Winter is the time to work on the trees on the smallholding. Deciduous trees are dormant which means they can be moved, planted, cut back an...

I don't like to waste the long dark evenings so I have been turning my hand to a couple of new skills. Pyrography Signs The pyrography...

Tuesday 4th December 2018 Far-reaching calls through the frosty air The year marches on. In general it has been mild, but today saw qui...

My weekend was devoted to Fenland Smallholders Club. Saturday 17th November 2018 Our first Beginners Grow Your Own Group Once a month f...

Our cob course came to an end on Friday afternoon but we weren't quite finished with West Wales or Lammas yet. I had planned to spend...

7th May Rhubarb. Rhubarb. Rhubarb .... Today Sue picked 14kg of Rhubarb and set about turning it into leather, ice-cream and stewed rhub...

29th April The first of our goslings was born this morning. We deliberately took most of the eggs off the geese this year so when they s...