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It's finally here! Market Day all morning here on the farm, signed from Blue Boar Lane. All sorts of tasty goodies to keep Dad happy for Father's day tomorrow!News 18 June 2016 | Like/Comment
Market day tomorrow, 9.30-1pm don't forget to bring your blunt knives, garden shears etc to get them sharpened!News 17 June 2016 | Like/Comment
Fancy some PYO, we're open for picking today and tomorrow in the poly tunnel only just as the beauties start to come through! ;-)News 16 June 2016 | Like/CommentThis month Charlotte Gurney of White House Farm tells us why she is shopping locally for her milk I recently had a tour of Nortons' Dairy in Frettenham, near Norwich, which is a family farm whose milk, cream and soft cheese we sell in our shop. We admired their robotic milking system that revolutionised the farm a few years ago, and marvelled at the cows as they queued; Marigold barging against Rosalina Jurist in the wait for their twice daily milking session.
And as Teresa Norton talked heartwarmingly about the business, the suffocating presence of the supermarkets, her way of life naming each calf at birth and the prospects for a herd of 60 cows in 2016, my mind raced as I winced at the 40 plus litres our coffee machine consumes each week at an embarrassing 89p a pop. Those litres come from cows with no name, miles away, bottled days ago and are almost certainly not grazing on sunny fields of grass minutes from our farm shop.
As the car steamed on the way home and the rain persisted, I computed the milk related headlines we see all the time and the harsh reality of what I'd just been privy to. Everyone, in my opinion, young and old, should go and see their local dairy and absorb dairy farming first hand before it's too late.
But that's just the thing; small dairies like Nortons' can be counted on one hand - will my daughter be able to show her daughter this timeless way of life in 2050?
You can imagine how my ears pricked up when I heard the prestigious BBC Food and Farming Awards announce the winner of their "Future Food" category last month: a small dairy outside Sheffield called "Our Cow Molly". They had decided that rather than campaigning outside 10 Downing Street about the miserable price of milk, they'd capitalise on their unique, fresh milk. A cow can be milked at 6am and its milk can be in a latté a few hours later at Sheffield University, three miles away. That's called sustainable farming!
Inspired by these events, for an extra 5p a cup, we now bring you Nortons' milk in your coffee, the freshest milk in the city, and your clearest conscience yet in the knowledge that your hard earned pennies go back to the local economy, supporting a way a life that Norfolk should not lose. Not only that, we'll make sure the cream in Anya's epic Victoria sponge comes from the dairy, too. Going forward, I hope Sheffield's milky movement might catch on here in the eastern region and that the rain clears for the dairy farmers that shape our county.
After all, we're no farm shop if we don't put our money where our mouth is.
Press 14 June 2016
A new sign for you all on the drive to keep your spirits up! Remember it's Market Day this Saturday, 9.30-1pm.News 14 June 2016 | Like/Comment
Monthly weigh in....soon to try some mushed farmshop vegetables!News 13 June 2016 | Like/Comment
Super piece by Scott @ Feast Norfolk this month. Just to remind you what's really in our latte.....a taste of the Norfolk countryside, Nortons Dairy! Pick up a magazine FREE this month in the shop. It's beautiful, and great weekend reading!News 11 June 2016 | Like/Comment
Big news, the hens get a new house today). But they will need a roof!News 10 June 2016 | Like/Comment
Fantastic, can't wait to see this on the shelf! Well done Nortons DairyNews 8 June 2016 | Like/Comment
Enjoy this sunny night Norwich and feast on your BBQ goodies. Poor Stevie Wonder is working late to keep up with your sausage orders! ;-)News 4 June 2016 | Like/Comment
It's a milestone, the butchery @norwichpyo celebrates its first birthday today! How a year flies.... Celebrating here with our very own venison sausages off the farm!News 4 June 2016 | Like/Comment
First school today sampling some early strawberries. The farmer shares some of his secrets!News 3 June 2016 | Like/Comment
And we have strawberry cake on the menu!!!!News 2 June 2016 | Like/Comment
Thanks Nick Conrad BBC Radio Norfolk, really interesting topic this morning. How fresh is your coffee? Nortons DairyNews 1 June 2016 | Like/Comment
It's official, the farmer's first strawbugs are ready for picking. We only have one tunnel ready at the moment, so don't all rush at once! ;-)News 1 June 2016 | Like/Comment
Recent reviews
- “Went here to today and had a lovely time. We had a lovely lunch, jacket potatoes filled with tuna with scrummy hot chocolates followed by the most yummy lemon drizzle cake.” Sarah L.
- “Considering it was busy the service was excellent . We had a lovely browse around the shops.
Will definitely be returning.”Lily P. - “Great butcher, fantastic meat, great coffee and cakes!” Jim B.
- “A Hidden Gem, I love this place as it has so much to offer, a lovely coffee shop with a real fire, a butchers with great local meats. The BBQ chicken kebabs are great. There are new businesses outside, Hairdressers, Florists, Nursery (children's) - lots on offer.” Brian G.
- “Lived in Sprowston for 20 years but this was my first visit to White House Farm. Wish we'd gone sooner. Lovely farm shop with great produce. We bought a couple of egg and bacon baps and ate them outside in the sunshine with two very nice coffees. Friendly and prompt service. Recommended.” Jonathan G.
- “The sausage rolls are amazing! Can't leave without one.”Sarah
- “Great place - a wonderful family run this place and are always very welcoming. Coffee, cakes, and GREAT butchers.”Nathan
- “Lovely family run cafe and shop, staff are very friendly and even though they were extremely busy, they still provided excellent service! We had a fabulous lunch with delicious soup and amazing cakes!”Beth
- “Wonderful place! Pleasure to drink coffee here”Aldona
- “Amazing place! The staff are so friendly, the sausage rolls are awesome and the chocolate cake was to die for. Coffee was fab too.”Vanessa
- “Lovely little shop and a very warm welcome. Wish we had more places like this back home.”Becca
- “Went here to today had a lovely time. We had a lovely lunch, jacket potatoes filled with tuna with scrummy hot chocolates followed by the most yummy lemon drizzle cake. Considering it was busy the service was excellent . We had a lovely browse around the shops. Will definitely be returning.”Sarah
- “Love the sausages and meat. Always fresh and tastes so much better than from anywhere else.”Carol
- “Visited today for the farmers market, first visit in a while, and very impressed with all the new additions here. Well worth a visit, keep up the good work.”Gary
- “What a wonderful place! I wish I had visited sooner. Delicious lunch and some fantastic local produce on sale in the shop. Very friendly staff. Will definitely be back!”Leyla
- “A really good work force. Good customer service, and most of all the food is good too.”Mike
- “This is our third year buying our Halloween pumpkins from White House Farm. The children love it and we love picking up a little extra in the Farm Shop. The White House Farm apple juice is divine.”Amy
- “Great cafe and fantastic farm shop. And the bonus of lovely little shops in the new converted barns”Darren
- “You wouldn't believe the city is nearby... Lovely... ”Ctibor
- “Simply a lovely place. PYO Paradise! Friendly and very professional family enterprise. Superb food: even the sausage rolls are in a class of their own! Well worth a visit.”David