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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24 Jan 2024

Oxford Real Farming Conference 2024

24 Jan 2024

Maya, Miriam and Louisa kicked the year off by attending the Oxford Real Farming Conference.

24 Jan 2024

12 Jan 2024

A new hedge

12 Jan 2024

The farm and garden team have just planted almost a thousand plants on the farm to create a new hedge.

12 Jan 2024

9 Jan 2024

Why cows have horns

9 Jan 2024

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.

9 Jan 2024

4 Jan 2024

Supporting your local producers

4 Jan 2024

Your choice to shop directly with your local farms is more important than you may realise.

4 Jan 2024

23 Nov 2023

A year as a farm Apprentice

23 Nov 2023

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.

23 Nov 2023

27 Oct 2023

The realities of a garden

27 Oct 2023

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…

27 Oct 2023

24 Oct 2023

Supply and demand

24 Oct 2023

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 Oct 2023

24 Aug 2023

Why should I go to the AGM?

24 Aug 2023

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.

24 Aug 2023

15 Aug 2023

The garden this summer

15 Aug 2023

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.

15 Aug 2023

4 Aug 2023

Woodland update

4 Aug 2023

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

Posts in Packaging

All my thoughts

There are times when there is so much in my head. Mostly questions. A few ideas. The answers can take a while to formulate. Sometimes there isn’t an answer and it’s an ongoing dilemma. Here’s a taste of some of my current thoughts

Farm, Packaging, Shop, Staff, Sustainability, Volunteers, FebruaryKitty M26 February 2023Plaw Hatch Farm Comment

Compostable bags

The topic of packaging is not the most exhilarating one in our work here on the farm but it is an essential part of it. It is also one of the things that causes most frustration and head scratching.