Farm News: 20th May

Farm
- At least 25 chicks have hatched from our own hens and cockerels this week as well as another 15 ducks.
- 11 Berkshire piglets were born in the field near the car park on Monday.
- The pigs have nearly completed their move to the Great Field where they are now enjoying a salad of chicory. Our cattle and calves are in the same field.
- The subsoiling and cultivation of Lowany field has been taking place since the pigs have moved out. This will then be planted with a mixture of peas, forage rape and stubble turnips for late autumn fodder.
- On a more serious note, cattle with calves will attack and chase dogs. Tim saw them chase off a fox very aggressively the other day. This is how people tend to get
trampled by cattle. Did you know that two people died this way in the UK last year?
- On a cheerier note, thanks to BBC Radio 4’s programme “On your farm”, we will be hosting a steady stream of visiting farmers from all over the UK in the coming months.

Store, Cafe and Veg & Meat Boxes
- A welcome return to our renowned quiches and mixed leaf salad in the Café.
- There’s also a new popular addition to our Café menu: Lamb’s liver and bacon served with mashed potato and gravy.
- Frozen mutton is available in store.

Events, Workshops and Courses
- A welcome return to our renowned quiches and mixed leaf salad in the Café.
- There’s also a new popular addition to our Café menu: Lamb’s liver and bacon served with mashed potato and gravy.
- Frozen mutton is available in store.

Rural Care
- This week, the co-farmers planted spring onions in the vegetable fields, strimmed the grass, removed labels from old veg boxes, and boxed up all of the eggs that went into your veg box. One co-farmer said ‘you now know what I am capable of don’t you?’ - in reference to his excellent strimming and use of a power tool!