This year, there has been good progress with the regeneration of the site of the woodland project at Plaw Hatch.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Each year around this time we all anticipate the arrival of Spring for real.
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May sees increasing growth in the garden. The cucumbers, tomatoes, peas and beans are picking up speed, and even the sweet peas with their tough start to the year are catching up.
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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.
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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.
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Scanning is an important point in the shepherding year, allowing our farmers to prepare for the coming lambing that is now just over a month away.
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Imbolc falls around half way between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, hailing in the coming spring and lengthening days.
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The winter months give us some time to dream and make plans for the growing season ahead. I love to dream about flowers.
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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.
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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.
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Simply put, everything has to start from somewhere; be it the beginning of the universe or growing blueberries somewhere in that universe!
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Miriam is moving onto exciting pastures new. We’ll miss her but are looking forward to hearing about her future adventures!
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Our farm apprentice, Louisa, gives an insight into the management of the pigs this year, which are predominantly under her care.
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With the grazing season well underway, milk production is picking up.
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The prolonged cold has taken its toll on the cucumber crop. Having lost all but three of the first sowing, the more recent additions to the tunnels are starting to grow, but the garden team are hoping for warmer weather soon.
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On Sunday 11th of April the milking cows were finally turned out to graze after living in the big barn for the winter.
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In farming, sometimes it’s less about what you do, and more about what you don’t do. Tali explains how conservation on the farm is developing, and the exciting species she has already seen appearing.
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What we’re doing for our cows and customers.