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.
The farm and garden team have just planted almost a thousand plants on the farm to create a new hedge.
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.
Your choice to shop directly with your local farms is more important than you may realise.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nir Halfon, Garden Manager, writes his last Daybook entry. Nir is moving onto a training postion at Plumpton, and tells of his time at Plaw Hatch Farm and what he has found so unique about it. We wish you the best of luck on your next adventures, Nir!
Read MoreSome of the shop staff, Izzy, Maddy and Katharina, are off to pastures new. Jenny Thornhill, Shop Manager, explains how much help they’ve been in the shop over the Covid-19 period and what is next on each of their journeys.
Read MorePlanting is mostly done. The garden team’s sights now turn to preparing for the incoming harvest season.
Read MoreFancy getting involved in the garden? As the season picks up, many hands make speedy work of soft fruit processing and weeding. Nir Halfon, Garden Manager, also tells of how Covid-19 has changed the demographic of volunteers on the farm.
Read MoreHelp from the volunteers is making all the difference in the garden this year.
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Maya, Miriam and Louisa kicked the year off by attending the Oxford Real Farming Conference.