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…
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…
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…
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…