Rotational grazing for sheep: reviving an ancient grazing approach
Did you know that our dairy farm also has a flock of 120 sheep? The mix of mules, which are a cross between Swaledales and Bluefaced Leicesters, and recently-introduced Highlanders, benefit from our farm-wide practice of rotational grazing. Rotational grazing for sheep makes the health of the animals and the land they graze joint priorities.…
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Spaghetti squash stuffed with pesto chicken
Our Crop for the Shop scheme sees local growers bring all manner of fresh fruit and vegetables to the Low Sizergh Barn Farm Shop when they have an excess. This month, we have had an extra special delivery from the junior member of the Rawlinson family (who are growers extraordinaire): spaghetti squash. Fibrous and low…
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From udder to glass – what goes into a pint of Low Sizergh’s raw milk?
Our cows produce over 1 million litres of delicious, fresh UK raw milk per year. The selling of our raw milk harks back to a tradition that began with our great-grandfather who took the farm’s milk by cart to nearby Kendal. We believe that our raw milk is exactly how milk should be – creamy,…
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Damson gin
The process of creating damson gin is easy and reaps tasty rewards, but it does require patience – and a good gin. We have some excellent distilleries here in Cumbria; our choice for this recipe is Ulverston’s Shed 1. Their Fancy Frolic gin really comes into its own when mixed. Ingredients 450g damsons 600ml gin…
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Back to organic: the organic dairy herd at Low Sizergh Farm
As of September 1st, Low Sizergh Farm will be fully reconverted to organic standards. This means our raw milk will be organic raw milk and our family dairy farm will be an organic family dairy farm. We originally moved away from organic in 2010 because the market was oversaturated and the price of organic milk…
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Trashy ginger beer chicken
Recipe taken from Midnight Chicken, by Ella Risbridger (available in the farm shop shippon) “The heart wants what the heart wants, and sometimes what my heart wants is this: sticky, trashy, salty-sweet chicken drumsticks, eaten with the hands, covering everything they touch with their gloriously unpretentious sauce. This is miracle chicken, and it tastes as if…
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Low Sizergh’s secret to delicious, fresh eggs
Low Sizergh Farm is a family dairy farm where the health of the land is looked after as carefully as that of the animals, which ensures that everything we produce is of the highest quality. As part of our wider holistic farming initiative, we recently adopted the pastured egg scheme, which is the secret to…
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Introducing Low Sizergh’s Honey Bee Farm
The latest addition at Low Sizergh Farm is our pair of bee hives – each housing up to 40,000 bees. Not only will our new beekeeping endeavour allow local beekeeper, Dick Towler, to help us produce our very own delicious honey, but the bees are now part of our holistic approach on the farm. These…
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Celebrating Great British Pea Week: Our Favourite Reci-peas
From 8th to 14th July, we will be celebrating Great British Pea Week. If you haven’t heard of it before, you’re in for a treat – only in its third year, this annual celebration aims to increase awareness and understanding of the provenance and heritage of peas. To kick off the Week, we’re sharing some…
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Umami dressed bean salad
This summer salad, inspired by Hodmedod’s British-grown pulses, has plenty of oomph provided by the fabulous depth of the Fava Umami Paste used for the dressing. It’s is a great dish to prepare ahead; unlike most salads, it gets better after a few hours. Ingredients Umami dressing • 75ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil • 2…
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