I love our life. We are lucky in so many ways and I am so grateful that my children get to live an outdoors life and have so much space to explore every day. For the sake of other farmer’s wives though I felt I had to write this post. This time of year is…
When we got married, I didn’t go totally farm-themed for the celebrations. I think if we got married again, I would definitely choose more farm inspired things to decorate our day. Our tables were named after cow breeds as, at the time, my husband farmed beef. The top table was Aberdeen Angus. I suppose if…
Recently we were on the motorway. I can’t even remember where we were going but we saw a transporter carrying cattle. We pointed it out to the children because, if we are behind such vehicles, we all try and guess which animal is being driven. It’s just a little game we play. I said pigs….
I hope you enjoyed the first post in my chicken keeping series last week. This one is the next (and last) preparation post before the fun bit-choosing which hens you want. Before that though, you have decided you want to keep a few hens and you have chosen the coop. What do they eat? What…
I have kept chickens for as long as I have lived at the farm. I started with two (Daphne and Pearl) and I certainly caught the chicken bug. Things haven’t always gone to plan. I’ve made mistakes and, on the whole, learnt from them. Chickens are a great pet to keep. You don’t actually need…
I am sure you all know how much I love blogging. It is my therapy. My creative outlet and a way to keep my hand in writing while my children are young. I like to champion the countryside and farming in my writing and all of the amazing people who contribute to making the community…
When you think of farming, I think you automatically think of arable and livestock and it is easy to forget that here in Britain, there is a thriving flower farming industry too. This month’s Women in Farming is Debbie Hutchinson and her sister Melanie who run Twisted Sister Flower Farm and Floral Design Studio. Flower…
Great British Beef Week is coming to an end now but the whole point of such awareness weeks is to encourage the general public to get behind the cause, find out about it in the awareness week and then carry on supporting it for the rest of the year. Great British Beef Week is a…
With the arrival of a new royal prince, I have been thinking this week about how similar farmers and their families are to the Royal Family. On first glance, I imagine many of you are thinking what? Honestly though, stick with me. Here are 5 ways farming is like royalty. 1. Farming families. Just like…
Working on the farm typically involves some pretty dirty jobs, and with that said, your footwear can take a real beating. If your current work boots are looking a little worse for wear and aren’t exactly cutting it anymore, then chances are it’s time for a new pair. Because there is a lot to consider…
