210From Dairy to Dinner
A tall oak against a deep blue sky, with 210 small and grazing in the field below.

In development

The book

The story of 210 in photographs, words and food: from the dairy to the dinner, on paper.

A companion to the film

The film moves fast. A book can slow down: the full set of Digby Oldridge’s photographs of 210, the people in their own words, how a retired dairy cow is butchered, hung and cured, and what was served at the table.

It is in development. Register your interest and you’ll hear first when it’s ready.

Register interest: opening soon

210 face on, her white star bright against her black face.

Proposed contents

Seven chapters

  1. 01The Herd
    Dawn on the farm, the milking, Jade and Mac, the calves.
  2. 02210
    Portraits of one cow across her last seasons, in the field and in the shed.
  3. 03The Question
    Why most old dairy cows become mince, and what else they might be.
  4. 04The Block
    Four butchers break down a retired dairy cow for the first time.
  5. 05The Cure
    Bresaola and salami, and the patience of the curing room.
  6. 06The Table
    The dinner: the menu, the toast, and who ate what.
  7. 07After
    What an old dairy cow is worth, in the words of the people who knew her.