by Richard | Apr 6, 2021 | Farm Updates
After a series of unusually warm winters, the vole population has exploded. They’ve completely taken over the pasture and destroyed more trees than ever before, including some of our 6m tall oaks. We’ll be implementing a range of vole control strategies to try and...
by Richard | Apr 5, 2021 | Farm Updates
So, since we suddenly have a bit of snow on the ground again, we’re not planting trees today as planned. Instead, we’re getting the caterpillar tunnel up, clearing out the barn, moving the grain mill and building a staircase. The first lamb of the season seems to be...
by Richard | Apr 4, 2021 | Farm Updates
We’re getting on with the many spring tasks. We’ve put in the majority of the bare root plants now, and this time we’ve put them in wire baskets in the hopes of protecting them from voles. The layers and broilers are doing well, and since the ground is starting to...
by Richard | Apr 1, 2021 | Farm Updates
We’ve picked up our new kitchen wagon and chef Elin is happy! It was quite the investment, but we feel confident that it will be worth it. As of this season we’ll not only be cooking for our training participants but also for our camping guests, plus it means that we...
by Richard | Mar 29, 2021 | Farm Updates
1000 day-old chicks have arrived. They’ve just hatched this morning and never had water or feed before, so we’re monitoring them closely during this initial stage to make sure that they drink and that they’re warm enough. It’s also time to get up the giant tipi! Quite...
