Wild garlic or allium ursinum, also known as ramsons, and wild cowleek is a bulbous perennial flowering plant which, depending on where you are in the country, is ripe for picking between March and May. I know for example that the wild garlic in Cornwall is almost over where as up here in the north,…
Sometimes life on the farm can be difficult enough but when faced with ongoing health-related issues, it becomes all the more challenging. Depending on the season of the year, sometimes ongoing issues can cause a major disruption in your ability to get out and about with chores that need doing. And so it is with…
I love this time of year because of the abundance of wild garlic under trees and along roads. I planted some bulbs myself a couple of years ago but I think it will take a while for me to harvest it. There is a patch up the road though on the verge in front of…
Buying a puppy from a breeder is already a shady endeavour. There are a lot of breeders out there peddling purebred chihuahuas which turn into golden labs over time, aren’t purebred or are ill. If you have a breeder you trust, you still will have a lot of questions to ask them. The breeder will…
If there’s one thing that rattles farm kids is when authors sugar-coat farming for them in picture books. It seems Old McDonald has a lot to answer for. We reviewed the Farmer in Training books last year which were Shearing Day and The Show. Well, the clever and talented Anwen Nichols and her illustrator Kenneth…
If you are an artist, then it makes sense that you may have a dream of creating a successful business from your craft. Many artists spend a lot of time creating stunning designs and pictures and thinking of how they can make money from it. If your biggest dream is to create artwork full-time and…
We have recently been putting the Playmobil Farm with Small Animals to the test and my farm-loving family has absolutely loved it. In the box, was a barn which was fairly easy to put together and a lot of accessories. There was: Figures: 1 farmer, 1 farmer’s wife, 1 girl; animals: 6 birds, 1 bird…
With the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee being widely celebrated this year, I thought a twist on a classic was just the ticket and it’s never too early to plan. This spicy, fruity potato salad would make the perfect barbecue accompaniment or just on the side for a buffet. You will need: 20 salad potatoes (cut…
Finishing touches are often overlooked. We budget for, design and shop for a big renovation or redecoration project, to create the home of our dreams. Then we wonder why it doesn’t look quite right. We spend a lot of time and money on home improvement projects only for our rooms to look like those out…
So we are now into the seventh week of flockdown since Defra announced that it is a legal requirement for all bird keepers across the UK (whether they have pet birds, commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard flock) to keep their birds indoors and follow strict biosecurity measures to limit the…