Wight Marque, the food provenance scheme delivered by the Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Society, has welcomed Isle of Wight Milk into its membership.
Dairy farmers Paul Griffin from Briddlesford Lodge Farm and Mark Reed from Reads Farm have come together in an exciting new venture – a collaboration that will see even more milk produced here on the island staying local.
In the past, the majority of milk has left the island but the recently installed, state of the art processing equipment at Briddlesford Farm means the capacity for genuine Island milk has grown.
A certificate of membership was presented at Bluebells restaurant, Briddlesford Farm on Wednesday evening by the Island’s Lord-Lieutenant Susie Sheldon JP.
Paul Griffin said:
“We are strong supporters of our Island rural economy and the Wight Marque scheme helps smaller producers work together under one banner to help promote really local food businesses”.
Wight Marque’s CEO Graham Biss is positive about this new venture:
“This new product marks the beginning of greater availability of another local food staple. With the future of farming in an unpredictable world, this move towards local food security is very welcome. We hope our local retailers will get right behind this initiative to make Isle of Wight milk readily available”.
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Isle of Wight Milk will carry the Wight Marque on all its containers as a sign of genuine and audited Isle of Wight produce. It will be available form 3 local Co-Ops in Cowes, Freshwater and Shanklin, as well as farm shops and delicatessens and Central shops across the Island. Medina Food services supply the catering trade.
Discussions are ongoing with other retailers and supermarkets to ensure its accessible to all.
It’s a great to hear the way they are working together to the benefit of themselves and the Island, and the milk is very nice . Well done to all concerned. Thank you.
Good news for once. Rare to see Cattle in fields now, more money in covering fields in concrete and filling with druggy, low lives to ensure more clones are charity kept by others for the rest of time.
I hope this milk is not homogenised or it will taste the same as all supermarket milk, bland.