by Jane | Feb 2, 2023 | Farming
The cattle arrive By Jane Hulton-Harrop And then the cattle arrived… It was getting dark and raining. Our initial excitement did wane a little as we waited and waited getting wetter and wetter. Then we found that the articulated lorry had taken a wrong turn at...
by Jane | Feb 2, 2023 | Farming
Discovering electric fencing By Jane Hulton-Harrop I had used 3 strand electric fencing years ago to ‘strip graze’ lambs on swedes. It was not the most successful process as the sheep would push through or become entangled. For our holistic planned grazing experiment...
by Jane | Nov 14, 2022 | Farming
Where did it all start? By Jane Hulton-Harrop So, where did it all start? We knew that things had to change and that we had to change them. No use looking backwards to the living we used to make from our upland sheep and beef enterprise, the world was changing and we...
by Jane | Nov 5, 2022 | Farming
Autumn By Jane Hulton-Harrop The mornings get lighter later and the evenings darker earlier. There’s a chill in the early morning air although often sunshine in the afternoon. Pollardine Preserves Damsons are one of the tastiest fruits of our hedgerow. They generally...
