The most powerful leaders in the world tucked into organic cream created on a farm near Frome.

Leaders of the G20, the world's richest nations, were served a Downing Street dinner by TV chef Jamie Oliver which included organic cream from Ivy House Farm, near Frome.

Ivy House farmer Geoff Bowles, says: "It is nice to know that taste and quality, along with a bit of downright honesty from a family business, is still sought after."

The family-run farm in Beckington supplied five litres of double cream to the G20, who were in London for vital economic talks. It was distributed by Neal's Yard Dairy.

Mr Bowles said: "It is nice that somebody so small, that can produce a quality product, can get to such a high place. It is very fresh. The double cream is in London 12 hours after leaving the cow."

Just six years ago, Ivy House Farm was struggling, with just Mr Bowles and a government-funded trainee. The family business decided to turn to sustainable farming and specialise in top-quality organic Jersey milk products which have been taken up by the London market, including Harrods, Selfridges and Fortnums.

The farm now has a herd of 120 cows that are milked twice a day in a Herringbone Parlour. The warm milk and cream is separated out, chilled, loaded into a refrigerated van and delivered.

The dairy uses traditional methods for its clotted creams. The cream is cooked over boiling water in stainless steel vessels and allowed to set overnight.

Mr Bowles says he could not find a better place to farm than in Somerset.

He said: "We enjoy good services and our products can be in London within a couple of hours. Somerset is recognised for the quality of its food and when you are making lots of clotted cream, it helps to be part of the West Country."

Somerset has a dedicated network of 8,500 farmers and food producers, the most in the UK. The sector as a whole supports around 15,000 jobs.

Into Somerset, funded by the local authorities and chaired by Honor Chapman CBE, has supported the business and promotes the county's food and drink industry as a key sector for entrepreneurs thinking of relocating.

Ms Chapman said: "Into Somerset encourages inward investment and promotes indigenous business growth with the message that Somerset offers a wonderful lifestyle and opportunities for business development."