Posted by Katy on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 at 09:30:00
Filed under: lamb, images, animal welfare
New Photographs
We are now about half way through lambing and Neil, our stock man has had a chance to take some photos.
The pregnant ewes are kept the lambing shed for warmth and comfort and so they can be closely watched. Once they have given birth they are moved to their own private rooms for a couple of days to make sure they are fit and well and then they can be released out into the fields. With the weather being how it is this Spring, each lamb is equipped with its own coat which keeps it dry but is mostly to protect against the cold wind.
You can view more pictures in our photo gallery.
Tags: gallery, lambs, lambing
Posted by Katy on Thursday, 04 April 2013 at 12:55:05
Filed under: lamb, animal welfare
A journalist from Anglia Farmer magazine managed to get hold of Matthew and Neil, just before lambing set in with a vengeance and this article about the Estate came out in April’s issue:
Tags: anlgia farmer
Posted by Katy on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 at 07:53:23
Filed under: estate, products
On April 23rd Neil Clarke, our livestock manager is going to be talking about the estate and looking after our animals at the British Food Producers Festival held at the Royal Garden Hotel. http://www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk/British-Producers-Week. Our contribution to the menu will be venison loin from which the Executive Head Chef Steve Munkley will create.
Smoked Denham Estate venison loin with Braeburn apple and celery slaw, and Cheltenham beetroot which sounds delicious!
Tags: food festival
Posted by Katy on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 at 12:04:19
Filed under: lamb, animal welfare
Things have been very busy here! We have some news - our first lamb of the season has been born about a month early after her mother leapt in with the rams last autumn! There is no holding some ewes back. Pictures below show Naomi, as the stock man has called her.
Tags: lamb
Posted by Katy on Monday, 10 December 2012 at 14:18:58
Filed under: estate, products
We would like you to know that deliveries of Denham Estate venison, Denham Castle lamb, pork, wild boar, game & apple juice over the Christmas and New Year period are as follows:
The Last Delivery Before Christmas
- East Anglia on Thursday December 20th
- London & the Thames Valley on Friday December 21st
During the Holiday Period
- All delivery areas on Friday December 28th
Our Normal Deliveries Will Commence On
- London & the Thames Valley on Wednesday January 2nd
- East Anglia on Thursday January 3rd
If you have any queries about your deliveries over this period please do not hesitate to contact us.
Tags: christmas, deliveries, new year
Posted by Katy on Monday, 08 October 2012 at 15:43:24
Filed under: estate, products
We are really pleased to announce that Depden Farm Shop will be selling our venison and game in future. This lovely shop, based on a farm and which also runs small-holding training sessions and a variety of local food and drink events, is on the main road between Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill and will carry a range of our produce. It also has a cafe – what more could you want!
Tags: depden, shop
Posted by Katy on Saturday, 06 October 2012 at 14:25:03
Filed under: farming, ethos
Daytime, night-time, one combine or two, the small Denham estate team work so hard to get the harvest in each year – and when it’s all in, then on with the ploughing for the new crops.
View all the images in our gallery.
Tags: team, combine harvester
Posted by Katy on Friday, 14 September 2012 at 15:18:20
Filed under: products
We are adding to our range of Denham Estate Cox/Bramley Apple Juice. We are now supplying it in 240ml bottles as well as the larger 750ml bottles. The same natural, cloudy apple juice but just individually portioned.
Tags: apple, juice
Posted by Katy on Tuesday, 11 September 2012 at 13:56:22
Filed under: deer, estate, products, images
There was a recent article on the Estate in British Farmer and Grower. After publication we got onto the photographer (Adam Fradgley of Exposure Photography), who came round, and bought the rights to the photos he took that day - 60 in total. We think there are some good ones here, some of the people who work on the estate and the rest of the animals.
View Our Gallery
View the great new images in our Gallery.
Tags: deer, pictures
Posted by Katy on Friday, 31 August 2012 at 10:18:34
Filed under: estate, animal welfare, ethos
Neil, our livestock manager, has become cover boy for this month’s British Farmer and Grower magazine. It’s not just one really rather good cover photo but inside there is an article on how the Denham Estate has evolved from apples through to Fallow venison and Denham Castle lambs – there are more pictures too!
Read the full article.
Tags: magazine
Posted by Katy on Monday, 20 August 2012 at 13:52:15
Filed under: farming, products
As customers know, we release our updated standard price list on 1st September and then we try our very best to keep to those prices for a full year so people know where they are with us. This control and longer term view is one of the advantages of having so much of our business on-farm from start to finish.
This year we are very pleased to say that the new 2012-2013 price list will be exactly the same as last year’s price list – there will be no changes in the prices of Venison, Denham Castle Lamb, Wild Boar, Pork, Beef and Apple Juice.
Tags: prices, venison, lamb, boar, pork, beef, apple juice
Posted by Katy on Monday, 23 July 2012 at 13:53:45
Filed under: farming
Dry at Last!
Today, following two whole days without rain, the farm yard was full of life at a ridiculously early hour and we are delighted to finally announce HARVEST HAS STARTED! The next few days will be very, very long for Matthew and his team as they rush to get as much gathered in before the next predicted rain (Friday). Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly.
Tags: harvest, weather
Posted by Katy on Wednesday, 27 June 2012 at 10:29:54
Filed under: lamb, ethos
Denham Castle Lamb is now covered by the Red Tractor scheme. I could write pages about what a good scheme this is and how proud we are to be part of it but you can look for yourself here.
Red Tractor are adding new products all the time so in future we are hoping to get the venison into the scheme as well.
Tags: Denham Castle Lamb
Posted by Katy on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 at 10:31:34
Filed under: farming
After consultations, we would like to let you know what our delivery plans for London and the Thames Valley are over the Olympic period.
- No Monday deliveries. Our last Monday delivery will be on 9th July and will resume on Monday 10th September
- Normal day time deliveries on Wednesday covering Thames Valley & London outskirts but preferably not central London/Olympic route areas.
- Evening deliveries on Fridays (from about 6pm, covering central London, other London areas and those establishments only accepting at night.
We are fully aware that no-one really knows how the traffic in London will be over the summer, or how busy you will be over this period. We will try to be as accommodating as we can but please remember that we are a small company with only one van and, while we try our very best, occasionally certain requests may be impossible. However, being a small company with only one van, it also means that if the above plans do not meet the needs of most of our customers, we have flexibility.
We would also really appreciate as much notice as possible for orders to enable us to plan the best routes so we can to serve all of our customers in a timely way.
Having said all that - Here is hoping for a successful and busy Olympic summer for us all!
Tags: olympics, deliveries