The annual paradox – winter passed in a blink but memories of warmer weather & cows grazing outside are beyond recall. ‘True’ spring can not come soon enough. For us, this is not marked by a date or religious festival…it is the day Tom decides the fields have sufficient, new grass growth & firmness under […]
The ‘hold your breath until they pass’ months: 40% of our customer base take 2-3 weeks of holiday (no milk please;) 75% of our team take holidays with their young families (all routes still need to go out;) 60% of our annual agri contractor bills are received (straw & silage gathering for winter.) The spreadsheet […]
Who do you call when your troops are ready for riot training? Graham. Over the years we have supplied a number of loads of empty glass bottles to Catterick Garrison. They will be filled with petrol, set alight & flung by the Sergeants at their squaddies to give them useful experience of molatov cocktails, before […]
The 27th of last month was a great day. A record number came to enjoy spring turnout. If you couldn’t join us, a short film from the morning is on our facebook page. Time has passed quickly and it is already feels ‘the norm’ to see the girls in the fields and watch them gently trouping […]
Christmas is in the air and our fridges are fast filling up. After all – ‘tis the season to eat, drink, and be merry. But amidst the mountain of Quality Street you’ll undoubtedly devour this winter, you’ll also want to inject a dose of goodness into your body. And you will definitely want to give […]
Here at Acorn Dairy, we’ve always aimed to provide you with a milk you can be proud to drink and serve. It is a wonderful feeling to be told that someone else values our ethical standards. Often that positive feedback comes from our wonderful customers – but this time it was provided by Ethical Consumer […]
For over a decade, pupils at Barnard Castle Prep School have enjoyed organic milk fresh from Acorn Dairy’s herd. So, it was a joy to welcome Year 4 pupils to the farm for a peek behind the scenes. The youngsters are learning about where their food comes from, so we walked through the entire process […]
We are delighted to share the exciting news of our recent win at the Deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards, an event celebrating the very best of Yorkshire’s food and drink, in the Best Sustainable Product category for our organic milk. Here at Acorn Dairy, we take immense pride in being a food producer rooted in our […]
Have you ever made your morning cuppa and stopped to think ‘How did my milk get here?’ Possibly not, but the journey from cow to cup is, in our opinion, ‘udderly’ fascinating! And that’s undoubtedly the case at Acorn Dairy, where we believe every stage should not only be natural – but that […]
This year marks 25 years of organic farming for Acorn Dairy, and we’re delighted with the progress we have made since 1998. Our family has been farming at Acorn Dairy, in Archdeacon Newton, near Darlington, for 95 years. In 1998, we decided to convert our 360-acre farming system and attain Soil Association organic status. […]