We're delighted to be bringing you our new Duchy Originals from Waitrose range.
Together, we share a belief in the value of British organic food, grown and produced sustainably. By choosing Duchy Originals from Waitrose, you can enjoy delicious, great-quality food and drink, while helping to preserve our food heritage and support British charities.

We've worked hard to perfect our recipes and track down fantastic British products.
As well as Duchy Originals favourites, you'll find specially selected Waitrose organic
products in the range, plus lots of new lines.

Tastes good
From hearty soups to tangy chutneys, we've chosen the finest products made with high quality organic ingredients, using meat sourced with sound animal husbandry and high welfare standards.

Is good
All the products are made in the UK and we only source British meats and dairy products. We have also been working to reduce the amount of packaging on all the Duchy range.

Does good
We trade fairly with our suppliers and growers. And every product raises funds to support good causes. Read more about the Good Food Charter.

Preserving our food heritage
By encouraging British organic farming, we can help to preserve our heritage in the countryside. The range includes products based on traditional British recipes and uses the highest quality ingredients.

Choosing British organic is now easier
There are hundreds of tempting Duchy Originals From Waitrose products to enjoy, from everyday items such as milk, beef and tea to favourite treats such as scones, treacle tart and clotted cream fudge.

We've carefully selected every item to make sure it follows the Duchy Originals Good Food Charter: tastes good, is good, does good.
Some products are only available in our larger branches. All items are subject to availability.

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Last Saturday we sheared the sheep, we had hoped to start at around 7.30am in the morning but a completely unexpected shower at 5am scuppered that plan. You can't shear the wool when it is damp because it won't flow over the cutters and storing damp wool is a bad idea.

It's only the ewes we shear. They need to be shorn to stop them getting too hot and to reduce the incidence of fly strike, caused by flies laying their eggs on the animals, which occurs during the summer months. The lambs are now between seven and nine weeks of age and although they are getting quite big they don't need shearing. The first job we have to do is to shed the lambs through a drafting gate to separate them from their mothers which creates a bit of a din as they call for each other.

The shearers then arrive and set up their equipment and off they go. Because they are paid per head, the quicker they work the more they earn - in wet weather they earn nothing so when conditions are right they really go for it. The shearers are incredibly skilled and can shear a ewe in less than a minute and a half. Two of the shearers we use shear all around the world for most of the year.

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