Our Impact

We are a homegrown British farm and a family of award-winning ice cream makers. We believe that we are one family, one farm, one herd working together to make people smile.

Every drop of fresh milk in our ice cream can be traced back to the fields we call home. We want to make ice cream the way it should be made: with minimal environmental impact and maximum flavour.

Our mission

Our mission is to be the most loved ice cream of British families. We encourage moments of homegrown happiness for our community by making deliciously indulgent ice cream on our family farm while being committed to reducing our environmental impact.

B CORP CERTIFIED

We are extremely proud to announce that Marshfield Farm Ice Cream is now officially B Corp Certified, joining an incredible community of businesses promising to balance people, the planet and profit. We are continuously aiming for higher environmental and social standards, making sure every scoop is a step forward.

OUR IMPACT REPORT

We are so proud to issue our latest Impact Report, measuring the calendar year of 2023.

It's been a big year for us, becoming B Corp Certified, establishing two official charity partnerships with Bristol Zoological Society and Jamie's Farm, and also working hard at the farm to achieve our ESG Goals created in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

To us, every scoop is a step forward and we want to continue to champion sustainable farming and ice cream making. We know ice cream can't save the world on its own, but we hope by doing our bit and helping our community to do theirs too, we can make a real difference.

OUR FARMING

The farm has been certified Organic for over 20 years, meaning the highest possible standard of land management, sustainability and animal welfare is- and always has been- at the heart of what we do.

OUR PRODUCTION

The entirety of our ice cream production happens right here on site on our family farm. This unique position allows us to constantly evolve and aim to implement more sustainable practices throughout the whole process, from cow to cone!

OUR PRODUCT

OUR PEOPLE

We promise to encourage moments of homegrown happiness for our community: our staff, our customers, our suppliers, our local community and our charity partners.

WHAT'S NEXT?

We've got big plans to make 2024 our biggest, brightest most impactful year yet!

Have a scroll to see what we're planning...

Choosing regenerative farming

With the next generation of the Hawking family starting to take the reins, there is a real focus on using innovative farming techniques which keep our cows happy & healthy, while increasing the biodiversity of the farm and its carbon holding ability. We believe adopting Regenerative Farming practises is the best way forward.

Reduce our ingredients' carbon footprint

Based on our carbon footprint report from consultants 3Keel, we've made a plan to reduce our impact and make changes and improvements.

We've started this process by launching True Coffee with our friends at TrueStart Coffee who use carbon negative beans and later this year we will launch Plant Based Chocolate, made with Rogue Oat drink made right here on the farm with a whole oat plant based range to come!

Remodelling pasteurisation

We're remodelling our pasteurisation room to improve efficiency and sustainability when making our delicious ice cream.

staff volunteering day

Giving back is very important to us. We wanted to let our staff give back to a cause close to their own hearts, which is why this year we will be launching our new paid volunteering day! 

Even more solar!

We've got even more solar panels on the way, increasing our solar capacity by 50%.

Impact Report 2024

Our Impact Report measuring the year ahead will have even more information as we will be measuring our carbon footprint again across 2024 to see how we've improved.

READ MORE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AT MARSHFIELD FARM

Meet our B Corp Committee!

In honour of B Corp Month, we wanted to reintroduce our B Corp Committee!

People from across different areas of the business come together to make sure we are fulfilling our ESG Goals (that’s Environmental, Social and Governance Goals for those who’d like to know 😉) and make sure we’re having a positive impact on the world.

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Our latest Impact Report is here!

We are so thrilled to release our Impact Report, measuring the calendar year 2023.

It's been a big year for us, becoming B Corp Certified, establishing two official charity partnerships with Bristol Zoological Society and Jamie's Farm, and also working hard at the farm to achieve our ESG Goals created in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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It’s official, Marshfield Farm is now B Corp Certified!

We are extremely proud to announce that Marshfield Farm Ice Cream is now officially B Corp Certified, joining an incredible community of businesses promising to balance people, the planet and profit and continuously aiming for higher environmental and social standards.

 

 

Read more