The coming of spring is always a busy time for us.
On the farm, Farmer Jim has taken advantage of the good weather by ploughing some of the land and then planting corn.
We had our Christmas goslings arrive.
We get them when they are just one day old. They are kept inside to protect them from predators. Once big enough – about 14 weeks - they are free to roam in and out of their housing on to a specially wood-chipped area for them that has puddles they love to splash about in, and beyond that, on to a field.
All the cows have now been taken out of the sheds and are now in the fields. We are waiting on four cows to calve.
We also had the first calf to be born by caesarean on the farm for three years.
We had a new bull arrive. Our current bull – Hannibull – is now 10 years old and is approaching the end of his working life. The new bull is 1 year old and is a South Devon cross Angus. We want you to name him!
Please email us your suggestions, or tell us in person in the shop!
We also had a new animal to the farm – ducks!
They are Khaki Campbells and are great layers – so we hope to have our duck eggs for sale in the shop soon!
After a couple of days of getting used to their new surroundings and neighbours – Nigella the pig on one side and cows on the other! – they have settled down well.
The broad beans we have planted are up and looking good.
A favourite of many - new potatoes - are now available! The first crop are grown indoors and picked by hand.
After a period of being out of stock, the Camel Valley Bacchus is now back in stock. We expect the Red to be available in the next couple of weeks.
We also will be soon stocking the white Pinot Noir Brut. We already have stocks of the rosé.
We are delighted to announce that we now take Healthy Start vouchers.
For more information on this government scheme to get kids and families eating healthily and to see if you qualify for vouchers for fresh veg, fruit and milk see:
http://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/
