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 Winter

A new hedge

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

Farm, Environment, January, Sustainability, Winter, WoodlandKitty M12 January 2024Plaw Hatch Farm Comment

Candlemas and Imbolc

Imbolc falls around half way between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, hailing in the coming spring and lengthening days.

Farm, Spring, Arable, Winter, FebruaryKitty M12 February 2022Plaw Hatch FarmComment

Flowers for the Garden

The winter months give us some time to dream and make plans for the growing season ahead. I love to dream about flowers.

Winter, Garden, Spring, January, FlowersKitty M9 February 2022Plaw Hatch Farm Comment

Choosing a telehandler

Our Merlo Telehandler is due for replacement. It is 10 years old and has done nearly 6 thousand hours of work on this farm.

Winter, Farm, January, ArableKitty M24 January 2022Plaw Hatch FarmComment

January in the garden

The garden starts up slowly in January. At the beginning of the month it is still dark, but I’m definitely starting to notice the difference as we approach February. The days are getting longer and we have already started with sowing.

Winter, Garden, Spring, JanuaryKitty M21 January 2022Plaw Hatch Farm Comments

Epiphany and the Three Kings Prep

On January 6th, Epiphany, the Three Kings Preparation was spread around the boundaries of the farm. Walking the boundaries of a farm of this size, carrying buckets, in the middle of winter with so little daylight, is a big task. However, walking the fields in this way is beneficial in several ways.

Winter, Spring, Farm, January, SustainabilityKitty M13 January 2022Plaw Hatch FarmComment

Small beginnings...

Simply put, everything has to start from somewhere; be it the beginning of the universe or growing blueberries somewhere in that universe!

Garden, Spring, WinterKitty M17 December 2021Plaw Hatch FarmComment

Your Christmas shopping 2021

We hope, with your help, that we can make your Christmas shopping an enjoyable and comfortable experience.

Shop, Winter, ChristmasKitty M17 November 2021Plaw Hatch FarmComment

Winter jobs in the garden

It is the time of year to slow down, take a breath, and change into a gear that isn’t full on.

Garden, WinterKitty M15 November 2021Plaw 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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