Caroline Jellico farms in South Cumbria, UK. The farm itself is 30 acres plus another 20 rented and rights to graze the common. Its a harsh environment with little to no sunshine and poor quality grass. Farming was a life choice. Caroline always wanted to work with animals and became a zoo keeper for some … [Read more…]
I didn’t grow up on a farm. In fact, the closest I had ever been to a farm was a school trip when I was about seven. I remember the farmer asking if anyone would like to hold a piglet and I ran at him. I have always loved animals though and I did … [Read more…]
Living on a farm is hard work. Getting up at the crack of dawn and back-breaking labour. Add to that sleep issues and you have a recipe for disaster. We all need sleep to function properly but most of us don’t get enough. As a result, we become grumpy and foggy. This is not all! … [Read more…]
Every month, before I sit down to write my siblings post, I look back at the last one. Not just to see the photos I took and used but to see what we did last month. I actually thought not much had happened in the last month but I was wrong. In the last month, … [Read more…]
If you don’t keep chickens and have never kept chickens, you have probably never heard of chicken maths. I had never heard of chicken maths or chicken math as our American friends call it, before I kept hens myself. To be honest, it is not something you learn. Just the act of keeping chickens automatically … [Read more…]
History has been made this week with the first female being elected as President of the National Farming Union. Much has been made of it. Farming is still a very male-dominated industry. For just over a year, I have been trying to highlight the brilliant jobs women do in the industry in my Women In … [Read more…]
I’ve met some lovely farmers through my blog.None more so than the Muddy Mum who has read my blog for a long time and regularly is my first port of advice for anything farm related and, to be honest children and life related. Unfortunately she lives at the other end of the country to me … [Read more…]
Think you could cut it as a farmer’s wife? Here are my 10 ways to survive being married to one. 1. Cook. The way to a man’s heart may well be through his stomach and this can never be better highlighted than with a farmer. Beans on toast just will not cut it. Ever. Meat … [Read more…]
Emma Watkin lives on a 100 acre farm with her husband in Suffolk. She met her husband Tobias through a dating website as neither of them were into going out clubbing. While Emma did not grow up on a farm herself, both of her grandparents are from a farming family so they were very pleased … [Read more…]
I remember my pregnancies felt like a long, long time bit nothing can compare to the wait for the goat to give birth. At around five months gestation, it seemed like time stood still-despite her giving birth three days before her official due date. I had hoped I would see it happen and was planning … [Read more…]
