Summer seems to have finally arrived at the farm and the children have certainly been celebrating and making the most of it. Paddling pools, ice lollies and lots of outdoor playing has been wonderful them (and the drying of washing equally wonderful for me). One of the biggest bits of news this month is our…
If two words could sum up July on the farm it would be field work. It has dominated most of the month and the old adage, make hay while the sun shines has been ringing in all of our ears. “Where’s Daddy?” “He’s in the field making hay.” This was asked and answered every 20…
Having recently cut his first field for haylage, I got a mini taster into what I know life will be like in summer. Snatched meal times and visiting fields with food. I have decided to let you know into some of my best kept secrets of quick and easy meal ideas for harvest time and…
Recently, I wrote a piece about loneliness on the farm in the summer. What is the reason for this loneliness? Silly season. When I worked at the newspaper, most of the summer was traditionally known as silly season-when news is thin on the ground. Mainly because of the break in Parliament but also because other…
