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Artisan Butter from Heaps Dairy
Farmers like Robyn and David Heap are shining examples of how some farmers are innovating. Robyn Heap makes 50-150 kilos of butter per week at the Calderdale Creamery near Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire.
The cream comes from the UK's smallest commercial dairy herd of 12 cows, a mix of Holsteins and Jerseys, augmented by cream from a neighbouring farm. In summer when the pastures blaze with wild flowers the butter is a rich, creamy yellow. In winter, it is somewhat lighter. The butter changes with the seasons and is a far cry from factory produced supermarket butter. The depth of flavour is intense.
With her husband, David, Robyn began making butter and cheese five years ago. "It was because we were only getting 4p per pint for milk, so we decided to make a value added product and market it ourselves."
The husband and wife team are branching out into flavoured butters like garlic, chilli and herb. All are available in Fodder.
