Most weekends I stay on the smallholding but last weekend Sue and I had booked to go along to a beeswax workshop in West Norfolk, courtesy o...

Pruning is a dark art which I don't want to go into in much detail (mainly for fear of showing my ignorance). Through Fenland Smallholde...

You've got to retain a sense of humour. Pruning Orchard Fruits This week's big job has been pruning the fruit trees and bushes. Thes...

Red Admirals are appreciating the fruity windfall too So far this year we have had a winter with virtually no frost, we had about a foo...

Saturday 13th January 2018 Sheep stuff I was rudely awoken by Sue with the news that the three ewe lambs had pushed through the electric f...

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...

Frampton Marsh RSPB is turning into a very special little reserve 12th September 2016 A lovely morning spent at Frampton Marsh bird re...