11th September 2008
Westmorland’s ‘Best Managed Farm’
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Innovative learning
award
At the 2008 Westmorland County Show, Heaves Farm was proudly awarded first place in the Westmorland County Agricultural Society’s ‘Best Managed Farm’ competition in recognition of the quality of its stock, crops and grassland. Roger previously won the trophy in 1981 along with his brother Jonathan and Dad Chuck when they farmed together at Lawrence House Farm.
Roger and Gary were presented with the William Atkinson Perpetual Challenge Cup by the Show President Bill Philip and his wife Margaret.
5th September 2008
Westmorland County Agricultural Society has been awarded the Bayer Crop Science / FACE (Farming And Countryside Education) Innovative Learning Award in recognition of the bi-annual School farm open days held at Heaves Farm since 2000.
Roger Mason of Heaves Farm, along with WCAS Chief Executive Christine Knipe and Chairman Judith Buckley were presented the award by Sir Mike Tomlinson at a ceremony held at the Kensington Roof Gardens, London.
19th February 2008
NFU AGM Conference
Gary Mason and fellow YFC member Stephen Knowles attended the National Farmers Union AGM Conference at the Hilton London Metropol. As representatives of Cumbria YFC, they attended many events over 2 days, taking in speeches from Conservative Party Leader David Cameron, DEFRA Secratary Nigel Benn , NFU President Peter Kendall and attended a dinner where they were addressed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Gary Mason has been awarded ‘Mrs D Galbraith’ trophy for ‘Member Contributing Most to the County’ at the Cumbria Young Farmers Clubs AGM. Over the previous years Gary has enjoyed the position of Southern District Chairman and was voted Member of the Year in 2007.
He currently holds the responsibility of being Southern District Field Day Chairman, helping to organise the annual YFC Field Day to be held this year on the 16th May at Low Foulshaw Farm, Levens.
YFC County
award
7th November 2008
Heaves Farm Veal features in an article in this weeks Westmorland Gazette. The Gazette;s food writer Gillian Cowburn interviewed Roger and Gary for a feature in the Food & Drink pages of the Gazette’s ‘Leisure’ pullout where she explores the facts about rosé veal and experiences the delights of trying it for herself.
‘Making the connection’ between farm and plate is an oft-used phrase in the local food scheme of things.
Which is why, ten minutes after visiting dairy farmer Roger Mason at Heaves, near Kendal, I was in Plumgarths farm shop just a few miles up the road making a very special purchase........’
Heaves Farm Veal in the
Westmorland Gazette
16th January 2009
28th June 2007
WCAS school farm
open days
Heaves Farm again hosted the Westmorland Agricultural Society (WCAS) school farm open days. Held over 2 days, 1300 children attended from 29 schools across the region where they experienced some of the things that take place on a modern farm.
Lots of help was provided from volunteers young and old, who gave demonstrations including sheep shearing and showering, milking cows, dry stone walling, working sheep dogs, hatching eggs and taking the children on a nature walk. As well as being a great hands on learning experience it also helps to help make the connection with the origins of food.
Photo courtesy of the Westmorland Gazette
Photo courtesy of the Westmorland Gazette
Monday 16th March sees Steadmans Butchers of Sedbergh running ‘Meat Matters’ at Sedbergh Village Hall. ‘Meat Matters’ is an evening of butchery and meat demonstrations as part of National Butchers Week & Bacon Connoisseurs Week (6th - 22nd March).
The event features; Cutting Demonstrations and Modern Cutting Methods, Merits of Traceability & Maturing of Beef, Meat & Meat Cuts, Benefits of Shopping Locally, Introduction of British Rose Veal (featuring our very own Heaves Farm Veal), and Cheap Cuts – More Time & Effort, and Tastings.
It starts at 8pm and entry is free!
Meat Matters
5th March 2009
Country Fest is a brand new event organised by the Westmorland County Agricultural Society. It is to be held at the County Showfield, Crooklands on Sunday 24 and Monday 25 May, 2009.
Incorporating the former Westmorland Food Lovers Festival, Country Fest gives a real taste of the countryside, celebrating the quality and diversity of the superb independent food and drink producers and suppliers that abound in Cumbria and the North West.
Heaves Farm Veal will be available at Country Fest from Anne Ross’ ‘The Farm Shop, Berry’s Yard’.
Country Fest 2009
5th May 2009
