Thursday 22nd November 2018 A leggy young Moorhen ran nervously ahead of me down the central path leading to the poultry pens and paddoc...

Sunday 19th November 2017 A Prickly Job While Sue was inside making medlar jelly, I continued the job of pruning the gooseberries. Today...

Monday 6th November 2017 First proper frost The first proper frost of the year. I got up early to see the sunrise. These clear, crisp wint...

My one piece of advice to anyone setting up to be self-sufficient would be to plant fruit straight away, orchard trees, soft fruit bushes, n...

We had another good harvest from our medlar tree this year. This is my favourite tree in the orchard with its spreading, gnarled branches...

Now I know how the kid feels who's just been let loose in the proverbial sweet shop. For every Wednesday and Saturday morning there is...

Of all the fruit trees I have planted, my favourite just has to be the Medlar tree. Only planted for three years, it already looks old, with...