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- EPISODE SIX – CHEESE SELECTING & SELLING
EPISODE SIX – CHEESE SELECTING & SELLING
Sam joins us as the Neal's Yard Dairy team visit to make their selection for the coming months. Sam then spends time with David Lockwood, Neal's Yard MD, to discuss Westcombe, its farming practices and the importance of telling the stories behind cheese.
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30 min - EPISODE FIVE – WORKING WITH COWS
EPISODE FIVE – WORKING WITH COWS
In this November 2021 episode Sam is back at Manor Farm to discuss all things cows. We cover some of the harsh realities of dairy farming, from TB and testing regimes to fertility and the success (or otherwise) of the breeding programme here at Westcombe.
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18 min - EPISODE FOUR – IN THE DAIRY, PART I
EPISODE FOUR – IN THE DAIRY, PART I
In this October 2021’s episode, Sam is in the dairy with head cheesemaker Rob Howard to experience Westcombe Dairy cheesemaking first hand. We discuss cheesemaking approaches, techniques, microbes and historic Cheddar making.
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21 min - EPISODE THREE – MILK & MILKING
EPISODE THREE – MILK & MILKING
It’s September 2021 and Sam is back at Westcombe to herald the start of autumn …and we're finally talking milk. Sam joins Nick and the cows at Milton Farm to experience a milking session and we discuss the concept (and complexities) of "quality" milk.
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23 min - EPISODE TWO – SOMERSET HERDSMEN
EPISODE TWO – SOMERSET HERDSMEN
August 2021, and Sam heads out with Richard Calver on his early morning rounds, taking in Manor Farm and meeting herdsman Raymond. This episode is about the challenges of persuading a diverse range of people to follow the same path to reach the same goal.
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29 min - EPISODE ONE – DAIRY FARM LIFE
EPISODE ONE – DAIRY FARM LIFE
It was July 2021 when Sam Wilkin aka Cellarman Sam first visited Westcombe. Richard and Tom Calver took Sam to Milton farm to meet herdsman Nick Millard. We discuss all things grazing, herbal leys, the benefits of a pasture-led dairy system and how it just might lead to a more delicious cheese.
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About The Westcombe Project
From the publisher's feed
In July 2021 I started an ambitious project to document a-year-in-the-life of Westcombe Dairy.
It was a timely partnership as it coincided with a big push at Westcombe Dairy to take…
their regenerative farming to the next level. It also became a great opportunity to stop and consider all the changes that they've brought about at the dairy in the past years, from pasture-led grazing to the development of their charcuterie and the work they've done on the farm to improve resilience and diversity.
I visited Westcombe once a month, focusing on a different aspect of what they do on each visit. Through the lens of Westcombe Dairy we are able to look at how dairy farming is changing here in the UK and how one cheesemaker is making changes on their farm in search of a more harmonious nature with nature and ultimately an even more delicious cheese.
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