We have a new Job to fill: Yard Person wanted Job Description: This is a new role requiring a good all rounder, with a pleasant, can-do attitude will work across several aspects of our delivery/farm business. This person will ensure smooth function of day to day business activity. Hours: 8am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday (including Bank […]
Muck Spreading at Last…and on an Epic Scale! Some residents on the western edge of Darlington may have already detected a change in the air, but for everybody else, we have starting spreading muck. For all the rain we had in December and the start of January, it has only taken 3 weeks of dry […]
Waiting on the Weather Like so many, we are waiting for a turn in the weather. A prolonged dry spell or good hard, prolonged (many days) frost is required to hardened the land and enable us to take tractors on to the grass land without doing more damage than good. We have a towering compost heap, […]
Organic Doorstep Milk Customers Receive their Christmas Cards this Week. Along with our festive foil caps on the glass milk bottles, we hope this lady raises some Christmas cheer as she lands on your doormats. On the reverse of your card are the delivery dates, to each of our direct doorstep milk delivery routes, over […]
It was a surprise to hear we were nominated, let alone a finalist at these national awards. Graham headed down to Manchester to hear the results… “And the winner in the Best Dairy Category is….”Not Acorn Dairy”… Que polite clapping and smiling through gritted teeth! We do not get to know the judging parameters, but we lost to a […]
Acorn Dairy are taking orders now for Britain’s best selling diary… Keep yourself organised and inspired with the excellent Dairy Diary £7.99. We are delivering the info and order leaflets to all Acorn Dairy direct doorstep milk customers this coming week. If looking for useful gifts for family & friends there is the usual Gift Set £9.99 (which […]
Ever wondered what we get up to on our customer open evenings? Well here you go…. a customer from last night has kindly sent us this video! It is the final open evening tonight. Meeting 5.30pm (2hrs) all weathers. Come and meet the cows producing your milk, guess the weight of Ruby the cow and […]
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 […]
Acorn Dairy customers are invited to join us for a pleasurable evening tour of the farm in September. Meeting at 5.30 (approx. 2hrs) on: Tuesday 22nd Wednesday 23rd Thursday 24th Please bring the family and comfortable, cleanable footwear. (No dogs please) Always enjoyable for us, we look forward to welcoming doorstep and business customers, from Durham, Yorkshire […]
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 […]