Directors, Sallyann Kilby, (centre) and husband Geoff Kilby, (left) celebrating with Mike Shann (right).

Well done to everyone at Wharfe Valley Farms – we’ve only gone and won the award for

‘Best Rural Business’ in the Harrogate Advertiser Excellence in Business Awards 2019.

Finalists were announced on 4th April 2019 at The Pavillions in Harrogate.

Award winning Wharfe Valley with Harrogate Advertiser Business Awards 2019

“Thank you to everyone who voted for us. “

Directors, Sallyann and husband Geoff Kilby are very proud of the recognition this award has shown them for their hard work and determination to succeed, despite the economic adversity since the Brexit referendum in 23rd June 2016.

Sallyann’s table companion at the awards ceremony, Mike Shann,  (shown below) didn’t know what had hit him when she reacted with sheer joy to the unexpected result.

They say creating ‘good food is the best way to a man’s heart’ so, with Valentine’s day fast approaching, Sallyann Kilby and Yorkshire Chef Stephanie Moon, cook up a raspberry and choc desert,  in the Wharfe Valley farmhouse, using fresh fruit and our delicious rapeseed oil !

We’ve added a whole host of fabulous new video footage to our Wharfe Valley YOU TUBE CHANNEL to give our fans an opportunity to find out more about us including:

• how to use our delicious rapeseed oils products,
• tried and tested traditional Yorkshire recipes, 
• meet the team behind the Wharfe Valley brand, starting with the video below from Sallyann.

Director of Wharfe Valley, Sallyann Kilby, talks about how the Wharfe Valley range of products has grown, along with the brand, and welcomes feedback on new products and ideas from our fans. Click on the link to see more videos here: https://wharfevalleyfarms.co.uk/media/

Please help us grow our audience on YOUTUBE by liking, sharing and subscribing! Thank you.

OTHER NEWS:

We’ve been shortlisted for the 2019 Yorkshire Choice Awards Independent Business of the Year and Sallyann for Business Woman of the Year, thank you if you have voted for us. We cant wait to hear the result!

We have updated our Wharfe Valley computer system over the Christmas break and touch wood, this has gone well. We have endeavoured to make this transition as seamless for our customers as possible!

If you have any news for us get in touch – we love to hear from you!

Have you made any new resolutions for 2019?

They may well involve losing weight, getting fit or eating less.

Wharfe Valley can help you to get started with your targets with our range of 30 healthier rapeseed oil products including:

•  Infused and original extra virgin rapeseed oils

•  salad dressings

• fruit vinegars

• sugar free mayonnaise

With up to 50% less saturated fat than other culinary oil, less monounsaturated fat than olive oil and a higher percentage of polyunsaturated fat, it’s a much healthier option.

Rapeseed oil provides a lower fat alternative to liven up a salad or marinade a meat. Our sugar free mayonnaise was created to support diabetics as a tasty swap from sugary mayonnaise for sandwiches, pasta or salad. We produce a healthier spray oil (featured right) which provides better oil coverage and is ideal to coat food sparingly, using less oil.

For those starting ‘Vegan-uary’ we are very proud of our ‘vegan’ status awarded by the Vegetarian Society for the majority of products across our rapeseed range (excluding our sugar free mayonnaise which includes free range egg).

Click here to enter our ONLINE SHOP and see the full range. Subscribe to our website to receive a free delivery code worth £5.

Good luck in achieving your goals!

It’s November already and here at Wharfe Valley Farms we’ve all been enjoying baked potatoes, cooked with a coating of smoked rapeseed oil then oven roasted, providing a delicious and authentic fired flavour.

We are lucky enough to have our own smokehouse on site and from it we produce our smoked infused variety for sale in both 250ml or 500ml.

We’ve included some useful fat and oil facts below to help customers understand the advantages of using our rapeseed oil and the relevance of the high smoke point rapeseed oil has of up to 230oC.

Fat and Oil facts

All cooking fats and oils are made up of saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids in different proportions.  Using cooking oils and fat with low saturated fat and a good mix of mono and polyunsaturated fats is better for you because:

– Polyunsaturated fats can help lower cholesterol
– Omega-3 polyunsaturates may help protect against heart disease
– Omega-6 fatty acids may help with growth and brain function
– Monounsaturated fats can also help lower cholesterol if they replace saturated fats
– Monounsaturated fats may also help decrease the risk of breast cancer and rheumatoid arthritis pain

Generally, oils and fats with a high proportion of poly and mono unsaturated fats are healthier than those with a higher saturated fat content.

Rapeseed oil is incredibly versatile as it has a delicious nutty flavour and golden colour when grown and cold-pressed in our lovely county, Yorkshire. It can be consumed as a dip, salad dressing or mayonnaise and an extra virgin variety is better for you as it is only pressed once and then bottled, which maintains the maximum amount of goodness from the oil seed rape.
It is also an ideal oil for cooking due to the high smoke point of up to 230oC.

