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These are the son and daughter of our late Orlando, the most beautiful cat ever. So beautiful that he was much in demand and fathered a couple of litters before disappearing ( I was too late in getting him neutered) My only consolation has been these two who are adorable and just like him.

This is our farm, with the North Atlantic in the distance. this is a North West aspect, and our prevailing wind is South West. there are very few trees on this coastline which makes planting any thing other than grass exciting and challenging! A well thought through wind break is key to success.

Finally I have got round to updating our blog! The poly is such a vibrant space it always inspires me and seeing this picture got me past my ‘but it takes so long, I’ve now forgotten how to, and simply, can’t do computer’ mentality. The salad is a mix of wild rocket and little gem,…… Continue reading OUR COLOURFUL POLY – MAY 2010

Here is Gendal’s Spring, so named because there are the ruins of a little cottage on Tor Noon moor where this spring resides, that once belonged to the Gendal family. This spring was their only source of water. About 20 years ago a cow managed to fall in and a neighbour decided to push the…… Continue reading RESTORING GENDAL’S SPRING AND THE 3 POOLS – MAY 2010

We have goose eggs, duck eggs, double yolkers and good old chicken eggs. I love this time of year – it is such a luxury to be able to crack 2 -3 eggs for an omelette for supper – and there are 5 of us. I adore quiches, cakes and creme caramels and we can…… Continue reading SOME OF THIS YEARS PRODUCE!

This is Leo bringing up a load of logs from the trees that were coppiced this February 2010. We have been working hard on establishing this hardcore path which is making life a lot easier. This is an amazing machine that he is driving – it is a F720 (I think!, Little Red to us).…… Continue reading WOOD COPPICING AND PATH MAKING

These are broad bean blossoms that I got going in the poly for an early crop of beans. The new area is finally shaping up. I am using the bracken we cut and clamped last year as a mulch and so far I am really pleased with how its working. I have been able to…… Continue reading THE VEGETABLE PATCH

We decided to try dredge this year. Dredge is a mix of oats and barley which we feel will be a more useful mix for the pigs and chickens and cows. The barley we drilled over Easter is already up, the oats are slower to germinate but will be following shortly.

It was a hard winter this year for our cows and we were pleased to have our oats to feed them a bit extra – they loved them. Henny Penny in the snow This is our Evance 5kw turbine which produces all our electricity and we also sell ~ one fifth. With the new feed-in…… Continue reading KEIGWIN IN THE SNOW

Having spent a lot of time thumbing through numerous cookery books and being told by a customer who cut up rib for stew I felt it was time to explain the different cuts. So in a nutshell: rump and sirloin steaks; are tasty and tender steaks best char-grilled and kept simplefillet prized for its succulence…… Continue reading BEEF CUTS