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 […]
This year marks our 25th year of farming organically, and we can safely say it’s the best decision we’ve ever made. The story begins in 1998, by which point the Tweddle family had been farming at Archdeacon Newton, near Darlington, for 70 years. However, as public awareness of the quality and traceability of […]
Organic produce is a major growth industry – sales are up consistently year-on-year – as consumers become increasingly interested in the provenance of their food. But for us at Acorn Dairy, organic isn’t just a fad, or a buzzword – it’s a way of life. We started the transition from intensive, conventional, commodity […]