Wharfe Valley Farms

WVF – IT’S GOODBYE FROM US!

Well, what a year! It’s been!

So many ups and downs – it has been a real roller coaster.

Anna and Stephen welcomed their son Raife into the family. It was a really rocky start with baby weighing just over 1lb to now weighing a whopping 6lbs! He has a never-ending hunger (obviously takes after his father!!).

This year’s harvest has been totally at the mercy of the weather with many stops and starts, and yields are very depressing. However, all is now safely gathered in and we await the figures to see whether we are celebrating or commiserating. Geoff has finally booked his operation for a replacement half knee.

The other BIG news is that we are retiring!! What I can hear you say – Geoff retiring – never! We have been very fortunate to find a company that is happy to take over the Wharfe Valley Farms Brand and continue to grow the business. The seed will remain from our friends and ourselves here in Yorkshire, and they are really nice people, so we are very happy – I think. It is a wrench to pass our ‘baby’ on to someone else after 17 years, but they can really expand it, and develop the brand as we just do not have the room here at Lilac Farm to move it forward.

No need to worry as the renowned, award-winning, rapeseed oil products that we have been producing all these years continue to be available to buy and enjoy as normal. Visit the Oils website here: https://wharfevalleyoils.co.uk/ to buy direct, or from your local retailer as before.

So, the holiday brochures can really come out – although we still have to work round harvest, shooting, drilling etc.! And of course, the very successful Wharfe Valley Stoves and Hearths businesses will continue to operate from the same premises here on the Farm.

As this will be my last blog I just want to say to you all, thank you so much for all your help and support over the years. It has meant so much to us to see friendly faces at the shows and visiting the farm, and to hear your stories and be allowed to hear your stories. You have really made the difference. Love to you all.

Geoff and Sallyann

WVF – MAKING MEMORIES DURING OUR CELEBRITY CHEF CHALLENGE!

Throwback to Sallyann and Erika's amazing day with 3 chefs at Thecooksplacemalton

Our thanks to our chef friends Stef Moon, Jilly Robinson and Radek Bak who created wonderful dishes for us – all featuring our award-winning products.

WVF – SEASON OF MISTS AND MELLOW FRUITFULNESS

That is according to John Keats in his ‘Ode to Autumn’.

Well – we’ve all had a bit of a reprieve with a delayed start to meteorological Autumn. But the weather is cooling and turning more seasonal and our thoughts inevitable turn to creating those nourishing meals from the range of Autumn veg and fruits that are around at the moment.

As the nights draw in you might want to check out our award-winning extra virgin cold pressed original rapeseed oil which is perfect as a base for roasted veg and soups due to its heart healthy, delicious taste and cooking performance at the highest temperatures. Plus of course our range of infused oils.

You can stock up on them online here: https://bit.ly/45AqlKC

WVF – OUR SUPER SIX RAPESEED OILS!

We were one of the very first farming families to bring our rapeseed oil to market. And given the obvious health and dietary benefits of this natural product and its versatility of uses, switching to Wharfe Valley Farm’s Original Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil and infused oils is an obvious choice:

|Chilli |Smoked | Back Pepper | Originals | Garlic & Rosemary | Sicilian Lemon |

Buy them all online here: https://bit.ly/45AqlKC

WVF – OUR ORIGINAL COLD PRESSED RAPESEED OIL AVAILABLE IN 5 LITRE PACKS

Yes – in case you didn’t know – our original, delicious and totally versatile plain Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil is available in an economy, 5 Litre, plastic jerry can. Ready for lots of creativity in the kitchen!!

This is a great value way to buy! Ideal for all your cooking needs and of course Rapeseed Oil is extremely good for you as it contains less than half the saturated fat of Olive Oil and is rich in Omega 5 and Vitamin E.

Priced at just £30 you can buy the 5 litre pack online at our website. https://bit.ly/47Wm3yC

WVF – HEADING TO CHATSWORTH FOODIE PARADISE 1-3 SEPTEMBER

Our last major show of the year is almost here – part of the Chatsworth Country Fair event – this is a real foodie paradise not to be missed. Wharfe Valley Farms has been exhibiting at this event for more years than we care to remember!

You’ll find us on Stand R9 in the Fine Food Village. The list of Chefs and Presenters in the Stoves' Cookery Theatre reads like a Who’s Who of local and national chefs plus Celebrity presenters such as Mary Berry!

One for your diary if you haven’t already booked your tickets. So much to see and do. But if you are a customer please do stop by and say hello.

WVF – CHALLENGING STEF – OUR CELEBRITY CHEF!

Bit of a throwback to our wonderful challenge day The Cook's Place in Malton – can hardly believe it was 2 years ago with our Celebrity Chefs Stef Moon, Jilly Robinson and Radek Bak.

