Help the Calf at Foot Dairy to move

by ecolojo in Butley

We did it
On 27th March 2014 we successfully raised £5,655 with 84 supporters in 21 days

Help the Calf at Foot Raw Milk Dairy with unexpected moving costs. Suffolk dairy producing real food with compassion.

by ecolojo in Butley

Fiona Provan's Calf at Foot Dairy in Suffolk is unique and very special. Fiona's small herd of 100% pasture-fed Jersey cows produce fabulous raw milk, as well as pasture-fed veal and beef.  But that isn't all. The cows at the Calf at Foot Dairy keep their precious calves who are then gently weaned far older than usually happens in the dairy industry, keeping both mum and calf happy. Compassion is the watchword at The Calf at Foot Dairy and the taste of the raw milk and pasture-fed veal and beef from the happy herd is second to none! The Calf at Foot Dairy herd is 11 milking cows and their calves, including the beautiful Bluebell and her two month old calves Forrest and Gump.

Calf at Foot Baby

Approved supplier with the Pasture Fed Livestock Association, The Calf at Foot Dairy has a loyal following of devoted customers in Suffolk. Our crowdfunding campaign was initially set up when the herd was given notice to leave their home in Hollesley Bay and the unexpected moving costs to their new home Home Farm, Somerleyton, also here in Suffolk, threatened to put a great strain on the finances of the dairy, so we needed help!

100% grass fed cows

The response to the initial campaign has been amazing and we have raised the £5,000 target needed for the moving costs.

As there is still some time left of our crowdfunding campaign we are now being cheeky enough to ask for help to expand the herd now it is happily installed in its new home at Home Farm, Somerleyton, North Suffolk.

  • £1,500 would pay for a much needed new milking machine: the old one is a little temperamental and a new one would make it possible to milk new cows.
  • Each £850 would buy another lovely Jersey milking cow to help meet the huge demand for the dairy's pasture fed raw milk!

Milking with compassion

 The health benefits of pasture-fed meat and also those of raw milk are becoming better known, so the more you pledge the more people will benefit from these amazing health giving foods.

Bluebell's calves Forrest and Gump

Rewards

This project offers rewards in return for your donation. Please select a reward below.

£5 or more

£5 Reward

You will recieve nothing in return except the warm feeling that you have done your bit to help keep the Calf at Foot Dairy in Suffolk.

£10 or more

£10 Reward

Bluebell the cow will send you a signed picture of herself, saying "thank you very much for helping me and my mates to stay in Suffolk".

£25 or more

26 of 250 claimed

£25 Reward

You will be sent a beautiful, limited edition, numbered print of a drawing of Calf at Foot cows by talented dairymaid Kasia.

£40 or more

22 of 30 claimed

£40 Reward

Once Bluebell and her mates have settled into their new home you (and your family up to 4 in total) will be invited to meet the cows at a special supporters' milking demonstration with raw milk tasting, along with a litre of milk to take home.

£120 or more

5 of 12 claimed

£120 Reward

Cookery course with Cordon Bleu chef Fiona who runs the dairy. Learn how to make the famous Suffolk Picnic pasty in Suffolk itself. Lunch included.

£180 or more

1 of 50 claimed

£180 Reward

Want to set up your own Calf at Foot Dairy? This day long course for up to 8 people will show you how, including milking, handling the herd, and much more. Include 2 hours of phone/email advice in the six months following the course.

£300 or more

1 of 10 claimed

£300 Reward

Want to set up your own Calf at Foot Dairy? This individual training day with Fiona and the herd for you and one other person of your choice will be tailored to your needs and interests. Include 2 hours of phone/email advice in the six months following the course.

£75 or more

5 of 5 claimed

£75 Reward

You will be sent a beautiful original drawing of the Calf at Foot cows by talented dairymaid Kasia.

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