A YOUNG dairy farmer is harnessing the current appetite for organic goods by looking to expand a unique yoghurt product.

Sam Gaudie, who works on his parents Stamfrey Organic Farm in West Rounton, near Northallerton, has helped create the yoghurt, called 'Yorg', which is made from the skimmed milk by-product of the clotted cream process.

The family have been producing Yorg on a very small scale for several years but since Christmas, 22-year-old Mr Gaudie has stepped up the operation and is now in talks with a major supermarket chain.

In recent weeks the farm also launched an extra flavour, raspberry, in addition to the plain yoghurt and Mr Gaudie is keen to expand their offering.

He said: "Originally it was my parents' idea and we have been making it on a very small scale since 2008, mostly for family and friends and a limited number of local farm shops.

"I had a job before and I wanted to come home and work on the farm, but I knew that for me to come and do that we already had enough staff for the turnover of the business, so I knew that there needed to be money coming in from somewhere else and it made so much sense to make more yoghurt.

"Having the skimmed milk there already to make it just balances the business really."

Mr Gaudie explained that the skimmed milk fetches such a low price that it is "almost a waste product" but it is now being harnessed in a more useful way to make Yorg.

"Our unique selling point is that we had friendly bacteria tests which found that there is over one million gut friendly bacteria per gram in each bottle," he said.

"That is a big selling point because people are becoming more aware of gut friendly bacteria and the positive impact on health.

"Another good thing is that the milk from each batch of yoghurt can be traced back to an exact field."

Mr Gaudie has been in talks with a supermarket for about six months, with a launch date having been postponed, and he is keeping his feet on the ground in terms of the product's growth.

"A big expansions isn't something that we would say no to, but you just have to take it as it comes.

"As each customer comes you just grow with that.

"We don't say to ourselves 'we want to take over the world' but we don't want to say no to people, so you build as you get more demand.

"We are open to expansion, I would say."