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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…
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Digging vegetables from the garden this month involves scraping a good quantity of heavy soil from them. The leeks have…
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Leeks are the mainstay of our winter garden, standing upright in their serried rows like an army assembled in…
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Each year, the days after Christmas seem almost suspended in time. There’s little to do on the farm apart…
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Have you put up your Christmas tree yet? Across the country, Christmas tree farms are gearing up for…