The Brown Family have been?milking their herd of Holstein Friesian cows?at Brunswood Farm, Locko Park, Derby since 1953.
In 2007 and as a result of falling milk prices, the family looked at ways that the farm could be preserved for future generations, ensuring also that the cows could continue to produce their wonderfully creamy milk. ?The question was what should the Brown?s do???
The answer came in a light bulb moment one tea time around the farmhouse kitchen table when the family were tasting one of the many poor quality mass produced ice creams available at the time. As they loved ice cream so much, why shouldn?t the family make and sell their own? Italian gelato at the time was by far the best ice cream available on the market, but what a good idea to make a ?creamy luxury artisan ice cream, made in the same way as the Italians, but with a British twist. Rosemary Brown had often made her own ice cream from the milk from the cows on the farm (milked by Husband Geoff and Son Oliver) so this was a perfectly natural step up!!