It’s so easy to get over enthusiastic at this time of year in the garden. I/we really have to hold back and not rush to plant young plants and seedlings out. We have had few hard frosts in the early mornings and that’s deadly to young tender shoots. We have, however, had meals outside in […]
I always think I’ve got more time. Why is it?, the days are getting longer but I’m still running out of time to do everything I want to do in the day. I’m on a mission to get more organised because if I’ve made or at least prepped the evening meal in the morning I […]
I’m sitting in the studio writing this. It’s the only quiet place on the farm at the moment. Quite literally everything is going on. Sheds are being mucked out, chickens are cackling, lambs and calves blaring, pigs grunting, the wind is cold and whistly, forks, spades and rakes are ridging up earth and I swear […]
March has rushed by here on the farm. Lambing, calving, hedge planting, a bit of construction to repair storm damage and the long awaited new access road is underway. Spring is a busy time for many with the clock change and longer day length energy levels can a little depleted. I know I need to […]
Bursting, that’s what I thought as I worked in the garden this week. And not my belt, thankfully! The farm felt still, with no wind, except for the birds “bursting” into their individual songs and the buds on some of the shrubs “bursting” out and seedlings both in the potting shed, poly tunnel and earth […]
Hello everyone. We’ve had a cold going around the farm this week. It’s bound to happen with people going out and about a bit more and seeing people again. We’re busy lambing and calving so having a cold is a bit of a nuisance. If you have got colds at your house here’s my cold […]
Already we are seeing a change in the light. It’s much lighter in the morning and evenings. We are well under way with sowing and there are shoots popping up in the potting shed. All types of variety of wonderful veg for you this year. It’s such an exciting time. We’ve had some pretty hard […]
It’s been a difficult week in the news. I’m so grateful my boys are safe and living their lives in their chosen university cities. I wanted to feel close to them this week so I have organised a weekly organic veg delivery for each of them. I really can’t understand why I didn’t do it […]
After our succesfull Soil Association inspection last week, it’s been a week of catching up on jobs, finishing things off and trying to be a bit more organised ready for spring. Because when Spring arrives, we always feel like we are chasing it. Everything hits at once, lambing, calving, sowing and guests…!! “Busy” is how […]
The weather has really changed up here on the farm. We’ve had one still day when we managed to finished sheeting the old poly tunnel. After that the wind picked up again and it’s been a biting cold wind and plenty of rain ever since. We’re really just hoping that Storm Dudley passes us by…!! […]
