At the heart of the farm, walked past by many and yet noticed by few, clear water rises up from the depths of the earth and flows forth, nourishing plant, animal and human alike.
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At the heart of the farm, walked past by many and yet noticed by few, clear water rises up from the depths of the earth and flows forth, nourishing plant, animal and human alike.
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At the heart of the farm, walked past by many and yet noticed by few, clear water rises up from the depths of the earth and flows forth, nourishing plant, animal and human alike.
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The bittersweet end to summer. The big harvests are done, the hay is made, the nights grow longer and the days cool. Familiar faces who for a time have become so engrained in the life and rhythms of the farm leave on the next step of their journeys. At the end of September we say goodbye to our Garden Apprentice Mandie, and our two work placement students from Warmonderhof, Ditte and Marigold. We wish all the best on your new and exciting adventures!
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This year the first trees have emerged in the spaces that have been cleared during our woodland regeneration project.
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The Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Co-op AGM took place on Saturday 10th September at Tablehurst Farm.
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is probably one of the most dusty, itchy, and sweaty jobs we do, as oats are an incredibly dusty grain. Yet the satisfaction of seeing a full trailer of homegrown oats to feed our pigs and chickens and give milking parlour snacks to our cows throughout the next year makes it totally worth it and we have a lot of fun doing it too!
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Over the summer I have started to take Pip the sheepdog out with me and we’re starting to work together well.
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This year we have already taken delivery of very healthy quantities of local honey with more expected. These beekeepers only take what the bees don’t need themselves and leave enough honey in the hives for them to feed on during the winter.
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With the grass already looking greener, it also gives a nudge to start thinking about the inevitable autumn. In the wetter months we have to manually carry everything to the chicken houses. To ease this load, we position the tunnels further down the hill, closer to the track.
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As many of you may know, I love food. I still get very excited by the produce coming from the Plaw Hatch garden and never more so than at this time of year. My summer suppers are variations on a theme but almost always involve courgettes, beans and tomatoes. These are my favourites.
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The prolonged dry conditions and intense heat have had a significant effect on everyone at the farm.
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With the cost of living increasing, we are working hard to reduce the impact on customers.
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The heat of summer means the Plaw Hatch pigs are spending time rooting and wallowing in mud and shade. Rosie and Vinny are in the garden, which means plenty of fresh greens too.
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Visitors to the farm recently may have noticed that one of our cows only has one eye.
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Andy first came to the farm twenty one years ago to run the milk round. We wish him the best of luck on his future adventures.
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Changes to the dairy herd can takes years to take effect. Herdsman, Robin, discusses the results of decisions made a number of years ago.
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Biodynamic flower bunches from the Plaw Hatch garden will now be a weekly feature in the shop on Thursdays during summer.
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Much like the strength of one’s coffee, choice of cheddar maturity is entirely personal. We’ll now be cutting our mild cheddar much younger to provide a greater range to our customers.
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As summer arrives, summer blooms are springing up from cleared areas in the woodland regeneration site.
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What we’re doing for our cows and customers.