Posted in Seasonal
Autumn is here. Hurrah. There may be various ways of working out the start of autumn, whether you use the…
Posted in Seasonal rituals
As we slip into late summer, the light in the evenings fades a little earlier each day and hot sunny…
Posted in Seasonal rituals
One of life’s simple pleasures is the seasonal rituals of August. Clearing the decks. The flower garden has peaked and…
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Step outside the back door and you know that it’s harvest time. First the unmistakable dusty smell of harvest, then…
Posted in Seasonal rituals
The simple pleasure of seasonal rituals in July. Eating vegetables from the garden every day. We’re in that blissful period…
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In June the farm seems filled with every shade of green from the yellowing green of grass seed heads to…
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Smelling: lilac Sowing: runner beans, French beans, carrots, beetroot and salad leaves Harvesting: asparagus and rhubarb Watching: parsley…
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Five photos from the farm this week. Around the fields, the first froth of white blossom is filling the hedges.…
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The Met Office would have us believe that spring started on 1st March, while astronomers say that it starts on…