Snow and hardwood cuttings
We have had a varied couple of weeks, with only one "Snow Day". On December 5th we had a visit from Dom at "Muddy Fork" (based in...
Sunny and Cold
Last week was very cold on the field, but lovely and sunny. We did lots of work in the Fruitery. We dug out some old redcurrant and...
Bird boxes
This week we started to make bird boxes. Its a good rainy day activity. We are painting some of them, and some will stay as plain wood....
643 bottles of apple juice!
The apple juice has arrived - 643 bottles!
The last good harvest from the polytunnel
Last Monday we harvested climbing french beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley and flowers. We cleared out the french beans and their...
One huge compost heap
Yesterday we made the largest compost heap you can imagine, up at the top of the field. We used 2 normal sized old pallets for the sides,...
A car full of apples
At the weekend we drove down to a farm near Ross on Wye with the first carload full of apples to be juiced. We had to tip them all...
Apples and a picnic bench
Its been a busy week! We have harvested all the remaining dwarf french beans, and cleared the whole bed. We put down mypex to stop the...
Finishing the squash harvest
This week we have harvested all the remaining squash and pumpkins. We filled the trailer and then the tractor pulled it down to the...
The courgette that got away
On Monday this week we discovered a courgette that had grown into a huge marrow. It weighed just under 6 pounds. How did we not notice it...
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