Such a fun day and this photo says it all! Stef was creating a wonderfully simple Mushroom Risotto with Fresh Parmesan Crisps using our Wharfe Valley Truffle Oil and Wharfe Valley Garlic & Rosemary Oil. The recipe is online here if you fancy giving it a try: https://bit.ly/3YHm19P

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer now that we have a little (temporary) sunshine back!

WVF – WHAT WERE YOU DOING SIXTEEN YEARS AGO?

Seems that back in October 2007 we were winning the first of what turned out to be scores of awards for our Culinary Rapeseed Oil! Here Stephen, Sallyann and Geoff are picking up the Award given by Yorkshire Life magazine and reported on by Wetherby News!

Launching our business in 2006, this Award certainly rocketed Wharfe Valley Farms to ‘stardom’ as a credible producer of Rapeseed oil. Back in the day Rapeseed Oil was new and was starting to rival Olive Oil due its considerable health benefits and versatility. It’s x 10 higher in Omega 3 and has a higher burning point.

Fast forward to now and the values of our family run business remain the same. It’s just the landscape that has changed as we’ve grown and diversified, adding additional rapeseed oil based lined – flavoured oils, mayos and dressings. Everything is grown, pressed and bottled at the farm. We think we set out to establish a sustainable rurally based business and we’ve done it!

Think we all looked a bit younger (and possible more enthusiastic) back then! What do you think?

WVF – GETTING CREATIVE WITH OUR ZESTY CITRUS OILS

We absolutely love it when customers get in touch with us to show us how they use our products in their everyday cooking!

Howard and Christine Davidson purchased our Citrus oils direct from us at the farm and were keen to explain how they use them in everything they make to add a ‘snap’ to their meals.

Talking about our Sicilian Lemon and Orange Citrus oils they said: “A wonderful clean oil and fresh lemon flavour to a fish or chicken dish. Or a zingy orange accent to venison. By itself on salad as a dressing, or a splash in a soup or stew. What’s wonderful about the oils is how clean they are, and how present but not overpowering the citrus flavours are”. Thanks guys!

They also shared their fantastically simple recipe for Pork Escalopes where once again our Sicilian Lemon and Orange Citrus Oils form the base of the sauce and cooking process, adding flavour and depth. Head over to our Blog and follow their simple steps: https://bit.ly/3DSt4D6

Our Citrus Oils (Lemon, Orange and Lime) are available to buy in a pack of 3 x 100ml bottles – a super trial size for sampling – buy online at the website – just £11.

Inspired creative cooking using our Citrus Oils We absolutely love it when customers get in touch with us to show us how they use our products in their everyday cooking! Howard and Christine Davidson recently purchased some of our Citrus oils direct from us at the farm. They called in specially during a trip 'up North'! They've been in touch and....

COME RAIN OR SHINE – SEE YOU AT TOCKWITH SHOW!

It really doesn’t matter what the elements throw at us this Sunday – we always enjoy the show and its relaxed atmosphere.

This will be the 74th show and we rather liked the image of the old programmes – not of course that we were around at that time, but we love taking part in what has become the ‘Best one day Agricultural and Horticultural show in Yorkshire’.

We will be in the farmer’s market marquee with our family of helpers – namely Sallyann and Geoff’s grandchildren – Poppy and Isla – who love to come and help out on the stand where our award-winning products are available to taste and buy.
Sallyann is once again demonstrating in the cookery theatre adjacent at 10am and 2pm. Always entertaining so not to be missed.

Hoping for clement weather, no mud and a great day – buy your tickets online or pay at the gate.

WVF – PROUD TO BE ‘YORKSHIRE’

Today, 1st August is Yorkshire Day. We are proud to celebrate Yorkshire - the largest county in the UK. It’s a day that promotes our historic county and was first celebrated by the Yorkshire Ridings Society in 1975, initially in Beverley, as "a protest movement against the local government re-organisation of 1974" but in fact was originally a military holiday,

The Yorkshire Society is behind the promotion of Yorkshire Day, making it an annual event when the whole region shows the world how proud we are to be Yorkshire. They also organise the centrepiece of Yorkshire Day when civic leaders, VIP guests and members of the Society are invited to gather in a host town or city, to mark this special day.

Well here at Wharfe Valley we are proud to be ‘Yorkshire’ and fly the flag for our magnificent county!

WVF – SEE YOU AT TOCKWITH SHOW SUNDAY 6th AUGUST!

Well we’ve just about dried out from last weekend’s total soaking at the Yorkshire Dales Food Festival! We enjoyed it none the less and now have a weekend at leisure before we regroup and get set for Tockwith Show.