What is the smoke point?

At Wharfe Valley we often talk about the high smoke point of rapeseed oil to customers as a benefit and take for granted that our customers know what we mean. Just in case we thought bonfire night was a good time to talk about what it is and how it helps.

The smoke point of an oil or fat is the temperature at which it starts to burn, break down and smoke.
When you cook with oil that’s been heated past its smoke point, not only does it affect the flavour, also nutrients and phytochemicals found in many unrefined oils are destroyed when the oil is overheated. Overheating also creates harmful free radicals which have been linked to cancers.

Rapeseed oil has a high smoke point of up to 230oC and is better suited to frying, roasting, smearing over baked or sauté potatoes than other culinary oils with a lower smoke point like olive oil. Its overall advantage when compared is that it is extremely versatile and can be enjoyed hot or cold.

To find out more about our smoked rapeseed oil get in touch on 01937 572084 or go to our online shop on  https://wharfevalleyfarms.co.uk/online-shop/

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We look forward to keeping you up-to-date with our offers, competitions and wide range of rapeseed oil products.

We are very proud to announce that our Whafe Valley Cold Pressed Coconut and Rapeseed oil has been shortlisted in the Veggie Awards 2018 – winners will be announced in their July issue, on sale 28th June. We can’t wait for the result!

To celebrate we have included one of our favourite coconut oil recipes. Enjoy!

Wharfe Valley Carrot and Coconut Recipe

Ingredients: 30g carrot grated, 3 large organic free range eggs, 50g creme fraiche, 160g Wharfe Valley rapeseed and coconut oil, 250g plain wholemeal flour, 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 heaped teaspoons of cinnamon.

Method: Put everything in a mixer for 30 seconds, pour the cake batter in a buttered, lined 20cm cake tin, bake at 180c/350f/gas4, for between 60 mins to 80 mins – until the cake springs back when pressed lightly, then decorate it with a cream cheese.

Topping: 1 large unwaxed orange, finely grated zest only. 300g Philadelphia full fat cream , 20g runny honey drizzled over the top of the cake.

Health benefits of using this oil: high in monounsaturated fats, natural source of Omega 3, contains medium chain triglycerides (MCT’s) which are easily digested and can be readily burned for energy. Enriches skin and nourishes hair, promotes good cholesterol, lauric acid has antifungal properties, fatty acids said to help the brain function

To buy Wharfe Valley Rapeseed and Coconut Oil follow the link to our online shop here:

For more recipes click here:

Share a rapeseed oil recipe with us this month and we’ll send you a free delivery code worth £5 as a thank you!

HEALTHY RAPESEED OIL HAS THE LOWEST SATURATED FAT OF ANY OTHER POPULAR CULINARY OIL PLUS VITAMIN E, OMEGA 3, 6 AND 9!

Our Wharfe Valley Farms product range has been designed to help customers make a healthy lifestyle change to rapeseed oil that can be sustained in 2018 – not just in January to achieve the short lived New Year’s resolution.

Wharfe Valley spray oil 200ml

We offer a 200ml low calorie spray oil which is a ‘Slimming World’ listed choice, four 250ml salad dressings, tried and tested in our own kitchen over many hours, and five completely sugar free mayonnaises, perfect for Diabetics and those who are pregnant. You can get hold of five vinegars or an indulgent truffle oil too.

Alongside bottles of delicious cold pressed original and infused oils in 100ml, 250ml and 500ml which make healthy eating more sustainable. We achieved the coveted star in the Great Taste Award 2017 for our Sicilian Lemon, Chilli Infused and Coconut Oil and Rapeseed oil.

In 2017 Coconut and Rapeseed Oil was added to the menu to add a delicious and doubly nutritious product.

We know from experience that consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the long term benefits of switching to rapeseed oil based products to achieve a reduced calorie count, delicious taste and nutritional make-up.

As well as being 100% natural and chemical-free, our rapeseed oil range boasts:

• Half the saturated fat of olive oil
• High in essential oils from omega 3, 6 and 9
• A rich source of Vitamin E
• High in healthier monounsaturated fats
• Helps maintain cholesterol levels
• Retains all natural nutrients with its high smoking point
• Contains no artificial preservatives and is trans-fat and GM free.If you still need convincing, then not only are our oils extremely good for you, they also taste great too!

We’ve added  a FREE DELIVERY CODE for online orders of £25+ placed in January 2018!

Use discount code: free-d-jan25 at the checkout below

We’ve also added a new non food product to our menu; an exciting children’s adventure story called Emma Bright and The Super Food Fight. This is available to order from our website for £4.50 with an RRP of £4.99.

Please contact us on 01937 572084 to find out more or click here to visit our online shop!

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We’ve included a recent radio interview with Drystone Radio for our very own Sallyann Kilby if you would like to listen, click on the links below:

We wish you all the very best for the New Year ahead and look forward to sharing with you some more of our exciting news later this month!