This year, there has been good progress with the regeneration of the site of the woodland project at Plaw Hatch.
Read MoreLambing is pretty much the most important time of the shepherding year. This lambing we have had just over 90 lambs born in 3 weeks.
Read MoreThis week on the farm we celebrated the lifting of avian bird flu housing measures. Watching the hens go back onto fresh pasture is a great relief after six months of restricted housing for our hens.
Read MoreSince the last newsletter so much has changed. You would expect as much in spring, but I suppose the rate of change is the part that takes my breath away
Read MoreThis year sees Toll Field over the road from the main farm back in rotation for garden cultivation. A productive and beautiful piece of land, the garden team unfortunately aren’t looking forward to work on it due to the dangerous road they have to cross.
Read MoreWinston, our Sussex bull, will be 10 years old in August this year. During his time here he has sired nearly 200 calves, many of which have been raised here on the farm.
Read MoreLambing went by very quickly this year, with 55 ewes lambing in just under three weeks! Miriam Fuller, who came back from being a full time Agriculture student to run lambing, gives an insight into her experience.
Read MoreThe cost of chicken has risen by 10% recently due to the increased cost of feed. All the more reason to be grateful for the wonderful organic pasture reared birds we get from our supplier, Springfield Poultry.
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Maya, Miriam and Louisa kicked the year off by attending the Oxford Real Farming Conference.