From Pasture to Plate : How the Kirkhams make great Lancashire

From Pasture to Plate : How the Kirkhams make great Lancashire

6 min read

The exciting thing about the Kirkhams is that they farm with only their cheese in mind. They have no milk contract to fulfil, no minimum litres to achieve and everything about the way they farm is tailored to making amazing cheese.

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Parmigiano Reggiano, Cravero. A Cheese to Savour

Parmigiano Reggiano, Cravero. A Cheese to Savour

2 min read

Our Parmigiano which is selected and matured by Giorgio Cravero comes from a small selection of producers in the Emilian hills, a region they chose as it produces some of the best Parmigiano.   The Cravero family have been involved with selection and maturation of Parmigiano Reggiano since 1855 when the first Giorgio Cravero founded the business.

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Westcombe Charcuterie

Westcombe Charcuterie

9 min read

The link between pigs and dairy is historical.  Farms produced a variety of foods: some animals for milk, cheese and butter, some crops and maybe market garden fruits and vegetables and some animals for meat.  Further to that there has been an enduring link between pigs and cheese; consuming the whey from cheesemaking, helps the pigs lay down fat and produce flavourful meat and from this tradition you see charcuterie and dairy develop side by side.  Notable examples would be Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma in Italy or in the UK, Stilton and Melton Mowbray Pork Pies.

At Westcombe Farm as an extension of their holistic and regenerative approach to caring for and curating the farm, this has lead to developing a range of charcuterie with its inspirational champion, former chef and butcher, Paul Burton.

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