In 1998, as public awareness of the quality and traceability of the food we eat became more vocal, we decided to convert Garthorne Farm (360 acres) at Archdeacon Newton to Soil Association organic status. Its own brand butter was recently named the ‘Best Dairy Butter’ option in the UK by Ethical Consumer Magazine, a publication which ranks consumer products based on factors including environmental impact, animals, politics, product sustainability and company ethos. Today, the Acorn Dairy team comprises both family members and other professionals including herdsmen, milk processors, a delivery team and our front line office team. He told visitors that the 50kW wind turbine and 50kW solar panels provided the power for the parlour and processing plant, and being based on the farm reduced food miles. Reusable glass bottles were offered cut down on plastics. With temperatures thinking about rising, we are looking forward to ‘turn out’. Acorn Dairy milk customers may have seen video of this spectacle here at the farm, from previous years. It is a highlight every year for cows and carers alike. Our organic cows simply love the feel of grass under foot and the opportunity to graze, after the cold winter months housed in their sheds.

Since then the family with the support from a fantastic team around them, have revived the tradition of doorstep to local towns and villages as well as wholesale delivery across the North of England, with organic milk and cream and other complementary produce from Acorn Dairy.New London Light is flash-pasteurised (heated to about 85°C for 30 seconds) ‘to make sure that the liquid is completely pure without any impairment to the flavour’. This means that bottles can keep for six months after opening. You’ve got to be very conscious about preservation and about any kind of impurity or microbiological infiltration in the liquid,’ says Howard Davies, co-founder of Salcombe Distilling Co, the maker of New London Light, a no-alcohol alternative to London Dry gin. The world’s first zero-abv distilled spirit, Seedlip was inspired by a book of 17th-century herbal remedies. The different botanical expressions should appeal to lovers of spicy, citrus or herbal gins. Clove-laced Spice 94 was the first launch, followed by Garden 108 and lemony Grove 42. Garden, with its notes of thyme, sage and pea pods, gives a fresh, herbal-edged drink with a crisp finish perfect for summer sipping. Alc 0% She added: “It is no surprise that if we feed the best, organic forage with clover & herbs to our Dairy Shorthorns, the cream in their milk will churn to fantastic butter.

Compassion for animals extends to the farm as a whole and Acorn Dairy has created a thriving wetland for flora and fauna, birds and small mammals. The Tweddle family has been farming at Archdeacon Newton, near Darlington, since 1928 and today, four generations later, we are still heavily involved in dairy farming. You could say it’s in our blood!This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. The end of March/ Beginning of April usually sees turnout. As always we are dependent on the weather but will keep you posted.

The ranking is the latest highlight for the northern, organic dairy, which last year won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for sustainable development. The wrap will simply go in with customers vegetable or garden waste and compost down with access to moisture & air, ultimately becoming soil after passing through a friendly worm!” Customers Denise and Ricard Rudkin, of Darlington, said the visit had been a very positive experience. Graham said the wetlands at Bogglehole were planted with varieties to provide plenty of food for birds in the winter. The vegetation grew to a height of 3.5ft before toppling over when it provided shelter for small mammals. Hedges were left until March before being cut. Whether you want doorstep deliveries of our fresh organic dairy products, would like to find out more about our wonderful dairy herd, or discover why we believe organic is so important, you'll find all the information you need right here. Doorstep DeliveryOrganic’ doesn’t just mean being careful what we feed to our cows. It also means giving our cows the best possible conditions so they are happy in their surroundings. After all, happy cows mean healthy cows – and better quality milk! Thank you for choosing Acorn Dairy organic milk for your family. Acorn Dairy milk is available in Morrisons & Waitrose in Yorkshire to Northumberland, many farm shops and to your doorstep in Darlington, Northallerton, Richmond, Barnard Castle, Aycliffe, Ripon, Harrogate, Durham & Gosforth. The family business, run by directors Caroline Bell and her brother Graham Tweddle, has been farming since 1928 and converted to organic status in 1998.

The dairy was ranked 4 th out of a total of 50 butters, plant spreads and margarines, a result Caroline attributes to the firm’s commitment to organic standards on its farms in Yorkshire and Durham, and getting food from field to fridge in the best way possible for the environment, land and animals. The increasing use of pesticides, antibiotic residue awareness, cow welfare and the ‘horsemeat-gate’ scandal have all led to greater demand than ever for the Acorn Dairy range of organic products. Today, consumers across a wide part of the UK can benefit from doorstep deliveries, thanks to our network of distributors. Acorn Dairy products are also available direct from the following regional retail & organic home delivery providers: Acorn Dairy creates its own products from its low-carbon, organic farm in Archdeacon Newton, near Darlington.Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. At a time when everyone is hoping to reduce their individual footprint, it is wonderful to be recommended by ethical and sustainable bodies.” It’s not easy to convince the UK’s supermarket giants to add a new range of products to their shelves, yet you’ll find Acorn Dairy organic products at both Morrisons and Waitrose locally and at a growing number of shops and stores across the North of England. From the glowing reports from customers across Yorkshire and the northern counties, it seems more and more people love to support their local Acorn Dairy brand. Areas covered