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The Misadventures of a First Year Farmer – Chapter 11

The Misadventures of a First Year Farmer – Chapter 11

Chapter 11 Let’s start building a farm... When talking about starting our farm we should start really with what our vision for the farm is and what we were planning to farm. Often when you read a children's book or sing the Old Macdonald Song you expect cows, sheep,...

The Misadventures of a First Year Farmer – Chapter 10

The Misadventures of a First Year Farmer – Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Tree Down and Wet Clay (Flooding On Site) I don’t think any farm setup story is complete without a tree coming down. It felt like a sad day to begin with, a willow tree of quite some size fell in a windy storm and it took down a large part of the back fence...

The Misadventures of a First Year Farmer – Chapter 9

The Misadventures of a First Year Farmer – Chapter 9

Chapter 9 An open plan toilet in the lounge If you have ever stayed in a caravan for a holiday in the late 70’s…. Thats exactly what the inside of our caravan looked like. The bathroom suite was pink, the lino in the kitchen was a light pink with white diamonds and...

Food Grower Podcast Episode 10 – Your Growing Questions

Food Grower Podcast Episode 10 – Your Growing Questions

The Food Grower Podcast is out now! Get it wherever you get your podcasts from or listen below.Episode 10 Your Growing Questions – Chris and Jack Answer Your Questions: Winter Growing, Pricing Produce, Finding Customers, and Love for Growing The weekly podcast that...

Food Grower Podcast Episode 9 – Mitch (@Mitch_Grows)

Food Grower Podcast Episode 9 – Mitch (@Mitch_Grows)

The Food Grower Podcast is out now! Get it wherever you get your podcasts from or listen below.Episode 9 Mitch (@Mitch_Grows) – From Chef to Grower, No Dig Principles, Weird Varieties and Self Sustainability The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with...

Food Grower Podcast Episode 8 – Danny (Lawsons Market Garden)

Food Grower Podcast Episode 8 – Danny (Lawsons Market Garden)

The Food Grower Podcast is out now! Get it wherever you get your podcasts from or listen below.Episode 8 Danny (Lawsons Market Garden) – Permaculture Market Gardening, Building from scratch, Willow Coppicing & Working with Nature The weekly podcast that talks all...

The Misadventures of a First Year Farmer – Chapter 8

The Misadventures of a First Year Farmer – Chapter 8

Chapter 8 “Sorry mate that’s all we can do... bye” Around midday a large lorry turned up and on its back was our static caravan, which was a relief as we had a call just twenty minutes before from a panicked driver as he had to tackle a low bridge at one end of our...

Food Grower Podcast Episode 6 – Hannah (@GingerGrows1)

Food Grower Podcast Episode 6 – Hannah (@GingerGrows1)

The Food Grower Podcast is out now! Get it wherever you get your podcasts from or listen below.Episode 6 Hannah (@GingerGrows1) - Allotment Life, Growing in North East Weather and The Growing Community on InstagramThe weekly podcast that talks all things food growing...

The Misadventures of a First Year Farmer – Chapter 7

The Misadventures of a First Year Farmer – Chapter 7

Chapter 7 Fencing = Not WalkingSo the track was in, the next thing to do was to put in a fence between our farm and the neighbouring farm taking on the next part of the big open field. We not only wanted to clearly mark out our section but also had our lovely labrador...

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