This will be the 74th show and Tockwith has now become ‘Best one day Agricultural and Horticultural show in Yorkshire’.

We echo that – our local show and a chance to spend time with people to talk about our products, their health benefits, how to incorporate them into your daily meal planning – and more! Geoff usually wanders off the stand to chat to farming colleagues!

Last year Sallyann was cooking in the demo theatre - we'll let you know if she has the 'gig' this year!

Hoping for clement weather, no mud and a great day – buy your tickets online or pay at the gate. See you at our stand in the Farmers Market marquee.

WVF – ‘BAX AND TONIC’ DRINKS CANS IDEAL FOR SUMMER ALFRESCO OCCASIONS

Just sharing the latest news and special offer from our friends at Bax Botanics who make wonderful alcohol-free spirits.

We bottle for Chris and Rose at our bottling and labelling facility here at the farm – and we’re keen to support them when we can. They also produce ready to drink cans that are perfect for day trips and alfresco dining. Just pour over Ice for a perfect ‘Bax and tonic’!

Each can contains a measure of distilled alcohol-free spirit, topped up with a special tonic designed to complement it perfectly. Use code Grab15 at checkout. https://bit.ly/3rOibPC until 15th August.

Cheers!

WVF – HAVE YOU TRIED OUR FLAVOURED SUGAR FREE MAYOS YET?

Whatever you put your mayo on, our sugar free range is a match made in heaven for a whole range of different dishes. Definitely not just for salads! And, once you’ve tasted these you won’t go back to your usual brand.

Our mayonnaise is a simple recipe made with our cold pressed rapeseed oil and fresh egg yolk. Honest tasty sugar free mayo available in a choice of five flavours.
• Smoked
• Smoked Chilli
• Smoked Garlic
• Lemon
• Lemon and Garlic
Buy online for just £4 each: https://bit.ly/3Y17fKC

WVF – ON OUR WAY TO SKIPTON!

All packed and on the road to one of the biggest food festivals in the UK – Yorkshire Dales Food & Drink Festival at Funkirk Farm.

Setting up our stand today and ready to open tomorrow – prayer mats out that the weather man has his forecast wrong! Come rain or shine you will always get a warm welcome from the Wharfe Valley Farms team!

We’re looking forward to seeing all our celebrity chef friends too.
You can find us on the big yellow stand! It’ll be packed with our goodies – our award-winning rapeseed oils, mayos, fruit vinegars, salad dressings and gift packs. All for sampling and buying direct on the day.

Hope you can join us!

WVF – IN GOOD COMPANY AT BOOTH’S LANCASTER GP EVENT!

On Sunday 16th July Sallyann was at the iconic Ashton Memorial in Williamson Park, Lancaster at the invitation of Booth’s supermarkets, showcasing our wonderful rapeseed oils, dressings and mayos.

Booths hosted a food and drink market in connection with the Lancaster Grand Prix, an Elite Cycle race. Other suppliers, other stall holders (suppliers to Booths) of which there were only 8, included the Morecambe Bay Chowder Company, Farm Yard Ales, Hawkshead Relish, Appleby Creamery and Bryson’s Bakery. And, there was a delicious barbeque too!

Just as well as the weather was truly awful but did not dampen our spirits and we loved being part of the event. Thanks for inviting us Booths_Country

WVF – SUMMER SALAD DRESSINGS IN 4 DELICIOUS FLAVOURS

We love these dressings so much that we use them throughout the year on a huge range of dishes – and certainly not just in the summer months.

Once you’ve tried these delicious dressings you will find it hard to go back to other brands. And they are so very healthy as they are made using our original rapeseed oil.

Choose from 4 dressings in 250ml bottles @£4.50 each:
• Summer Herb
• Sweet Apple
• Honey, Mustard and Elderflower
• Chilli, Ginger and Spiced Orange

The last one is probably our favourite with its warming hint of chilli, ginger spice and orange zest, it literally ‘just tickles the taste buds’ every time. Ideal with hot or cold meats, salads and BBQs.

Buy online here: https://bit.ly/3JSN2kt

WVF – CHEF WILL BONFIELD CREATES AN EXQUISITE SUMMER FISH DISH

Will, Chef at The Fleece in Addingham, near Ilkley is one of the very talented chefs taking part in our Celebrity Chef Challenge.

During his stint in the Farm Kitchen his ‘easy to prepare’ and cook Roast Fennel & Pan Seared Turbot with Orange & Grapefruit Sauce, went down a storm.
It features 2 of our favourite Citrus Oils -

• Wharfe Valley Orange Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil
• Wharfe Valley Sicilian Lemon Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil

Want to try it? Recipe, ingredients and methodology are here: https://bit.ly/3rvvPqL

WVF – LOOK OUT FOR THE BIG YELLOW STAND!

