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Who we are
About the farm
As a family farm we have supplied milk and cream to our local community for over 40 years from Shelley, a Yorkshire village on the edge of the Pennines: the farm was started by Gordon Dearnley on 5 acres, and today we keep 350 Meuse Rhine Issel dairy cows on 400 acres (approx. 162 ha), grazing outdoors for at least six months a year. We process our milk in our own dairy and fill it into glass bottles and cartons; 35 independent milkmen deliver it to doorsteps across the area, and we also supply restaurants and businesses. From our own milk and cream we make Dearne Lea ice cream, sold mainly in our farmhouse tearoom, and visitors are welcome to watch the cows being milked daily.
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What we raise
Livestock
Here we list the animals we keep, with breed and headcount. Open a row and we show you what we process from them (milk, meat, eggs, honey…) and which of our products we sell.
Cattle (350 head) – Meuse-Rhine-Issel (MRI) (350 head)
- Milk
- Non-homogenised milk · pasteurised milk, bottle, box / crate
- Skimmed / semi-skimmed milk · pasteurised milk, bottle, box / crate
- Pasteurised milk · bottle, box / crate
- Yoghurt, kefir, curd, butter, cream
- Cream
- Ice cream „Dearne Lea” · flavoured
- Milk
Processing & crafts
Dairy processing / cheesemaking
Sales channel
- Farm-gate sales
- Delivery / shipping
- Gastronomy
- Retail
Product categories
Product groups
Area
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162 ha (400.3 acre) · medium (50–300 ha)Farming method / certification
Community farming
Languages spoken
EnglishLocation
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