Find about our life on the farm
The gap between farm and fork is something which I think about a lot. With the uncertainty of Brexit looming, it is something that everyone is going to have to think or more. I read a great blog post by Jade from Out and About Poultry about the latest craze of internet cleaners. I am … [Read more…]
I have tried to make cakes for my children’s birthdays since they were born. My most epic one was a princess castle when my eldest was two. She also had a Hello Kitty cake which looked more like a Moomin than a cat but, as she was only one, she didn’t even notice. Oh the … [Read more…]
I can bleat on about how much I love Zoflora for hours days. It really is the most versatile cleaning product I have found. While many people love the stuff, it is on the farm that it really comes into its own. Farm life can be very mucky-for everyone, human and animal alike. You need … [Read more…]
Have you ever looked out of a plane window as you are coming into land in the UK? At Manchester airport especially, you can see the acres and acres of green fields edged in hedgerow after hedgerow. If it wasn’t for farmers, those hedgerows and all the creatures that live in them would not be … [Read more…]
Looking after a horse or a pony is hard work and a big commitment but it is also very rewarding and, if you have children who are at the age of responsibility, it is a great way to keep their minds engaged and (hopefully) stop them from going down the wrong path with wrong people … [Read more…]
For some outdoor workers, taking care of one’s appearance is not always top of the agenda, especially if working with machinery or animals, day-in, day-out. An outdoor lifestyle can contribute to a change in your appearance, including dry skin, and what you look like affects the way you feel. Your image is how you present … [Read more…]
If you had told me three weeks ago that our Sunday pudding (bit of a tradition) would be made using a recipe by Paul O’Grady, I think I would have laughed. Two weeks ago I read a review in a Sunday magazine for his Country Life book coming out in paperback and I went straight … [Read more…]
We thought winter 2017-18 was bad enough with all the rain but as we have all come to realise, a long spell of dry weather is not great either. The impact on farming has been in the news recently and while we have not escaped completely, compared to some farms, we have been ok. I … [Read more…]
We are huge Tractor Ted fans in this house. We live and breathe farm (obviously) and we particularly love this series as it is a cartoon tractor set amongst a real farm. My children are far too farm-savvy to be fooled by cartoon farms. They want the real thing and for this, Tractor Ted wins … [Read more…]
Have you ever seen a product that was so original that you wish that either you had thought of it or that you had found it years ago? Both of these things went through my mind when I found out about The Field. Launched in 2015 by Padraic Cuddy, it was inspired by his then … [Read more…]
