You know how passionate I am about British produce and seasonal food. November is the beginning of the British leek season and oh how I love those long, soft scented vegetables. Even before I was approached to write this post, I got caught sniffing a bunch of leeks as I queued up to pay in … [Read more…]
I am always on the look out for new skin care for myself and my family and recently, we came across the Mia and Dom range. An organic skin care range for pregnancy, babies and sensitive skin, it was founded by Jennifer Feltham, blossomed from her desire to use only natural products on her own … [Read more…]
Living on a farm is amazing. we have no neighbours. We have no neighbours, This is the best thing in my opinion. as well as the space and the animals of course. There are some things we miss out on though. We don’t get charty bags in the letter box. No Avon Lady … [Read more…]
You must have noticed that when you buy certain products in shops that some produce has a Red Tractor sticker on it and some don’t. Buying items with the Red Tractor sticker means that the farm where the food is produced has been through a rigorous inspection to check things like biosecurity and animal welfare. … [Read more…]
I think you would have had to be walking around with your eyes shut in the last month or so to miss the current milk crisis. From farmers rolling up at supermarkets in their tractors to cows trotting down the refrigerated aisles, it’s all going off at the moment. I have bided my time to … [Read more…]
Like me on our farm, Irish farmers who make Kerrygold, like their animals to be happy. The Kerrygold story is a simple one. They work with small co-operative farms where small herds are free to graze on lush Irish meadows. It means Kerrygold cows are healthy and happy, free to roam outside. It’s these cows, … [Read more…]
What do you get if you cross a popular member of an ex-boy band and a tractor? A sure-hit BBC show, that’s what. Former JLS singer, JB Gill is already known as a farmer and he is about to co-present a children’s TV series, Down On The Farm, on Cbeebies with Storm Huntley. I know you … [Read more…]
Ive always wanted to try decoupage but I just hadn’t been inspired about what to do it on and what to do it with. Until now. As with many second children, Baby G’s bedroom is smaller than his big sister’s but I still wanted him to have a book case. So I found this one, … [Read more…]
Farming families love to watch programmes about other farmers, well we do anyway. Everything stops for Country File and I mean everything. However, despite farmers loving everything about their trade, it may be true that the general public isn’t always as enthusiastic. Well, that is until a television company recruited celebrities to herd sheep. That’s … [Read more…]
The schools may have only just broken up for the holidays and you may still be thinking about where to go on your summer break but some people are starting their preparations for Christmas. This week, Baby G and I went to meet Paul McAvoy, a small holder and turkey farmer from Crouchley Hall Farm … [Read more…]
