Gordon has a long- awaited assistant to help him tackle our on going hedge laying programme. Carl was keen to get involved when learning a traditional skill was suggested to him and consequently he passed his chainsaw course with flying colours.
A quick update from your local organic dairy farm. Includes a special Christmas offer & a bit of culture! Direct doorstep delivery of award winning milk. Darlington | Northallerton | Richmond | Barnard Castle | Aycliffe. Also available through retailers in North Yorkshire, Durham & Northumberland.
We call in on the Acorn Dairy butter production line! Wednesday is maintenance and butter making day at Acorn Dairy. Every week we churn cream and a little salt and make our delicious & popular butter. It is then hardened for a week in our fridges, before being put through the extruder. This squeezes out excess water & forms the […]
Your local organic cows enjoying their freshly served breakfast this morning. Every morning, straight after milking, Barry, Philip & Richard give our girls an organic mix of silage, wheat, beans & whole crop their breakfast. Like Pavlov’s dogs, they are tuned into the tone of our feed tractor engine and are ready & waiting for the mixer trailer as […]
The Cows Are Trying to Tell Us Something… Since the grass started growing in spring the Acorn Dairy herd have looked relaxed and happy, grazing outside on our organic pastures day and night. Many of you comment how nice it is to still see cows in the fields. N.B. Cows producing organic milk, MUST have freedom to graze […]
A ‘Pretty’ Arrival at Acorn Dairy With a lovely warm wind and October sun shining, Archdeacon Watzon Pretty was born today. Here she is on her feet, taking in her nursery paddock scenery, just six hours after landing. Like her mother, Pretty is a Dairy Shorthorn cross. The brown colouring can take several generations to come through. The […]
Nostalgia: Cows Grazing in the Fields & Milk in Pint Bottles Today Monty Don tweeted he didn’t realise how privileged he was to have his milk delivered in glass bottles. Is it organic Monty? Also today Dairy Crest announced the closure of their final glass bottling plant, as they see their business future focussed more on a supply chain suited […]
Photos from our Welly Walk Customer Evenings We were delighted to have just under 200 of our local customers from Darlington, Richmond, Barnard Castle, Northallerton and Aycliffe come along to see how we produce their milk. The three early evening walks were blessed with good weather. The aim of the events was for customers to see how […]
** Customer Invitation ** Join us at Acorn Dairy for a relaxed farm walk (in your wellies!) Tues 9th, Wed 10th, Thurs 11th Sept . Meeting 5pm. (Approx. 2hrs) You will meet the inseparable Loubie Twins, the highlight of your summer newsletter, see our little calves and enjoy a slow, guided, group walk around our farm to see where your doorstep, organic milk comes from. Cross-country […]
** Customer Invitation ** Join us at Acorn Dairy for a relaxed farm walk (in your wellies!) Tues 9th, Wed 10th, Thurs 11th Sept . Meeting 5pm. (Approx. 2hrs) You will meet the inseparable Loubie Twins, the highlight of your summer newsletter, see our little calves and enjoy a slow, guided, group walk around our farm to see where your doorstep, organic milk comes from. […]