When the first Covid-19 lockdown happened in March 2020, I think it is fair to say that many people began hankering after a simpler life, possibly in a more rural setting. With working from home becoming the new normal, people’s focus changed from workwear and leisure to their homes and garden. This got me thinking … [Read more…]
I have managed to cope with having two children at school and one at nursery for the last six years but, when the youngest started, I began to worry that I was going to forget something. PE multiplied by three, after school clubs multiplied by three, reading books multiplied by three-you get the picture. As … [Read more…]
We seemed to have packed loads into the last month. We kicked it all off with a failed trip to Sealife in Manchester where we didn’t actually go in because you had to pre-book. We spent a lot of time in fields again as the farmer was busy getting the harvest in so picnics … [Read more…]
How many divorces have started with moving sheep? As a farmer’s wife, I am an easy target for anything and everything that goes wrong when moving animals. It rains. It’s my fault. I am standing nowhere near the animals and they won’t go in the gate. It’s my fault. Can you see a pattern emerging? … [Read more…]
When you run a farm, you need to make sure that you are taking the safety of you and your employees extremely seriously. There are a lot of risks for safety when it comes to running a farm, and this is the case whether you have livestock or not. In this article, we’re going to … [Read more…]
https://unsplash.com/photos/IQVFVH0ajag No matter who you are or what you do, planning for the future is essential. These plans give you and your family the confidence and the peace of mind that everything will be okay. Even if it doesn’t always work out how you expected, you can at least fall back on your … [Read more…]
I think you’d be forgiven for thinking that the story of Chris Jeffery from farmer’s son to celebrity judge would be ordinary. After reading Farming, Celebs and Plum Pudding Pigs! The Making of Farmer Chris, I discovered his life is as far from ordinary as you can get. The TV celebrity judge on Channel 5 … [Read more…]
Wow. What a busy month we have had. The youngest finished nursery and the other two finished Year One and Year five. September is going to be here before I know it and the craziness will begin again except I’ll have to remember PE kits for three rather than two. We started off the summer … [Read more…]
It will come as no surprise to some people that the price of wool in the UK has plummeted to the worst prices ever. Last year was bad enough. When we sheared our sheep, the shearer took the fleeces and gave us a discount on shearing for the swap. This year, even the shearer didn’t … [Read more…]
I love the role farms have looking after the countryside. From hedgerows and meadows to tree preservation and ponds, most farms are teeming with wildlife and it goes hand in hand with either the crops or the livestock which the farms produce. I marvel at the amazing birds I see at the farm. Bull finches … [Read more…]
