Soil Association Inspection Day! Any business will confirm that audit days, when they hit, are taken very seriously by all. Graham has spent today with the inspector from the Soil Association. This is the organic certification audit that makes sure we are doing everything as it should be done and we are who we say we are- organic dairy […]
A short video of activity in the calving paddock this morning! In need of ‘pick me up’? This video has your name on it… The agility of a calf that is less than 2 hours old is very impressive, as is her determination to find Mum’s udder. Any advance on ‘Electra’ as a name for these calves born through the recent thunderstorms are gratefully […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
** 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 […]