THE Farmer’s daybook

A farmer’s daybook is where they note everything going on with their herd; milk yields, health, behaviours, emotional states. Our online daybook is where you can keep up to date with the latest goings-on on the farm.

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Posts in March

New tills for the shop

So, the new till system is finally installed. It’s up and running and I think it’s fair to say we’re pretty damned happy with it.

March, Shop, Staff, TrainingKitty M16 March 2023Plaw Hatch Farm Comment

A bit of dripping

For hundreds of years beef dripping, also known as tallow or beef fat, was found in the larder of most households. This was THE fat used for frying, baking, and even smearing on skin as a moisturiser. Not only is beef dripping delicious, it is also very healthy.

Shop, Butchery, March, MeatKitty M13 March 2023Plaw Hatch Farm Comments

Anticipating the arrival of Spring

Each year around this time we all anticipate the arrival of Spring for real.

March, Garden, Spring, EnvironmentKitty M12 March 2023Plaw Hatch Farm Comment

A home for bees

There has been a noticeable lack of bees in and around the garden and farm. What can we do about it?

Garden, March, Sustainability, EnvironmentKitty M10 March 2023Plaw Hatch Farm Comments

Full Moon piglets 🌝🌚🌝

GingerElla, our Oxford Sandy and Black (OSB) sow, farrowed a week earlier than her due date this month on the full moon.

March, Pigs, FarmKitty M8 March 2023Plaw Hatch FarmComment

New Danish Red calves

Over the years, there have been a number of Danish Red cows in the herd. Robin and Maya intend to increase the numbers of these lovely animals.

Farm, Cows, MarchKitty M21 March 2022Plaw Hatch FarmComment

9 Jan 2024

Why cows have horns

It has long been a policy of Biodynamic husbandry to keep cattle with horns. As well as the aesthetic value, the horns have an important function in the life of the cow.

23 Nov 2023

A year as a farm Apprentice

Approaching the halfway mark in my 2-year placement here at Old Plaw Hatch Farm, the coming of the shorter days has allowed me to reflect on what has been one hell of a ride this past year.

27 Oct 2023

The realities of a garden

Growing vegetables in a political climate that has very little understanding of how food actually gets from the producer to anyone’s kitchen table (let alone the unpredictability of that same climate) means we are very grateful to the crops that have been successes, and we move on quickly from those that were or are, to put it bluntly, failures. Let me briefly talk you through our growing year so far…

24 Oct 2023

Supply and demand

Recently we’ve seen a real surge in new customers and have also noticed that existing customers are coming much more frequently and seem to be doing the majority of their food shopping with us. These changes are rarely down to one thing, and I believe at the moment there are several reasons.

24 Aug 2023

Why should I go to the AGM?

Firstly, because we would really love you to. Of course, at an AGM there is the dry procedural stuff, it’s a legal requirement, but there is so much more. It’s an opportunity to hear directly from the people who grow your food.

15 Aug 2023

The garden this summer

The summer is flying by and we have already started to get the first harvests off the fields like onions, potatoes and squash. The Spring was very late this year, however, Summer is not over yet.

4 Aug 2023

Woodland update

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