--- title: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development description: European Rural Development Funding for North Yorkshire business Shepherds Purse Cheeses. image: https://blog.shepherdspurse.co.uk/hubfs/Eurpoean%20Funding.jpg --- - [HOME](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/) - [Our Cheeses](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/our-cheeses.html) - [About Us](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/truckle-to-table) - [Recipes](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/our-recipes.html) - [Gather Round](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/blog) - [Where to buy](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/where-to-buy) ## HELLO Guest ### [Join our cheese club >](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/customer/account/create) #### For news, offers, competitions & more [![logo](https://blog.shepherdspurse.co.uk/hs-fs/hub/425924/file-2060336453.png)](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/) ##### [![](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/skin/frontend/default/sheppard/images/sheppard/baskheader.jpg)SHOPPING BASKET](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/checkout/cart) ##### [CHECKOUT >](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/checkout/cart) ##### [CONTACT US >](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/contact-us) #### Follow Us - - - - [HOME](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/) - [Our Cheeses](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/our-cheeses.html) - [About Us](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/truckle-to-table) - [Recipes](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/our-recipes.html) - [Gather Round](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/blog) - [Where to buy](https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/where-to-buy) # Shepherds Purse Blog ## European Grant Funding 23/02/20 22:24 [Caroline Bell](https://blog.shepherdspurse.co.uk/blog/author/caroline-bell) [Cheese Making](https://blog.shepherdspurse.co.uk/blog/topic/cheese-making), [Family business](https://blog.shepherdspurse.co.uk/blog/topic/family-business), [Business Development](https://blog.shepherdspurse.co.uk/blog/topic/business-development) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) We're delighted to be able to share that Shepherds Purse have been awarded grant funding to support a project that has enabled us to expand our cheesemaking capacity. 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