THE Farmer’s daybook

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Posts in April

Woodland Regen Project update

This year, there has been good progress with the regeneration of the site of the woodland project at Plaw Hatch.

April, Spring, Farm, Environment, Volunteers, WoodlandKitty M20 April 2023Plaw Hatch FarmComment

Lambing 2023

Lambing is pretty much the most important time of the shepherding year. This lambing we have had just over 90 lambs born in 3 weeks.

April, Lambing, Sheep, SpringKitty M19 April 2023Plaw Hatch FarmComment

End of chicken lockdown

This 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.

April, Spring, Chickens, FarmKitty M18 April 2023Plaw Hatch FarmComment

Springtime growth

Since 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

April, Garden, SpringKitty M16 April 2023Plaw Hatch FarmComment

Dangerous roads

This 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.

April, Farm, StaffKitty M21 April 2022Plaw Hatch FarmComment

Grass fed Sussex beef

Winston, 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.

Farm, Spring, April, Cows, Dairy, Meat, MilkKitty M19 April 2022Plaw Hatch FarmComment

Lambing 2022

Lambing 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.

Farm, Lambing, Sheep, Spring, AprilKitty M16 April 2022Plaw Hatch FarmComment

The cost of chicken

The 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.

Farm, April, Butchery, Chickens, SustainabilityKitty M11 April 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.

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