The community garden was a pilot project funded by FiPL to see how we might include our local community in our farming and growing practices. The initial plan was to have a focus group of 2-3 families however, demand soon outstripped this modest intention and the project adapted accordingly. The first day saw a group […]
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2024 saw the exciting news that we were to get some funding from Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) not only has this funding made our activities accessible to the local community but it has helped in the sustainability of our small farm by connecting with interested people who we hope will continue to use our services. Due
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We are delighted to welcome our new cows, they are traditional short legged Herefords, they arrived on Friday 13th December and have settled in Beautifully. They are in an open shed with open yard at the moment as the pasture (with heavy clay soil) is too wet to support them at this time of year,
A biodynamic farm is a living organism made up of many elements; pastures, plants, animals, wildlife, trees, bees, the micro-biome of the soil, the water, air and sunlight. Biodynamics is biodiversity, it is sustainable, ecologically sound and regenerative. In addition Biodynamic farmers work with the rhythms of the cosmos and energetics behind the physical to
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To explain what organic is we need to explain what Organic doesn’t do, as much industrialised farming has moved so far beyond what is ‘natural’, most people do not understand Organic – other than the food is not sprayed. Industrialisation and Agriculture After the first world war, due to military advances in technology used in
Shamanism/Magik/Spiritual Healing are an ancient healing practices dating back 100,000 years and practiced in every country across the world including yours, in the western world people undertaking spiritual, healing or magical practices of any kind were heavily persecuted and so in the west we lost many of our traditional healers and teachings. Spiritual/Shamanic practices are one of humankind’s
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Bella our Texel and Smarty-Pants our Charolais are our breeding Ewes, we will be growing our flock and hope to have some new additions soon as both are pregnant to a Jacob and Shetland Cross ram. Jacobs are a slow growing traditional breed, well known for their brown and white colouring and large horns, Shetlands
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Chickens are at the heart of any farm or small-holding. We have 34 Biodynamic and Organic chickens at a time and one cockerel, a cockerel helps crown control the ladies, he gets involved in any chicken squabbles, he protects them from predators and sires their young. Our chickens free-range in a mix of woodland and
At Green Oak farm we don’t have enough land to breed our own pigs as we want them all outside breathing fresh air, eating rich pasture and rooting in living soil. And so we source Organic and Biodynamic weaners at 8 weeks old and grow them on. Our pigs free range; eating weeds and taproots,
Our two pedigree Pygmy Goats, Evie and Moon Rosebank arrived in July 2022. As they are pets, they are not registered as Organic, however, as we know how good biodynamic is, so they only eat healthy organic hay and forage on biodynamic leaves, herbs and grasses. Goats are browsers and have ‘Golden Hooves’ like the
Learning to use a digger – I figured out that a man and digger cost £400 per day, I could hire a digger for £350 per week, so if it took me 3 days to learn, I had 4 days to do the job the man and digger could do in a day. PLUS I
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