NEW SHOP OPENING HOURS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Thursday 2pm to 5:30pm, Friday 11 am to 5:30 pm and Saturday 10 am to 4:30 pm
We are hoping you will be pleasantly surprised by our extensive range of wholesome foods. We do our utmost to cater for organic, vegetarian, vegan and gluten free foods and for people who are lactose intolerant. In doing so we try to price our goods so you will be able to shop here regularly, not just on a posh day out in the country. You can check out our prices by clicking the links in the table below. If you want to see how competitve we are just ask artificial intelligence like ChatGPT *** (see example at the foot of the page)!
| Fruit and vegetables | Tea, coffee and biscuits | In the Fridge |
| In the Freezers | Freshly baked bread | Herbs & Spices |
| Tinned fruit and purees |
Why shop with us?
Join several (well two or three) other eccentric shoppers willing to face up to the unique food shopping experience at Joleen Meadows.
Discover potatoes and other vegetables with dirt still on them. Buy real foods without microwave instructions and spend hours on the internet researching how to cook them. Save money by buying exactly the number of carrots, parsnips, mushrooms etc that you require rather then being forced into buying a bulk bag. Save money by bringing your detergent bottles in for refill and buying cereals and nuts from our bulk dispensers rather than paying for the packaging. Buy 2lbs of organic potatoes instead of a bag of oven chips and learn how you can peel them and make your own chips much cheaper. Eat food that tastes so good you’ll never want another take away again.
Join the organic revolution and buy foods that haven’t been sprayed with insecticides, or genetically modified to produce BT Toxin, or covered in preservatives to prolong their shelf life and then treated with artificial flavour enhancers to mask the fact that it has lost its flavour. Buy freshly picked vegetables that haven’t been sealed for ages in gas filled bags that turn limp within hours of opening the packet. Of course the downside is that you may have to wash soil off some of them or even the odd bug that is your natural competitor for real food (they are not stupid these bugs)
We looking forward to welcoming you to a new way of shopping, a way which actually looks very similar to an old way of shopping.
See you soon
Paul and Liz
*** Artificial Intelligence
Here is an example of how to ask ChatGPT. Paste this line into the chat box
“price comparison for organic tomatoes in the holywell area to include joleen meadows farm shop prices as shown at https://www.joleenmeadows.com/prices/”
And this is its response as at 27th April 2025 …. And no I am not kidding although sometimes AI can get lazy and try to get away with a general response at first. If it does get shirty with it and ask it to do a proper deep dive and exact price comparison. Eventually it will learn you are not to be messed with.
🔍 Price Comparison Summary
| Store | Product | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joleen Meadows Farm Shop | Vine Tomatoes (per lb) | £1.65 | Local and seasonal |
| Cherry Vine Tomatoes (per lb) | £2.21 | Local and seasonal | |
| Tesco | Organic Tomatoes On The Vine 400g | £2.20 | Convenient for quick shopping |
| Real Foods | Organic Tomatoes 1kg | £6.40 | Bulk purchase option |
| Riverford | Organic Tomatoes 750g | £4.50 | Delivered to your door |
🏆 Best Value Recommendation
For the best value, Joleen Meadows Farm Shop offers the most affordable organic tomatoes in the Holywell area, especially if you’re looking for local, seasonal produce. Their prices are competitive, and the option to place custom orders adds convenience.
If you prefer the convenience of larger retailers, Tesco provides organic tomatoes at a reasonable price, though they may not be locally sourced.
Let me know if you need further information or assistance with placing an order!
Editor’s note: I do agree that Tesco is good for “quick shopping”. In our shop Liz will keep you chatting for hours if you’re not careful so be warned. However, I have a secret plan to replace her with one of those swanky autotills that takes a video of you while you shop like the big boys have.
Hello,
We have just discovered you and were wondering if it would be ok to visit your shop on Saturday on our way back from Llandudno? Are you open till 4:30?
I am also fascinated by everything you are doing! Especially the food forest! Would love to talk about it if at all possible! Also do you have a café too or just the shop? Do you have organic fruit and veg?
Many thanks!
Sophie
Hi Sophie
We open on Saturdays from 10 til 4pm. However, we live in the bungalow next door and the bell on the shop will bring one of us over to serve you whenever you turn up. No cafe but we can always have our arm twisted to serve tea in the house. We love to drink tea and chat about all of our mad projects!
Paul
Hello,
We are in the process of relocating to North Wales and are delighted that there is an organic food shop in the vicinity of where we hope to live.
Do you know of anyone who might have a three-bedroomed caravan to rent on a long-term basis?
Hi Vivien
I’m afraid I don’t know of anyone wanting to let a caravan though North Wales is a land full of caravans. The sites however tend to stipulate that you can only live there for 10 months of the year so unless you can provide a permanent postal address elsewhere it is difficult to set up home in a caravan on a permanent basis.
We’d be delighted to welcome you to our little organic shop when you finally land. Our friend Chris also sells organic veg in Denbigh and does a box scheme as well – look up The Vale Grocer
https://www.facebook.com/thevalegrocer
Another friend Phil runs a Sunday market in Saughall (just over the border) in which he also sells organic fruit and veg…
https://www.saughall.gov.uk/2024/02/farmers-market-saturdays-at-the-vernon-institute/
…so there are a quite afew options outside the hit and miss availability in the corporate supermarkets. If you want to grow your own and share the harvest with lovely like-minded people we also have a growing club called Flintshare which I highly recommend you look into
https://flintshare.org/
Croeso i Gymru
Paul and Liz
Hello,
Thanks for your response.
Looking forward to visiting your shop soon.
Best wishes.
Vivien