Dairy near West Leigh, Devon Local Food Shops and Producers

There are 7 Dairy listings around West Leigh, Devon on BigBarn.

Dairy mean free range eggs, cheese, milk, butter, cream, yoghurt, ice cream and sometimes even raw milk. Thousands of dairies have closed down over the last 30 years as ‘Cheap food’ policy and supermarket ‘loss leaders’ have forced down the price of milk to farmers. Those milk producers that have survived have usually got really big and use specially bred cows to reduce cost and increase production often at the cost of animal welfare. Other dairies have diversified and added value to their milk like making cheese. Did you know that we now have more varieties of cheese than the French?

Other dairies produce ice cream, yoghurt or sell their milk raw (unpasteurised, un-homogenised) to local people using a vending machine. These farmers have gone back to traditional breeds of cow that live longer, produce less milk but of a better quality. Selling direct can mean getting £1.50/litre instead of 25p market price.

If your local Dairy, or egg producer is not on our map please email their details to [email protected] and we will add you to our monthly prize draw.

  • Taw River Dairy

    We farm organically, sustainably and as naturally as possible and allow all our cows to rear their own calves. Although this is not a modern farming m...

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  • Curworthy Cheese

    Handmade Speciality cheese using local milk Curworthy is a full fat hard cheese with a creamy light buttery taste when young and developing into a ful...

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  • Hilltown Organics

    Farm gate sales of organic free range chicken & duck eggs + home grown and local, seasonal and organic veg, fruit and flowers.   Please visit...

    • Dairy
    • Grocery
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  • Dunn's Dairy

    We are a family run dairy farm based on the edge of Dartmoor. We have our own herd of mainly Friesian cows who choose themselves when they milk throug...

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  • Harvest Workers Coop

    We are a non-profit workers’ co-operative made up of farmers, educators and storytellers. We grow and source good organic food for our little farm sho...

    • Bakery/Mill
    • Dairy
    • Farm Shop
    • Grocery
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  • Thornes Farm Shop

    Local farm shop

    • Bakery/Mill
    • Dairy
    • Farm Shop
    • Grocery
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  • Quickes Traditional Ltd

    Traditional cheese makers with Cheese ShopAt Quicke’s we understand that great cheesemaking is an art. We have been nurturing the family’s land for 14...

    • Preserves
    • Miscellaneous
    • Dairy
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