Organic milk is brimming with scientifically proven health and environmental benefits. Organic whole and semi-skimmed milk has more beneficial omega-3 fatty acid, Vitamin E and beta-carotene than non-organic milk and that it contains 68% higher levels of the essential fatty acid than non-organic milk. Switching from organic milk risks losing all these substantial health benefits.
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With the nice weather upon us – for a little while at least – here are two pictures from Calon Wen meadows. The first is an orchid found on Argoed Farm from Stuart Taylor. The second is a Goldfinch on thistle sent in to us from Dave Edge at Cophouse Farm.
Christmas is traditionally a time for giving and sharing. It is no wonder therefore that the Christmas cheeseboard has become as much part of the gastronomic tradition as the Christmas cake or the turkey!
As part of our pasture pollinators program in conjunction with The Bumblebee Conservation Trust Scheme we thought it would BEE NICE to send out some wildflower seeds with all our home delivery parcels. Farmer and Calon Wen Director Dave Edge filmed his daughter, Nicole, as she planted some wildflower seeds in their garden. The idea