Life at the Turning Point: Lambing, Calving, and the Pulse of the Summer Farm
As the soft greens of a Scottish June spread across the fields and the daylight lingers long into the evening, the farm enters one of its most demanding — and awe-inspiring — times of year. Here on our organic farm, June marks the tail end of lambing and calving...
Book Your Slot Now – Butchery Course Returns this September!
After the success of our February session, we’re thrilled to announce the return of our Full-Day Butchery Course – a hands-on, skill-building day for anyone who wants to explore the art of meat preparation and cooking. 📅 When: Friday, 19th September 2025🕙 Time:...
Learn the Art of Butchery with a Hands-On Full-Day Course
Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and delve into the fascinating world of butchery? Join our Full-Day Butchery Course and master the skills to prepare and cook quality cuts of meat. Designed for all experience levels, this engaging class offers a unique...
Merry Christmas from Grierson Organic
Christmas is now upon us, and at Newmiln Farm, working overtime to get all the jobs done is part of the festive spirit. It comes with the profession, I suppose. Meat needs to be procured and packaged, orders need to be arranged and delivered, and a single last-minute...
Pastoral farming for climate friendly beef
Recent years have seen a growing scepticism towards eating meat, fuelled by knowledge of the environmental impact of intensive livestock farming. This has led to a shift towards vegetarianism and veganism in the population, and even proposals to eliminate meat from...
Cheap food – value versus cost
I’m writing again on a chicken theme largely in response to the Guardian investigation into the production practices at the 2 Sisters Food group (2SFG) in the midlands. Apart from its findings I am genuinely interested into how poultry is processed on such a...
Organic Chicken – FAQs
Over the years I have noticed that the same questions about organic chicken crop up regularly when chatting to customers, so we wondered if a quick fact sheet may help. Apologies to those of you who know this stuff, here goes. Does organic mean free range? Organic...
Grass Fed Meat: Why bother?
I know I always say this, but in Scotland we are blessed, we have a mild climate with plenty of rain, and so we can grow any food that we need. As organic farmers though, our major crop is grass. Growing grass is a mild obsession, as grass, or more precisely clover...