AutumnOrchard
The first bare-root apple trees go in.
Notes from planting the opening rows of the orchard, and why we chose the varieties we did.
Journal
Notes from a farm in the making.
Occasional updates on orchard planting, seasonal progress, ecology notes and — in time — recipes from the kitchen.
SummerGrowing
Currants, gooseberries and a hopeful first crop.
A short update on the soft fruit beds as the bushes begin to settle in.
SpringGrazing
Sheep on the pasture, hedgerows coming back.
How careful grazing is helping the field edges and wildflowers slowly return.
WinterEcology
Planning the next stretch of native hedge.
Mapping out hawthorn, blackthorn and hazel for the western boundary.