Say hello to Maisy, one of the cows at Acorn Dairy producing your organic milk. Maisy is a red head, four years old with a curvaceous shape. She enjoys being able to roam around outside between milkings and eating the best quality, chemical free grass and clover on offer. Her hobbies include chillaxing with companions at Acorn Dairy, having the sun on her back and trying to head […]
Yesterday in Two Photos! The start and end of an excellent day collecting in the first cut of silage. Having cut the grass on Sunday, it wilted and dried on Monday. At 7am on Tuesday the contractors started bringing it in to the clamp we refurbed last month. We brought in 150 acres of grass and […]
Our Beloved Cranberry has her first Calf We love all our ladies and this face you may recognise too. Cranberry, with her recognisable ? shaped blaze, was born on Christmas Day 2012. Named by Acorn Dairy doorstep milk customers, we have enjoyed following her progress from calf to heifer and now cow. Over the same Saturday lunch time […]
Acorn Dairy direct doorstep milk customers in Darlington, Northallerton, Richmond, Aycliffe, Barnard Castle (& villages in between) will soon have the opportunity to order local, organic asparagus too. Lasting little more than a month, the local growing season for this tasty veg is short (but delicious.) For several years our cousin Stephen Tweddle has kept some […]
Here it is. Heart warming footage of yesterday’s turnout… It is the highlight in the Acorn Dairy year, for those with two legs and four. We commented that the ladies were a little calmer this year than last but their joy at being back in the fields, with the sun on their backs, is plain to see. Thank you for choosing Acorn If […]
Here at Acorn Dairy we are thinking about future organic silage storage and we are improving our original silage clamp. Built in the 1960s the original clamp has served well. It is now ageing and a revamp is required if we are to continue to meet new environmental rules. The clamp is how we store and preserve grass cut in […]
Some Extra Jobs Prepping for Turnout With temperatures thinking about rising, we are looking forward to ‘turn out’. Acorn Dairy milk customers may have seen video of this spectacle here at the farm, from previous years. It is a highlight every year for cows and carers alike. Our organic cows simply love the feel of grass under foot and […]
Best Business to Consumer Award Great to be nominated. To win was superb! Fresh, organic milk from farm to fridge is what we do… Thank you very much to Darlington Business Club. Chairman Graeme Rowatt came to the farm earlier this month with a good looking glass award, which ‘our’ Graham was delighted to accept. As with all farming & food businesses, in December we were busy getting […]
Video of Your Hot New Look Milk Bottles coming off the Packing Line The fruit of several months work…please excuse our proud excitement at sharing them with you. Press Play… Spot them from this week. Where? Local doorsteps, using their elbows on shelves in the best independent shops in the northern counties & regionally in Waitrose & Morrisons stores. North Yorkshire | Durham […]
Your Sneek Preview of the New Year New Look It is goodbye to Ruby, Matilda & Katy who have graced the labels of our milk range since 2009. Hello to a fresh look label to match the natural quality of Acorn Dairy milk and better communicate with shoppers that we offer a genuine local, organic milk with […]