{"id":64,"date":"2025-07-20T12:27:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T12:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T07:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T07:49:19","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"64\" class=\"elementor elementor-64\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502e7cd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"502e7cd0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751d1e7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"751d1e7a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f9e769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32f9e769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87311ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87311ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to our small but mighty goat dairy, lovingly run by Graham and Carmel (Mel) Clews, with support from our dear friend Jacqui. We\u2019ve spent the last 9 years building our herd\u2014and our life\u2014together, and each bottle of milk reflects that journey.<\/p><p>Mel, a former nurse and midwife of 43 years, brings a nurturing spirit to everything we do. Graham, who\u2019s had goats since he was just 9 years old, blends lifelong farming wisdom with a deep respect for animal welfare. Together, we\u2019re not just farming\u2014we\u2019re fostering health, hope, and community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c491951 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c491951\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20d9b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f20d9b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-768x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123\" alt=\"Mel&#039;s Dairy - Fresh Raw Goats Milk - Nationwide Delivery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo.jpg 1148w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12362f25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12362f25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b832eae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b832eae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb925c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fb925c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66714b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66714b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our herd<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ae8a3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27ae8a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our goats aren&#8217;t just livestock\u2014they\u2019re family. Many of our nanny goats have names and trace their lineage through four generations, now stepping into a fifth. We nurture our animals with respect and affection, and their welfare is paramount to everything we do.<\/p><p>We breed our nannies every other year, giving each mum a full year of rest between kiddings. The kids remain with their mothers until they are naturally weaned at around four months of age. The milk we bottle is only the surplus\u2014what their babies leave behind.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2502bd6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2502bd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b7082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29b7082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting our goat's milk ready for you...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6d79d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b6d79d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e600a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e600a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d49bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51d49bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-gigapixel-cgi-4x.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-255\" alt=\"Mel&#039;s Dairy - 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Fresh Raw Goats Milk - Nationwide Delivery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-gigapixel-cgi-4x-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-gigapixel-cgi-4x-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-gigapixel-cgi-4x.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f326ab6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f326ab6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ffe1a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ffe1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-gigapixel-cgi-4x-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-258\" alt=\"Mel&#039;s Dairy - Fresh Raw Goats Milk - Nationwide Delivery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-gigapixel-cgi-4x-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-gigapixel-cgi-4x-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-gigapixel-cgi-4x.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0758d8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0758d8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f2d8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36f2d8c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d48d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91d48d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Passion Meets Purity...<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b370e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b370e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the heart of our little farm is a love story\u2014between Graham and Carmel (Mel) Clews, between humans and animals, and most of all, between a way of life and the nourishing power of nature.<\/p><p>Our dairy is run by us\u2014Graham and Mel\u2014with the wonderful help of our dear friend Jacqui, who\u2019s become part of the fabric of our daily rhythm. We\u2019re proud to produce rich, creamy raw goat milk from our herd of British Saanen, Toggenburg, and British Alpine goats, all raised with kindness, care, and curiosity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44279a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44279a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4caa0db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4caa0db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-gigapixel-cgi-4x-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-254\" alt=\"Mel&#039;s Dairy - Fresh Raw Goats Milk - Nationwide Delivery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-gigapixel-cgi-4x-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-gigapixel-cgi-4x-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-gigapixel-cgi-4x-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melsdairy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-gigapixel-cgi-4x.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b03bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69b03bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b810c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b810c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What our customers say...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f1efe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25f1efe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99c9f20 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"99c9f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">Wonderful farm with amazing owners \u2013 We've been getting fresh, raw goats' milk from here for the past few months. Highly recommended!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Andrea Smith<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd9a4e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"ccd9a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">A tucked-away small farm with a lovely owner, offering delicious cheese and unpasteurized goat's milk. I had no idea it was hidden in the heart of Staffordshire. I will be returning!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Penny Johnson<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedfaff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"aedfaff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">Exceptional animal care, accompanied by friendly and approachable owners, ensures a positive experience. 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