The new charity for this quarter is Whitminster Primary School library project. 5p from every litre of milk sold through the vending machine over February, March and April will go to Whitminster primary school. The previous charity was DEBRA the butterfly skin charity. Our milk customers raised £300 which will go towards helping to find a cure for this extremely painful genetic skin blistering condition EB. Thank you!
On the farm 17th December from 2 – 4.30pm we will have a small market. Salt bakehouse, Bisley Lane Farm, The Coffee Lada, Howletts Honey Bees, Selsley Foods, Jonathan Crump’s Gloucester Cheeses (our neighbour), Day’s Cottage Apple Juice, Lottie’s Hares and a friend’s needle felting, R&R Delights, Beechfall Golden Guernsey Goats Cheeses and our neighbours son bringing his wood crafts and more will be here. If you want to avoid the crowds at the big markets and meet some calves
We are excited to tell you that the Stonehouse milk customers have raised £346 over August, September and October for Cashes Green Primary School and Children’s Centre. 5p of every litre sold from the vending machine goes to a chosen charity. The new charity is DEBRA the butterfly skin charity. DEBRA is the national charity and patient support group for people living with Epidermolysis Bullosa, the rare, extremely painful, genetic skin blistering condition. EB causes skin to become fragile blister
Halloween has come to Stonehouse milk. We are running an art competition for children. Art theme Halloween and or autumn 🍂 🎃 👻. Please leave your pictures in the basket on the table (with name and age on the back) by Tuesday 1st November. Winners will receive a prize. Look out for Mr Scarecrow and his ghostly friends around the farm! There’s ‘Trick or Treat’ sweets to share. Share your photos of you and Mr. Scarecrow and tag us on
We made it onto the SoGlos hot list of 21 eco-friendly independent retailers in the Stroud district! Milk in glass = less plastic
Spectators and competitors enjoyed some fine coffee and fine bread and pastries (both use our Stonehouse Milk) from local independent businesses The Coffee Lada and (weekly regular visitors) Salt Bakehouse on Sunday whilst we hosted the Standish Woodland Chase, which started and finished at the farm. Thank you to all who attended and enjoyed meeting our calves.
Our chosen charity over the past 3 months has been Stonehouse Park Federation, 5p of every litre of milk sold will be going to the school PTA. A total of £359! The new chosen charity is Cashes Green Primary School and Children’s Centre. Thank you to all our customers.
On Sunday the 7th August we will be hosting the Stroud Athletics Club’s Standish Woodland Chase, a 10 mile multi-terrain race. We will have Salt Bakehouse and The Coffee Lada on the farm. The race starts at 10am, last year the winner was back in under an hour! Come along meet some calves, cheer the runners on whilst enjoying cake, coffee and milkshakes, 16 flavours to choose from. Off road parking available.
Tomorrow is LEAF Open Farm Sunday on many farms in the UK including us at Stonehouse Milk aka Horsemarling Farm. We are a family farm, founded by us, John and Jenny in March 2021, we do not have a team of staff, it’s just us and our 3 boys. We are often joined by a retired gentleman who gives us his time and knowledge and Dan who milks a couple of times a week with us. Tomorrow the milk shake
Please can people kindly keep to the paths in our fields. We have a crop growing in fields behind Maidenhill School and today a lady was photographed standing in middle of crop allowing her dogs to run through the crop terrifying the wild deer in the field. Thank you.
