River Cottage

First time it has been quite wet and claggy at the Farm on a Wednesday.  No rain but damp air,  mild - rather still and pleasant to work in.First job was to hoe the ground behind the Read More ›

Today was our first visit to the orchard at Iden.  Three cars set out to travel the 10 or so miles loaded with walking sticks to hook the fruit and empty boxes to fill with apples and Read More ›

As well as watering the seedlings and sproutlings we have to water the ducks.  They love it - scrambling into the plastic pool, pushing each other out of the way to get as wet as they Read More ›

Another sunny day to harvest, weed and water.  Crops we are picking include this super cabbage, courgettes of course, potatoes of course, couple of parsnips, chard, few strawberries, and runner Read More ›

We had our first meal together inspired by the idea of THE BIG LUNCH (Tim Smit of Eden Project's national suggestion) we gathered next to the shop with the barbecue fired up.We ate loads of Read More ›

Pink gloves lie discarded on the brown earth.  A headless scarecrow sees off the pigeons or is it the red wool strung round the cabbages that keeps the birds away.  Lots of colour this July Read More ›

10 ducks have arrived from a local school which hatched them and then they grew and grew...Planted the 2 pumpkins for the Crowhurst Pumpkin Competition.  Watering, watering, watering.  Read More ›

Busy Saturday morning on the farm, lots of people, lots of work.  Greenhouse watering and planting cucumbers, selecting seedlings to plant out.  Cutting black matting for the celery to save Read More ›