Some local producers are really worth shouting about. And here’s one of them. In the first of a series of posts about fantastic British producers, award-winning Dorset producer Denhay Farms explains what they do best, why they do it and other interesting facts like whether they’re brown sauce or ketchup kind of people.
Ellen Streatfeild is the daughter of former owners George and Amanda, who has grown up on the farm and now works there.
Your name: Ellen Streatfeild
Company name: Denhay Farms Ltd
Based in: Dorset
Produce: West Country Farmhouse Cheddar and Premium Bacon
Years running: 60!
How the company started: My grandfather started the farm with a friend when he left the Navy in 1952.
Philosophy behind your produce. In one small bite please: Consistently producing the best premium bacon and cheddar using traditional authentic techniques.
One good reason people should buy your produce: A lot of time and care goes into making every pack of bacon and every block of cheese – this shows in the taste of our products.
Where do you sell your produce: Bacon – Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Tesco. Cheese – Waitrose own label West Country Farmhouse. Also supply farm shops and delis across the country
Your favourite way to eat your own produce: Bacon sandwich – using smoked streaky yum…
Brown sauce or ketchup? Brown sauce!
Best thing about foodies? Their passion
Your guilty eating pleasure? Denhay butter, spread as thick as cheese, on toast!
Your death row meal? My husband’s wild mushroom and bacon risotto!
Food hero, other than yourself? My parents – their dedication to the food industry and their passion for food has motivated me throughout my life
Fondest food memory? Eating octopus for the first in the Philippines when I was 6 and my parents not telling me what it was until afterwards – pretty shocking at the time, but I loved it!
One ambition for your company? To get everyone in the country eating Denhay bacon!
Note: I love promoting worthy producers but I never accept payment of any kind for anything that appears on this site. Receipt of samples is no guarantee that I will write about you: I only blog about food and producers that I love.
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