Our Awards

  • February 2013 – Stroud farmers market awarded "Farmers' Market of the Year" 2013 fromFARMA.
  • June 2012 – Stroud farmers' market announced one of the "7 Wonders of the Cotswolds"
  • Made in Stroud announced winner of"Outstanding Contribution to Food and Farming in Gloucestershire" at the Taste of Gloucestershire Awards, organised by Gloucestershire Media in September 2011.
  • Stroud Farmers' Market was the winner of theBBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards"Best Food Market 2010", the first farmers' market ever to win this accolade
  • Stroud Farmers Market won "Best Farmers' Market" in the Cotswold Life Food and Drink awards 2010.
  • Stroud Farmers' Market was judged finalist of the Best Food Market 2008 in the Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards
  • Gloucester Farmers' Market was announced winner of the Cotswold Life Food And Drink Awards "Most Improved Farmers' Market" 2008 at the awards dinner at Beaufort Polo Club Marquee.
  • Stroud Farmers' Market was announced FARMA UK Certified Farmers' Market of the Year 2008 at the gala awards dinner in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in November 2007. Previous winners include Edinburgh and Winchester.
  • Made in Stroud was a finalist in the FARMA Environmental Award 2008 in recognition of the company's green policies.
  • Stroud Farmers' Market was awarded "Farmers' Market of the Year 2007, South West Regional Winner" in the FARMA (National Farm Retail and Markets Association) annual awards.
  • Clare Gerbrands was awarded with a Civic Award from Stroud Town Council for setting up and running Stroud Farmers' Market and the Made in Stroud Shop.
  • In May 2007, Made in Stroud was nominated for"Community Project of the Year 2007" in the Pride of Gloucestershire Community Awards.
  • Gloucester farmers' market was a finalist for"Most Improved Farmers' Market" in the Cotswold Life Food and Drink Awards 2007.
  • Stroud Farmers' Market was a finalist in the"Best Farmers' Market" category of the Cotswold Life Food and Drink awards 2006.
  • Swindon Farmers' Market was a finalist in the Country Life Magazine "Nation's Favourite Farmers' Market" award in 2006. The market was nominated by Country Life readers.
  • Stroud Farmers Market won "Best Farmers' Market" in the Cotswold Life Food and Drink awards 2005.
  • Made in Stroud won the national "Eat the View Award" for the most sustainable businesssponsored by the Countryside Agency in the FARMA (National Farm Retail and Markets Association) annual awards 2005.
  • Swindon Farmers' Market was "highly commended" in the Marvellous Markets 2005competition, run by the Western Daily Press in association with DEFRA and the NFU.
  • Gloucester Farmers Market was winner of the Marvellous Markets 2005 competition, run by the Western Daily Press in association with DEFRA and the NFU.
  • Stroud Farmers Market won "Best Farmers Market" in the Cotswold Life Food and Drink awards 2004.
  • Stroud Farmers Market won "Best Farmers Market" in the Cotswold Life Food and Drink awards 2003.
  • Made in Stroud was a finalist for "Contribution to the Community" in the Citizen Business Awards 2002 in association with BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
  • Clare Gerbrands was shortlisted for the"Schumacher Award 2001" for her " invaluable contribution towards the revitalisation of the heart of Stroud and the re-localisation of the Stroud economy…her example gives inspiration to other similar projects around the country."
  • Clare Gerbrands was awarded the status of"Hero of Gloucestershire 2000" for her work with farmers' markets in the area.