Tag Archives for Livestock
Organic Vegetables Anyone?
Organic Vegetables/Salad in Ilsington & Liverton? I would dearly like to be able to grow enough organic vegetables/salad at Arcady to be able to offer them for sale to local people, but efforts to involve others in setting up a … Continue reading
Late Lambing – 1st Lambs
Here is a picture of Harley – or is it Quin? – with her twins, born on Friday. Ram-lamb on right, ewe-lamb on left. Click on the photo to expand. Five more ewes to lamb. Back in last Autumn, when … Continue reading
Weather Extremes and Smallholding Resilience
Here is a link to a post I wrote for the Permaculture Association’s blog concerning recent and likely future impact of weather extremes on smallholders – focusing on the issue of water, and especially on using willow as a drought-insurance … Continue reading
Beltane and the Transhumance
I am sorry to say that I didn’t rise at 5.00am today to see one of the local Morris sides dance the Sun up for Beltane morn at Haytor up on the moor – the weather forecast last night for … Continue reading
