Spring Time!

Spring is almost here and at last we are past the worst of the cold weather. It hit us late this year but more than made up for it with freezing weather which always brings tricky times to the farm! Our Angus cattle are more than up to the challenges with climates similar to those of the Highlands in their native Scotland! Our more demanding Gloucester Old Spot pigs on the other hand weren’t quite as prepared and so seeked refuge in our straw barns for a few weeks whilst the worst of the cold passed. I think all our animals will be looking forward to springtime as much as us now!

March is usually a quiet month on the farm with many seeds being sown but little harvested. Our market gardener Kate will be hard at workpreparing her beds for another fruitful summer. She has also started her ownblog which you can find on our website if you wish to keep in touch with progress in our veggie patch!

This month we will be putting the finishing touches to our Mother’s Day plans. Plenty of mum gifts will be in the farm shop so don’t despair! We are also hoping to host our Mother’s Day lunch too on Mothering Sunday so keep your eyes peeled on our events page as details unfold.

Fairly soon after Mothers Day, Easter is here! This year’s Easter celebrations will be bigger than before as we welcome the spring and open the farm for the day. On Easter Saturday we will be hosting local children’s author Tim Lerwill for the launch of his new title along with Easter egg hunts and farm walks.  Once again we will have more details on the event closer to the time.

All the best

Tom