Fast approaching is the wonderful Dales Food Festival at Funkirk Farm, Skipton 21-23 July.

We’re the ones on the big yellow stand! It’ll be packed with our goodies – our award-winning rapeseed oils, mayo, fruit vinegars, dressings and gift packs. All for sampling and buying direct on the day.

Also looking forward to seeing the amazing chef duo The Hairy Bikers in the Demo theatre. They have supported the festival from the very beginning and their live, fun, interactive cookery demonstrations are not something you want to miss!

See them each day at 11:30 am, 14:00pm and 16:30pm. Book tickets here: https://shorturl.at/qrxG6

See you there!

We welcome a new arrival at Wharfe Valley!

Happy Summer to you all! You may have noticed that the outpourings from us have been a bit lacking and in short supply over the past few months.

There is a very good reason for this – we are delighted and awed to announce that after a fairly traumatic 10 weeks, we have a new Grandson!!

Raife Kerr Kilby was born on the 19th June. Weighing an unbelievable 780 grms (for those like me this translates to 1.72lbs!!) He was born at 29 weeks in Bradford Royal Infirmary. It is hoped that he will be out of intensive care and into high dependency this week. Like his mother and father he appears to have incredibly long legs, and he is doing as well as can be expected for his size and age.
Read more here: https://shorturl.at/rIWZ7

Our Wharfe Valley Farms oil business carries on apace and we are extremely busy in and amongst, pressing large quantities!

Thanks must go to Ruth, Erika, David, Gill and Brenda for keeping the balls in the air and for all their hard work and support. They truly are Staff in a Million.

We will be there!

We’re excited to be hosting a food and drink market in connection with the Lancaster Grand Prix, an Elite Cycle race based in Williamson Park, Lancaster on Sunday 16th of July. The market will run between 10am-4pm and will feature a range of our suppliers.

In addition to the market, we will be hosting a barbeque with our signature sausages and burgers (plus veggie options), and Annabel’s Deliciously British strawberries and cream available to buy.

The Lancaster Grand Prix races start and finish at the iconic Ashton Memorial in Williamson Park, with the men’s event starting at 9.00am for a 10-lap, 100-mile journey through the beautiful Lancashire countryside and finishing at approximately 12:30pm back in Williamson Park. In the afternoon the women’s event starts at 2:45pm completing 6 laps and 70 miles of the same circuit finishing at approximately 5.00pm. Each race will have a field of 140 riders, which is part of the British Cycling National Road Series.

Crab Meat Pattie with Cucumber, Asparagus and Avocado Garnish Lionel Strub Head Chef - The Clarendon (Hebden, near Grassington). Ingredients Fresh Crab Meat (Preferably white meat, but the choice is yours) Wharfe Valley Smoked Mayonnaise Wharfe Valley Sicilian Lemon Oil Freshly ground Black Pepper Sea Salt Chives Asparagus Cucumber Fresh Chives Fresh Lemon (op...

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WVF – LIONEL STRUB’S DELICIOUS SUMMER CRAB PATTIE PLATE

This wonderful Crab Meat Pattie with Cucumber, Asparagus and Avocado Garnish was created for us as part of our ongoing Celebrity Chef Challenge by our friend Lionel Strub, Head Chef The Clarendon Hebden, Grassington.

Apart from the main ingredient of Fresh Crab Meat the recipe also features our own:
• Wharfe Valley Smoked Mayonnaise
• Wharfe Valley Sicilian Lemon Oil

Once again, Lionel really showcases how simple ingredients can produce amazing dishes – and he created this in the kitchen down on the Farm.

Check out his ingredients and method https://shorturl.at/hkMW2
Will you be inspired to try this? We loved it! Buy our products online or call at the farm.

Crab Meat Pattie with Cucumber, Asparagus and Avocado Garnish Lionel Strub Head Chef - The Clarendon (Hebden, near Grassington). Ingredients Fresh Crab Meat (Preferably white meat, but the choice is yours) Wharfe Valley Smoked Mayonnaise Wharfe Valley Sicilian Lemon Oil Freshly ground Black Pepper Sea Salt Chives Asparagus Cucumber Fresh Chives Fresh Lemon (op...

WVF - CHECK OUT OUR RANGE OF PRODUCTS FOR SUMMER DINING!

Our online shop is full of fabulous award-winning products:
– Plain and infused Rapeseed Oils
– Salad Dressings
– Mayos
– Fruit Vinegars

All just waiting to pep up and enhance your BBQs and Al Fresco dining experiences. Perfect for baking, dipping, drizzling, dressings, roasting, barbecuing, marinades or whatever you fancy!

Take a look here: https://shorturl.at/ehtT1

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