DAVID LENG BLANC PIGNON DAIRY FARM

hi there! what got you into this?

We have been a dairy farm since 1942 and decided that now would be a good time to diversify. The importance of providing high quality, locally made sustainable food was a priority for us. The opportunity to create a new business within the established one has hopefully meant that our Dairy Herd can continue well into the future.

Tell us about your production process?

Milk from our own Jersey herd is collected daily and transported only 75 metres to our production site. We hand make a variety of produce: Gelato, Moolloumi Cheese, Greek style Yoghurt, Butter & Kefir. Our processes are very varied but all the milk used is pasteurised for public safety and then either made into a custard for churning into Gelato, separated to make cream to make our butter, or heated and incubated for 10 hours to make yoghurt.

What do you enjoy most about creating your own product?

We get huge satisfaction from making a high class, quality, artisanal product, and seeing it being enjoyed and appreciated by so many people across the Island. We have thoroughly enjoyed the whole process of getting to where we are, the design of the packaging, the marketing and most importantly the sampling!!.

What is your signature piece or favourite thing in your range?

Our Gelato has to be our signature product. We currently have 8 different flavours.

What are the ingredients that make your product unique?

As locally sourced as possible

Which Jersey produce do you like to cook with? (besides the ones you create)

As many as possible

What is your favourite foodie childhood memory?

Milk straight from the cow. Absolutely nothing better and is the perfect thing for a growing child providing all the minerals, calcium & hydration one could want. I recommend it to everyone! Being allowed the cream from the top of the jug/ bottle was a real treat. The experience of collecting from a dairy is also a memorable one.

If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

David’s Answer was ‘N/A’ which we take to mean he couldn’t only eat one thing for the rest of his life...

Where can we buy your products?

We are stocked at a large number of farm shops, shops, cafés & restaurants throughout the Island. We are on Fetch and people can contact us directly and collect from the farm.

Blanc Pignon Dairy Farm 07797856313

davidleng@blancpignon.com

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