About Gazegill Organics

500 years in the making...

Do you know where your produce comes from?

Here at Gazegill, the Robinson family have farmed the land for nearly 500 years. Passed from one generation to the next the ethos has always been to farm with nature and leave our historic landscape as given, after all we are only the current baton holders waiting to pass it on to our children. We approach every day with a great saying in mind…

“We do not inherit our time on this planet from our parents, but rather borrow it from our children…”

The name Gazegill is mentioned in the Domesday Book and was left here by Viking visitors, it simply means “Goat Valley”. Our pasture is witness to old farming methods and these are still clearly visible today. Medieval ridge and furrow and ancient droving tracks that are littered with coins, brooches, buckles and other daily items, some dating from the late Roman period. It is another great aspect of the long family association with our land that these historical features survive still whilst much around us has been lost to the plough.

Current custodians Emma Robinson and Ian O’Reilly have taken a mixed livestock farm that was selling everything wholesale to a diversified retail operation. All members of the family are involved and although still young, our children are learning the ropes as it is important to know that Gazegill will be in safe hands in the future. Being around animals our children have a sixth sense when it comes to looking after them, they are after all our extended family, it’s great to see our children grow in such a natural environment.

Organic farming 

We are proudly certified as an organic farm by Organic Farmers & Growers, and have been certified for the better part of a century. When Tony Robinson inherited the farm in 1960, he stood firm in the face of rapid intensification, and chose to stick with what he believed in; working with nature (not against it!), whilst also putting the health of our soil and the welfare of our animals above all. 

Today, Emma & Ian carry on Tony's legacy, and honour his farming principles. Organic is at the forefront of everything we do at Gazegill. Our beef & lamb is 100% grass-fed & finished, and our pork is outdoor reared and free to forage. We do not use antibiotics, vaccinations, or any shortcuts that would make our work easier at the expense of our principles.

We are one of the few farms in the country that are licensed to sell organic raw milk. This means our milk comes straight from the cow into our tank, where it is chilled to 3 degress, and then bottled with nothing added or taken away - as it should be. 

Our organic farming means we have some of the rarest wildflower meadows in Lancashire, with around 60+ plant & grass species for our animals to feed on. We are also host to a myriad of endangered species such as the Curlew who we host every hear in early Spring for them to raise their offspring. Not a blade of grass is cut before the last Curlew has left us for the season. 

We like to think the Curlew epitomises everything we do here at Gazegill, which is why we honour it on our packaging. 

In years gone by…

Wandering around the farm you can see signs of our archaeological heritage too, whether it be our medieval ridge and furrow or our Roman road (an ancient droving track where a plethora of Roman and later coins and other interesting artefacts have been found), a little island of history and nature which is a joy to wander round. Our charge is to protect them and pass them on, but sadly around us similar features have slowly been taken out as intensive farming has taken hold and the plough has been used to level pasture. 

Sustainability

Sustainable energy plays a big role, our visitor centre where schools and groups come every year to learn about sustainable agriculture is heated by an air source heat pump and the water that washes their hands is heated by a solar thermal array. Add to this the 4Kw of solar PV and a 20Kw wind turbine and we are about 75% self-sufficient for our energy needs. Planned for the near future is a purifying plant for our spring water and a solar battery array with the aim of taking the farm completely off-grid.

Our packaging is as eco-friendly as possible, and we use 100% British Wool liners instead of plastic, as well as using 100% recycled cardboard boxes, and 100% biodegradable sugar pulp packaging. 

In 2024, we opened our on site restaurant Eight at Gazegill which showcases farm to fork produce at its very best, and in February 2026 we received a Green Michelin Star for our commitment to sustainable practices.

Putting more into the community

In a nutshell we believe that organic is best summarised by saying “it’s what is not in it rather than what is” and our constant striving to always put more in than we take out is something we not only apply to farming but also to community.

The farm plays host to a number of different projects outside of the farm shop and dairy, with many schools visiting us each year to help educate the next generation about there their food comes from and the importance of sustainability. 

Please feel free to drop by

We have our farm shop and restaurant on site, and the farm is also open to visitors, we love to share our little oasis with all!