The benefits of supporting your local farmers and producers
All of the milk and dairy products (and many of our household and grocery items) that are available for doorstep delivery from Foulgers are locally sourced and therefore have many benefits for both the farmer, producer and you the buyer.
When you purchase locally sourced dairy, meat or produce you’re providing a market for local producers where they can get a fair price. Most local food producers are small or ‘micro’ businesses (less than 10 staff) that can’t, at least at the start, distribute more widely. So local food can help existing and new businesses to grow and bring new products to market too.
By buying local food you are helping smaller, traditional and mixed farms to survive in an increasingly specialised and intensive farming industry. More of your food pound should go to the farmer or grower so they, in turn, can earn a decent living without needing to grow bigger or to farm more intensively. This keeps the countryside more diverse, especially where it has been shaped by centuries of farming traditions, and so protects the landscape’s character. Your local food might also be organic, which can help look after the soil and boost local wildlife.
If you don’t buy local food, the food you buy may have been air-freighted, as well as being trucked up and down the country. A quarter of all lorries on the road carry food. Air-freighting of fruit and vegetables is a major contributor to greenhouse gas pollution from our food supply system. Cutting the distance your food has to travel is a simple idea that many shoppers respond to. It is better still to buy seasonally and think about eating less, but better quality (especially grass-fed), meat and dairy to cut your carbon footprint further.
Local food may not always be the cheapest food available but it is certainly affordable for many and it scores well on quality. Shoppers clearly trust it. So it can be great value for money because of the freshness, taste and quality of the ingredients. Ultra-processed foods often use cheaper ingredients to bulk out the product, making them appear cheap but feeding you less well.
So in a nut shell, buying local not only benefits the producer, the local economy and the environment. It can also benefit you and we would like to thank you once again for your continued support.
All of our customers know, that without a shadow of doubt, delivering first class customer service is the most important part of our company ethos. Maybe this is why our customers remain loyal and for this we are extremely grateful.
One of the first ports-of-call for many existing and prospective customers is our website and we have been working hard over the summer months to deliver a brand new website which improves your online experience with us (as well as making it a lot easier for us to let you know about new products and offers!).
Our new website makes it easier for you to search for all of the items we have available for a doorstep delivery, each placed in easy to search categories. It is responsive so you can now browse on your mobile device just as easily as using a laptop or desktop computer, no more having to pinch the screen to expand the page view!
Of course, if you purchase Raw Milk products for delivery nationally, you can still find these here too.
Ordering online from Foulgers Dairy has never been easier. You can register for a new account, log in to your existing account, view your basket and existing orders and you will now be able to add extra items to your delivery, using an existing Paypal account or via a debit or credit card through PayPal even if you don’t have one.
Another great addition to our website is the handy postcode checker. This will enable you to easily check if we are currently delivering in your area or maybe in the area of a friend or loved one who would benefit from a doorstep delivery. This is particularly useful if you want to manage an order or account on behalf of an elderly relative who lives within our delivery areas and especially now that we have the chilly winter months in our sights.
We hope that you’ve enjoyed your visit to the new site and have been able to find the products you require with ease and we thank you again for your continued support.