Happy Easter to you! We hope you are enjoying the Bank Holiday break and the great food and drink which accompanies our Easter celebrations.
We are pleased to introduce to you the farmers who grew 50% of the high protein grain which currently goes into our White and Wholemeal Organic Bread Flours. As many of you will know, we work hard to promote the “field to fork” journey that accompanies your flour. You will equally be aware from our previous posts of the challenges experienced by our UK farmers in relation to the 2024 wheat harvest.
We were lucky to secure 50% of our 2024 milling wheat from a UK source and even more lucky that the farm in question is a Norfolk farm situated close to the North Norfolk coast at Deepdale (near Brancaster).
The stunning photo above shows the farm with views looking towards the salt marsh and North Sea beyond.
The ethos of Anna Biesty and her family who own and run Deepdale Farm chime deeply with our own here at The Priors Flour.
Deepdale Farm over looks Brancaster Harbour on the North Norfolk Coast. This family, organic, arable farm is committed to regenerative, nature friendly farming practices. Since converting to an organic system in 2021, they have worked to improve their soil health by using clover leys, cover crops and hosting a flying flock of sheep. This has enabled them to produce high quality Mulika wheat. Across Deepdale Farm there are features to support biodiversity – wildflower mixes, cultivated areas for arable plants, beetle banks, wild bird food mixtures and ponds.
If anyone would like to visit, they will be hosting Open Farm Sunday on 1st June 2025. This is a free event suitable for the whole family.
We intend to work to develop our relationship with Deepdale and we hope to secure milling wheat from them in the future.
In the meantime, you can enjoy their grain (along with the 50% imported wheat which gives our current flours some added protein) by selecting our flours and grains.
