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Charity in action
Added 30-Apr-2010
For three months we donated 2p from every sale of our six Large Free Range eggs to 'have a heart' and we raised a grand total of £5000 which will now go to help four Somerset children's charities. It will be fantastic to actually see the money making a real difference to disadvantaged young people.
Grants will go to: Highbridge Community Youth Club, so that it can provide art lessons; Somerset Trust for Arts and Recreation, which aims to provide opportunities through music, art and recreation for some of the most disadvantaged young people in Somerset; Somerset Youth and Community Sailing Association, which offers sailing for those with disabilities, additional learning needs and economically disadvantaged young people; Positive Action on Cancer which provides free professional counselling to help people hardest hit by the trauma and destruction of cancer and other life threatening illnesses.
Soon we will visit all the charities to see how the money has helped and I will update my blogs with the progress.
Dan.
The cream of the Westcountry
Added 23-Apr-2010
On Monday and Tuesday this week we were at the Taste of the West Trade Show exhibiting with some of the best and most unique farmers and producers in the region; a set that includes Blackacre of course!
It was great for us to get out and meet customers and new people that are interested in Blackacre Farm and what we do. At the Show you can actually eat your way around the region with biscuits from Cornwall, Mussels and Cheese from Devon, Chocolate from Dorset and to polish it off some cider from ..........yeah you guessed it Somerset!
We also had our new Blackacre display leaflets that explain our history, our family and our ethos. We got a really good response from everyone that visited the stand and we had completely run out by the end of the show, so all in all it was a very good trip!
Dan.
Dorset eggs...........
Added 16-Apr-2010
This picture was sent to me by a friend and I'm not sure of its true origins but we think it shows the Cerne Abbas Giant preparing for an egg and spoon race! This month we have four Dorset free range egg producers coming on board and we have decided to offer packs of all Dorset eggs in Dorset - we thought this might be the perfect picture for the pack!
Some of the free range egg farmers we have joining us are based in stunning locations and at one farm the hens even enjoy sea views when out roaming in the fields! I am really happy to be welcoming these farmers to Blackacre Farm eggs as I know they all share our family's ethos, that happy healthy hens will lay healthy and delicious eggs, and that's what it's all about.
On Monday my sister Vicky and I will be at the Taste of the West Show in Exeter. Why not come along and say hello. We have some brand new banners with my face on them so you can't miss us ..........well it seemed like a good idea at the time!
Dan.
The super food!
Added 09-Apr-2010
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's .............a pack of Blackacre Farm Free Range Eggs! We've always known it at Blackacre Farm but finally the science community is catching on - eggs are a super food!
Now for the science bit - research to be published in June states that as eggs boost health and tackle obesity they should be considered a super food. Nutritionists claim that eggs are one of the most nutrient-dense foods and are recommending one a day for maximum benefit (and these boffins have probably never even tasted a Blackacre Farm Free Range egg, or they'd up that to two a day!)
Nutritionists also claim that among protein foods, eggs contain the richest mix of essential amino acids crucial for proper growth and repair. As well as this they also found out that they are blooming lovely boiled with some buttered soldiers!
Dan.
Easter egg rolling
Added 01-Apr-2010
On Monday my sister Vicky and I were at a local school in Gillingham, Dorset holding our first ever Easter egg rolling event. It was great fun with over 190 children taking part!
We dropped off hard boiled eggs for the children to decorate last week and the effort and detail put into decorating each egg was really impressive, some were so good it seemed a shame to roll them! We awarded chocolate Easter eggs to the best decorated from each class before the races, and then one to the fastest roller from each class.
There were some seriously fast rollers and a lot of carnage in terms of broken eggs (it's just lucky we remembered to hard boil them!) but everyone involved had a great time - so much so that some parents asked to join in!
Dan.