A farming family are set to compete on BBC One’s Farmer’s Country Showdown next week to showcase their rapeseed oil product.
Olly and Francesca Lawson, 35, will be showcasing their extra-virgin rapeseed oil, Lovesome Oil, which is made and bottled on the family farm in Brafferton.
Olly Lawson said: “Rapeseed oil is much lighter and healthier than olive oil with half the levels of saturated fats.
“We’ve found it’s favoured a lot by chefs, who love that it’s a healthier alternative, and who also recognise that it’s much better for the environment due to it not having had to be shipped in.
“They love its provenance, including the fact it’s produced by a local family business entirely on our farm.”
The family have been growing rapeseed for 40 years and the first crop was planted by Olly’s father, David, who sadly passed away in 2020.
In memory, the family named their first oil pressing facility David’s Press, which allows them to produce and bottle the oil at the family home, Lovesome Hill Farm.
Olly and Francesca, supported by their family, decided to launch the business in 2018 and their passion for rapeseed oil is spreading, with their four-year-old daughter already showing an interest.
Olly said: “We thoroughly enjoyed filming the episode. It was a busy couple of days but really enjoyable. It was so good to involve the whole family, including the kids and we can’t wait to watch it!”
You can watch the family on BBC One on Monday, January 16 at 2:15pm or catch up on BBC iPlayer.
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