Lambing a bit slow this year, a steady trickle of lambs being born which means that it is easy to keep pace. The dry cold weather makes...

A very sad day as I had my old horse Star put down. Before I went to view her I had a strange dream about finding the infamous horse...

Lambing started yesterday with a nice strong ram lamb born first thing in the morning. I move the ewe and her lamb away from the lambing...

Mulch is a layer of material that covers the soil, it can be applied at different times of year for different reasons. Inorganic mulch :...

During the autumn and winter months I make a daily brew of fresh ginger root and lemon juice. Ginger is a diaphoretic, promotes sweating...

The last half of February saw a real mix of weather conditions and changing temperatures. It makes it challenging to keep the sheep in...

A few weeks ago I attended talks on Rewilding in Britain given by George Monbiot and Alan Watson Featherstone. The first talk focused on...

Inspired by the elegant hat mould that I was given recently, I have started work on two new hat designs. To begin with I roughly felt...

As I write Storm Imogen is battering the farm with high winds and slanting rain. Only days ago the last storm bought floods, water...

This week I was given a very old wooden hat mould by a 94 year old lady called Val who I help to care for. Her mother was a Millener in...