N Power come to the farm in force!

Three weeks ago 60 N Power employees joined us at the farm over the course of two days to take on various projects around the farm. Projects included fencing around the back of the barn to provide a secure area to store farm machinery and tools, Edging the pathway down the the menage to tidy the space up and stop weeds from growing into the pathway, Re-edging the  pathway down to the Forrest schools area as most of it has now rotted away, Laying the foundations and constructing a green house that was donated to the farm behind the existing…
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Hay Fever!

Wow what a change in the weather! We have been cooking in the hot weather at the farm but have carried on with all our daily tasks as best we can! We decided to have a go at making our own hay this year from the winter paddocks. This has a couple of benefits as we know what is going into it (weed free) and it is cheaper to make. A local farmer came in to do the work for us and we are really pleased with how it has turned out. We have counted around 100 bales from 3…
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Quick update!

What a busy few weeks it has been at the farm! The training rooms have become increasingly popular to hire out as well as being there for the project workers to use when they have meetings. The new chickens have settled in well although with only 1 egg produced so far we are still waiting to be over run by all the eggs they lay ;). There are plenty of vegetables now planted in the veg patch ready to get growing to supply Berry's cafe. Despite their muzzles the horses have still taken advantage of the spring grass and look…
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RSA come to the farm!

Yet another busy week at the farm! A group of employees from RSA joined us for the day  on Wednesday to help us with some jobs that we often don't get time to do. They decided that they would give our pool room and toilets a much-needed lick of paint! The toilets are now nice and bright and look new again! The pool room is a porta cabin where the  project workers have their morning meeting, breaks and have the chance to keep dry if its raining! It was beginning to look a bit old and in desperate need of…
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Its May!

The farm is looking fantastic and is starting to burst with colour. The orchard is beginning to blossom. Hopefully we will have a nice warm summer as the wash out last year hindered all the fruits development and ripening. The horses are dropping their coats now and are leaving their body doubles all over the field! They are sulking during the day as they now have to wear their muzzles. These are to help reduce their grass intake so that they don't gain too much weight on the nice spring grass! The menage is looking great in the sunshine! It…
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End of April update…

The horses have now moved onto their summer grazing and are very happy to have lots of lovely grass to gorge themselves on! We went up there on Friday morning to find all of them having a morning snooze! Basil couldn't even make the effort to stand up and greet us... The farm shop is slowly filling up again, with lots of contributions from the wood work team. The shop will fill up with lots of produce from the vegetable beds over the next few months... Summer hanging baskets will be available to order soon, in the mean time the…
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Jelf come to the farm!

A group of 18 employees from Jelf (consultancy company) joined us at the farm yesterday to develop our recycled garden in the horticultural area. The old saying of 'April showers' was definitely proven yesterday and the group got blasted with strong winds, heavy showers and sun! There was a real team spirit amongst the group and they took on all aspects of the challenge with real enthusiasm (even in the rain)! The team constructed a tyre wall, a patio area and a living roof! The Berry's cafe team supplied a much needed lunch of spicy carrot soup and spaghetti bolognase…
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Weather Watching!

The difference in weather during the space of a couple of weeks has been remarkable! Hopefully this week will see the real arrival of spring and we can enjoy some good weather! Minus the April showers if possible! The heater which keeps the young plants warm during the spring cold snaps decided that it would be a good time to break down, and as a result we lost some of our young bedding plants unfortunately. The remaining plants got treated to a few nights in the office until the new heater arrived to put in the green house. The gardening…
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Busy times!

As usual we are all trying to keep up with the weather at the farm! All the materials needed to make this years hanging baskets have arrived, with a bit more warm weather the plants will be ready to go in them ready for a brilliant summer display! Over the last two weeks almost everyone has been helping to cut back the hazel nut and hawthorn trees in the top horse field so that over the next two years we can train them to grow in a hedge. Billie's eye is on the mend, she's still under the supervision of…
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Update time!

Wow time soon disappears and we haven't updated anyone for a couple of weeks on what has been happening at the farm sorry! The weather has made a dramatic difference and has given everything a kick-start in its preparations for spring! The horses have started to lose their winter coats and the green house is filling up with lots of plants and vegetable seedlings. We will soon be taking full advantage of eating our lunch in the sunshine and overlooking the field on Berry's cafes brilliant decking. Please be sure to pop down and have a coffee or lunch with…
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