards the project through the Rural Business Investment Scheme.