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Sheep books are life for the children of sheep farmers but there are many children out there who like sheep too so I thought I would share our favourites. Pete the Sheep by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce Whatley is set in Australia and is the tale of Sean the shearer who, instead of…
I am sure you know now that my husband and I are very spontaneous We hardly ever plan anything. Things usually just happen around here and, while we are a lethal combination together (especially where animals buying is concerned) it does work and we do laugh about it. Over the summer holidays, I took the…
If you want to know about teaching, you would go and ask a teacher so if you want to know about farming, a farmer should be your first port of call to see what really happens. As sheep farmers ourselves, I think it is important to tell people what we do. I asked a group…
We always have lamb in our freezer. Well, almost always. There’s nothing like cooking a joint of lamb for dinner and knowing you at least saw it happy in its life. The problem is, for cuts like leg and shoulder, there can often be a lot of left overs. Rather than treat the dogs to…
There are definitely some confusion around when it comes to sheep and lamb. I thought I would try and dispel some of these myths for you and try and help you understand why sheep farming can be so rewarding and why eating lamb is not a bad thing. 1. The best time to eat lamb…
I usually always write about our sheep farming year around this time because it coincides with Love Lamb Week at the start of September but I haven’t written an update since 2017 so I thought I would fill you in. The last year for us as sheep farmers has been good because the lambs have…
The next generation of sheep farmers is calling on the next generation of shoppers to put lamb back on plates across Britain through Love Lamb Week and let lamb hit you in the chops. According to the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB),over the past 15 years, fewer people have been regularly eating this very…
If July’s life on the farm was all about field work, this month has been more about rain. Despite experiencing the hottest day of the year so far (the mercury hit 37 degrees), storms broke the heatwave and rain moved in for weeks. The duck pond had dried out quite a bit but it has…
My degree is in English Literature with Theology and Religious Studies and I don’t think I ever thought I would be able to apply any of this to farming-apart from writing about it. How wrong I was. The religious studies part has come in very handy since marrying a farmer. It’s not just turkey farmers who…
Since starting up my Roast Revival series, I have been waiting to share a lamb recipe with you. For whatever reason, many people steer clear of lamb and I want to try and change your minds. I think for some, the image of a cute, frolicking lamb is too much to think about eating one…