09 Jun 2015
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Community Gardening Service

Community Gardening Service

This blog is dedicated to our Community Gardening Services which are based in Chelmsley Wood and at the farm. They are working flat-out at this time of year and so we wanted to demonstrate what a great job they are doing all over Solihull... Here is a before and after shot of a landscaping and fencing job carried out by one of our CGS teams. What a difference! And after ... Here is another fencing job completed by the CGS team who tackle a wide range of landscaping jobs.. and finally here is a hedge job done by the CGS…
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04 Jun 2015
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Braving Mother Nature!

Mother Nature decided to test us all in our preparation on sales day with torrential down pours all morning! However she sorted it out by the afternoon and we had a nice dry time welcoming everyone to the farm to see what we get up to and to purchase some of the things the project workers have been making/ growing. Thank you to all that came and gave your support! We couldn't do it without you and it means so much to the project workers to be able to show you what we do at the farm and for all…
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18 May 2015
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29th May Spring Sales Day

After the massive support we had for our sales day last year we have decided to do another one this year! 29th May 2015 1-3pm On the day we will have - *** Bush craft acitivities *** *** Horse Grooming *** *** Lunging and loose jumping displays with the horses *** *** Plants and hanging baskets for sale *** *** Wood work/ crafting *** *** Gardening *** There will also be light snacks, hot drinks and cake available to buy in Berry's Cafe as well as produce and woodwork items that have been made onsite by the project workers. We…
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30 Apr 2015
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Spring Pictures

Spring Pictures

This hot weather has really taken it out of the horses! They are now coming in during the day to deflate their chunky tummys before going back out again at night. The poo picking machine has been treated to some new bristles and is now doing its job even better than ever! It continues to save us a huge amount of time and is an amazing piece of kit! The blossom at the farm is almost in full swing and will open any day now! Hopefully we will have a great year for apples and other fruit grown on the…
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31 Mar 2015
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New Arrivals

New Arrivals

Welcome to our March blog, and what a lot of lamb pictures we have to share with you! A week earlier than expected our two of our lovely ewes decided to give birth to their lambs! The first ewe successfully had one lamb and the second ewe had three lambs! Because they had them so close together we were able to adopt one of the triplets onto the ewe who just had one, meaning that both ewes had two lambs each which was healthier for the ewes and the lambs. The adoption went really well and both came on leaps…
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02 Mar 2015
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A late February blog!

In our next blog we will hopefully be showing you some pictures of our new baby lambs! But as we write this they are still a week away from arriving and their moms are keeping us busy! We have set up lamb cam so that we are able to check on them through the night without disturbing them unless required. The budgies have been enjoying the sunshine and yesterday enjoyed our leftover salad from Berrys Cafe! Over the last couple of weeks 4 employees from Landrover have joined us to give up some of their time to do some volunteering…
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26 Jan 2015
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2015!

2015 Has already got off to a flying start! The gardening teams have been busy working on some raised beds for Coppice Junior School. They have certainly had to deal with their fair share of wet weather but i think you will all agree that it looks fantastic. Before After Well done to the project workers and staff who helped with this transformation, you have done an amazing job! This is the time of year where the animals get extra hungry and they require that bit of extra food to keep warm! The chickens have been enjoying some black sunflower…
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14 Nov 2014
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November at the farm so far…

The dark nights have arrived and we are now entering the beginnings of winter! The farm looks spectacular at this time of the year... We would like to say a huge thank you to the employees from N Power who joined us last week and the employees from Jaguar Landrover who have given their time to the farm over the last three days. They have helped to transform the vegetable beds ready for lots of growing next year! We are always so grateful for the time you give to help us at the farm, thank you again! The wood work…
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25 Sep 2014
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Wild warrior run success!

Wow! We are over whelmed with support we received and the donations given in aid of us completing the wild warrior run on 21st September. We had the aim of raising £1000 which would be used to buy a poo picking machine to use in the horse fields. We surpassed that target by miles and the total currently stands at almost £2200! This piece of kit will be a massive addition to the horse care team and will allow more time to be spent working with the horses and not just cleaning the fields. All those that completed the 10k…
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