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Remember the Farming Heroes of Covid-19

July 28, 2020 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

During the peak of Covid-19 in the UK, the news mainly focussed on farming with headlines about dairy farmers dumping massive quantities of milk, empty supermarket shelves and vegetable crops rotting in fields. While all of these things happened, there are a few areas of British agriculture which thrived and I think they deserve recognition … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: British farming, cover-19, farming, pandemic, shop local

Celebrating Fields Of Gold with Little Seed Rapeseed Oil-A Review

April 8, 2019 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

Rapeseed oil is my number one choice for cooking at the farm. Lower in saturated fat and higher in monounsaturated fat than olive oil, it has a high smoke point which means it can be used to cook at high temperatures and it turns everything a beautiful yellow colour. I think I originally started buying … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming, Recipes Tagged: British farming, farming, fields of gold, oilseed rape, rapeseed oil

Celebrating British Wool with a Pillow from Herdysleep

October 8, 2018 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

Everyone dreams of a good night’s sleep. What if your slumber could also help farmers? If you buy a pillow from Herdysleep, you will be doing just that. From the founders of Lake District brand Herdy, Herdysleep began using fairly traded Herdwick wool to make award winning mattresses and has recently expanded to pillows too-the … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming, Lifestyle Tagged: British farming, British Wool, sheep, sleep, wool

Why You Should Buy British Food

September 26, 2018 by farmerswifeandmummy 2 Comments

I love supporting British food. Either by buying direct from producers or making sure the labels in the supermarket say they are of British origin. There are so many reasons why it is important to buy British so I have taken this opportunity to highlight a few of them for you. 1. Supporting the economy. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: British farming, British Food Fortnight, Buy British, farming future, food provenance

British Food Fortnight 2018

September 24, 2018 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

It’s British Food Fortnight and there are some exciting additions to this year’s celebrations. Now in its 16th year British Food Fortnight, runs from 22 Sept-7 Oct 2018. This year the Fortnight is poised to garner even greater support as hundreds of events in towns and villages, schools, shops, pubs, restaurants, hospitals and communities all … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: British farming, British food, British Food Fortnight, farming, food provenance

Why Farming Needs a Mrs Hinch

September 18, 2018 by farmerswifeandmummy 3 Comments

The gap between farm and fork is something which I think about a lot. With the uncertainty of Brexit looming, it is something that everyone is going to have to think or more. I read a great blog post by Jade from Out and About Poultry about the latest craze of internet cleaners. I am … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming, Lifestyle Tagged: British farming, cleaning, farm to fork, food provenance, Mrs Hinch

Fabulous Oat Recipes from White’s

February 18, 2018 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

We love oats and eat them every day either as porridge or pancakes. They are one of the healthiest grains ever and the superfood can help lower cholesterol and boost libido by helping re-blance testosterone and oestrogen in the body. White’s Oats have very kindly allowed me to share these oata-licious recipes with you. SEMI-FREDDO … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Recipes Tagged: British farming, oats, organic, pancakes, porridge

Just Another Working Day-Christmas for Farming Families

December 18, 2017 by farmerswifeandmummy 4 Comments

Christmas on the farm is a magical time but one of hard work too. Just because it is Christmas and most other people get the day off, farmers and their families go about their daily business as usual. The animals have to be fed. If it is cold, pipes have to be thawed. Mucking out … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming, Lifestyle Tagged: animals, British farming, Christmas, cows, farming

Women In Farming-Jade Stock, Out and About Poultry

December 7, 2017 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

What started out as a hobby rearing ten turkeys has grown into a successful family business for smallholder Jade Stock, who now raises more than 200 birds for the festive season. Jade is mum to Grace, 5, Tom, 3 and Darcey, 1 so she certainly has her hands full and is a first generation farmer. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming, Women In Farming Tagged: British farming, Christmas dinner, farming, turkey, women in farming

Women in Farming-Fee Garrett

October 5, 2017 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

Fiona Garrett is a 37 years old, first generation farmer living in County Derry, Northern Ireland. She lives with her partner and non farmer David, three children ranging from 20 months to 15 years old and two Springer Spaniels- Megan and Paddy the puppy. They live on the edge of Learmount Forest on a 50 … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming, Women In Farming Tagged: agriculture, British farming, farming, women, women in farming
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