TV presenter-turned-farmer Jeremy Clarkson opened a shop at his Diddly Squat farm a year ago today. 

The car enthusiast swapped Porsches for potatoes as he threw open the doors to his farm shop for the first time.

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At the Squat Shop – named after his farm Diddly Squat – located near Chipping Norton – the Grand Tour host sold potatoes, raffled off water in yellow bottles and gave away cider that had been donated by Blur’s Alex James, who made a special appearance with a sack of potatoes.

Oxford Mail: Alex James, Blur frontman, carrying a sack of potatoes out of the farm shop. Pic Ed Nix. Alex James, Blur frontman, carrying a sack of potatoes out of the farm shop. Pic Ed Nix.

The ex-Top Gear host has been running for the farm for more than a year for a forthcoming Amazon Prime show called I Bought A Farm which is expected to be released later this year.

Timeline

The farm shop is currently closed but Clarkson and partner Lisa Hogan are hoping to reopen in March.

Pictures

Oxford Mail: Queues and parked cars outside the Diddly Squat Farm for the grand opening. Pic: Ed NixQueues and parked cars outside the Diddly Squat Farm for the grand opening. Pic: Ed Nix

Oxford Mail: The Grand Tour host's shop sold potatoes for £1.02 per 2kg, declaring them "cheaper than Aldi" on the labels. Blackball Media/PA WireThe Grand Tour host's shop sold potatoes for £1.02 per 2kg, declaring them "cheaper than Aldi" on the labels. Blackball Media/PA Wire

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