About Us
Our Farm And History
Hello and welcome from the Mackenzie Family! We live at Rootfield Farm on the beautiful Black Isle in the heart of the Highlands and launched Black Isle Dairy in 2013.
I’m a fourth-generation dairy farmer and along with my wife, daughters and small team, make artisan dairy products, including award winning gelato-style ice cream, natural yoghurt and whole unhomogenised milk, available to buy from our Self-Service Farm Shop. Our traditional mixed herd of Holsteins, Ayrshires and Jerseys spend six months grazing on gently sloping grasslands above the Strathconon Valley and are milked by state-of-the-art robots.
The happy herd provides the luscious whole milk for all Black Isle Dairy’s products, which are also available to buy from selected Highland outlets.
Thank you for supporting local!
Nick, Jo & the Girls
Rootfield Farm
Best Quality Since 2013
Black Isle Dairy
Farm Shop
Why not come along and visit our Self-Service Farm Shop right here on the farm?
You’ll find the largest selection of ice cream and sorbet flavours, including limited edition seasonal tubs, little and large tubs, as well as milk ‘on tap’ and lots of lovely artisan products, from freshly roasted coffee and local honey to Highland cheese and handmade crackers.
Farm Shop
Our Products
Bread & Croissants
Freshly baked Sourdough, Multigrain and Farmhouse White breads are delivered twice a week (Tuesday, Friday) by The Bakery, Inverness, with croissants and white rolls also available on a Friday.
Chocolate
fairtrade Montezuma giant chocolate buttons, sourced from Highland Wholefoods, Inverness add a tiny splash of milk to a handful, warm and stir for instant ice cream sauce.
Chutneys, Jams & Marmalades
Award-winning handmade products from Rose Cottage Country Kitchen, Nairn, we love their Seville Orange Marmalade on toasted Bakery Sourdough.
Coffee
Bean buffs, Inverness Coffee Roasters, have created a bespoke blend just for us that goes perfectly with our creamy milk. Roasted fresh every month and ground for cafetieres, the BLACK ISLE DAIRY BLEND is smooth, full and mellow.
Crackers
Deliciously moreish award-winning crackers made with ancient grains by Highland Crackers, Kiltarlity; perfect with any Highland Fine Cheese or topped with Charcuterie.
Dairy
Our own artisan ice cream, natural yoghurt, unhomogenised whole milk and flavoured milks; we also sell a selection of cheese and salted butter from Highland Fine Cheeses, Tain.
Stockists
Products are proud to be stocked
If you can’t make it to the Farm Shop, you can find our milk, yoghurt and ice cream, freshly scooped or in tubs, in selected farm shops, delis, restaurants, ice cream parlours and at events across the Highlands. Please see below for your nearest stockist.