Organic, Pasture fed, Cow with Calf Milk and Meat
All available to purchase direct from farm
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Pasture fed
COW WITH CALF milk
COW WITH CALF milk
Not JUST "grass fed"
Our cattle graze organic, herbal leys. A diverse range of plants as well as the more conventional Ryegrass.
Traditional livestock farming would have seen cattle, sheep & even pigs grazing in meadows similar to ours, which would contain a wide variety of plant species. Each plant bringing their own benefit to the mix
Not JUST "grass fed"
Our cattle graze organic, herbal leys. A diverse range of plants as well as the more conventional Ryegrass.
Traditional livestock farming would have seen cattle, sheep & even pigs grazing in meadows similar to ours, which would contain a wide variety of plant species. Each plant bringing their own benefit to the mix.
But post war agriculture and the push to try & increase food production and ensure each piece of land was working to maximum output meant that the value of many of these plants in the sward was lost. Deemed to be of lower feed value and labelled as "weeds" - grasslands became much more monocultural.
This had a knock on effect on land, habitat & the wildlife that was living on farmland. Whilst Ryegrass is great for fattening up ruminants such as Cattle- it needs TLC in the form of fertiliser and herbicide application to ensure it stays in fine fettle and is not particularly favoured by Bees, birds or other insects.
However, opinions are changing! The realisation that farming in such a uniform way is not sustainable, nor giving much back to the land has seen some farmers making a return to grazing livestock on traditional meadows. Using herbs, wildflowers, Clover & a more diverse mix of grasses alongside Ryegrass to reduce or even eliminate the need for artificial fertiliser application or herbicide use.
Each plant has it's own purpose, some fix Nitrogen into the soil, some improve soil structure, some will grow under drought conditions whilst others are struggling. Many support Bees and other pollinators. The benefits to the livestock grazing the land are plentiful too - some plants can even offer protection against internal parasites! But ultimately, they are eating the diet nature intended.
This is regenerative farming, this is sustainable, this is farming alongside nature - this is the meat you get in our organic, pasture fed Beef boxes.
COW WITH CALF milk
COW WITH CALF milk
COW WITH CALF milk
There's some new little faces waiting to see you down at the Milk shed. Calves.
We've been working out a way to do it & we're now a "Cow with calf" dairy system. This means that rather than separating Calves from cows after 5 days, each cow will continue to rear her Calf & give some milk through the milking parlour in order to keep up
There's some new little faces waiting to see you down at the Milk shed. Calves.
We've been working out a way to do it & we're now a "Cow with calf" dairy system. This means that rather than separating Calves from cows after 5 days, each cow will continue to rear her Calf & give some milk through the milking parlour in order to keep up supply to the vending machine.
This way of doing dairy won't work on every farm and it isn't without It's hurdles! But we're really hoping we can make it work & it feels right for us & our way of doing things.
The Calves are funny, inquisitive little critters & would love to meet you very soon, pop by & pay them a visit!
The farm
COW WITH CALF milk
The farm
New Holbeck Farm is a fourth generation farm, extending to 223 hectares, everything we do is farmed organically under Organic farmers and Growers industry standards.
At New Holbeck Farm we have a passion for the environment and have a range of wild flower margins and wild bird covers, we have also dug out 5 ponds to encourage a wide rang
New Holbeck Farm is a fourth generation farm, extending to 223 hectares, everything we do is farmed organically under Organic farmers and Growers industry standards.
At New Holbeck Farm we have a passion for the environment and have a range of wild flower margins and wild bird covers, we have also dug out 5 ponds to encourage a wide range of wildfowl onto our farm, we have nest boxes for owls and kestrels, and have installed a wind turbine and solar panels to make our farm self sufficient in electricity and to lower our carbon footprint on the environment. We have also previously won the Wilkinson award for conservation and the environment.
We now feel that it is time to sell our produce direct to the public and have invested in a new specialist milk vending machine, meaning you are able to come and help yourself to real milk anytime from 7am - 7pm 365 days a year......even Christmas!
We also offer milk via delivery please see our Milk page for more details
We also have a few free range hens laying a range of coloured eggs that will always be available in the milkshed as well as bread and cakes from Hambleton bakery and our very own Real Milk ice cream available in a range of flavours!
Our beef is from Montbeliarde x Hereford or Charolais and is pasture fed, organic and aged for 30 days.
The Real Meat & Milk Company
New Holbeck Farm, Halam, Newark, Notts, NG22 8AT
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