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Calon Wen New Butter Packaging is 100% Compostable – Including The Ink!
We are really excited to be able to announce that our delicious organic butter now comes to you lovingly wrapped in packaging that is 100% compostable. Why is being labelled compostable better than being labelled as biodegradable? Our Calon Wen butter packaging, like all compostable material is biodegradable, however not all biodegradable material is compostable.
Along with our Welsh Rugby team, Calon Wen is confidently making a “Try” in Japan.
With the Rugby World Cup well underway it appears that the Japanese love of all things Welsh is now extending to our Organic Dairy Products. Calon Wen is hoping that before long that the Japanese will be singing our praises as well as our Welsh National anthem. It was reported by Wales online that the
We’re Bringing Welsh Milk to The Whole of The UK!
Calon Wen is very pleased to announce that we are now able to supply our great tasting Welsh organic milk to the rest of the UK. Since July our milk products have been listed and available to buy online with Ocado, the world’s largest dedicated online grocery retailer, which means that customers can now have
Hiring – Looking for a Business Manager
Calon Wen – Wales’s leading supplier of Organic Dairy Products is looking for a BUSINESS MANAGER Experienced in sales administration ,stock control, van sales and distribution. Duties will include managing a small team reporting directly to the managing director. Based at our office in Narberth Salary negotiable ,ability to speak welsh desirable Exciting opportunity to join
Calon Wen Summer/Haf 2017
When Moula went on Tour – Y Dyddiau Glas From Pembrokeshire to Anglesey to the Cottsewolds…we’ve finally started to recover after a hectic summer of shows. Branwen, Ffion and Moula had a fantastic time meeting you all! We hope you enjoyed seeing us and tasting the delicious organic products we had to offer. Take a
Latest news and summer plans
RHS Show in Cardiff It’s been a busy couple of weeks with show season fast approaching. At the beginning of April, we were at the RHS Flower Show in Cardiff. The weather was great, the visitors were even greater and we had a fab time exhibiting our lovely products. [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Chester Food
Organic v non-organic
A new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition shows organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products. We welcome this report as it confirms what we at Calon Wen have always maintained about the health benefits of organic produce and in particular the role of
A tale for all romantics
A tale for all romantics February of course is the month where lovers celebrate St. Valentine’s Day. The Welsh can’t wait until February! Dwynwen, the patron saint of Welsh lovers is celebrated on the 25th of January each year. Legend has it that she’d set her heart on marrying a handsome young man called Maelon
Dai and Margaret’s visit to 10 Downing Street
As is now the tradition, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, hosted an event celebrating all things Welsh at 10 Downing Street on March 1st. Among the guests were Calon Wen’s very own Dai Miles and Margaret Oakley. “It was really quite a treat” said Margaret. “No 10 is amazing, as you would expect. Guests were
Every Picture Tells A Story / Eich Stori Mewn llun
This was painted by Katie Moloney. A friend of Heather Rogers she copied it from an image on the website. What a great painting and a great idea. If you live on a farm and know someone who could paint a picture of your herd or any other aspect of life on your farm why
Orchid and thistle
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.
Winner of Spring Fair Competition
During the launch of the frozen yogurt range in the Spring Fair, we asked visitors to the stand to complete a feedback questionnaire. As an incentive, we ran it as a draw with the opportunity of winning a Calon Wen hamper. The winner was Alexandra Johnson from Bristol. Alexandra is a teacher, and was