Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2018 | Page 120

Food & Drink
Dairy lessons
at Briddlesford
Medina Foodservice assisted with
coordinating a visit by St Blasius school
children to Briddlesford Farm for an
educational trip to see how their milk
is made and where it comes from.
Caterlink, the Contract Caterers for the Is land’s
primary schools were also present with Operations
Manager Yvonne Curran and Area Manager Jo
Witty along with the company’s mascot JOJO.
The children were shown where the milk comes in,
the bottling plant and also the cheese making room.
Those who wanted a taste were encouraged to try
the cheeses and milk, which went down a storm.
Paul and Christine Griffin from Briddlesford Farm
explained how the processes work for the bottling of
the milk and also how often cheeses need turning
and how long they take to mature in the cheese room.
After changing into wellies, the groups moved
on to see the cattle and the milking parlour.
Steve and Caroline Ross of Medina Foodservice
were very happy to state their commitment for
Medina Foodservice to use local produce where
possible in order to keep fuel miles to a minimum.
The children ended the day seeing and stroking
the baby calves which proved a great hit!
Pictures by Laura Holme
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