by Richard | May 15, 2021 | Farm Updates
Ragnar and I are at Klätta, putting up the gates we built to finish off the fencing job. Today I want to talk a bit about the reality of farming as a small family with kids, because in this age where the small farm movement is booming, it’s easy to get idealistic and...
by Richard | May 13, 2021 | Interviews & Talks
It comes as a surprise to most people that in a rye grass in full photosynthesis, liquid can be moving through its roots at the rate of 25cm a second. It’s that movement that makes grasses so potent in their ability to capture sunlight and put carbon into the topsoil....
by Richard | May 12, 2021 | Farm Updates
After a mix of sunshine and rain, everything is greening up. In this video I’ve included some aerial footage so that you can see how the landscape is coming back to life. Marta, one of our cows, had her one bad day, and while we knew she was big she actually weighed...
by Richard | May 6, 2021 | Animal Enterprises, Farm Updates
We’ve had our first delivery day of the year, so now it’s officially spring despite the cool weather. The grass has just started to grow, which means it’s about time we make our holistic grazing plan. In this video I’ll share some of the thinking behind the...
by Richard | May 3, 2021 | Farm Updates
Today marks a special day for me. Not only are the sheep coming out onto pasture for the first time this year, but I’m also finally switching from the Swedish postal service PostNord to FedEx, which will hopefully mean that I can get my books to you faster and more...
