Category Archives: A view from the Farm

Premium Bond Prize Decline Under Labour

While it would appear that this government will stop at nothing to destroy anything good within their path, the apparent lack of common sense in decision making is either sinister or plain stupidity. The way in which this government squanders money you would think that increasing the number of bonds held would be a betterContinueContinue reading “Premium Bond Prize Decline Under Labour”

Oaks Barn Farm Beekeeper’s Guest Blog

Listen to audio: https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/48cc99f1-e28b-4203-a830-3758b804fc8c/audio Worcestershire’s Award Winning Bee Keeper Rebecca Sealey Guest Blog. Last year we contacted Worcestershire Beekeepers Association to see if anyone would be interested in keeping bees on our farm, a year on, we now have 10 established Hives and 2 new friends in Rebecca and Gary. We invited Rebecca to tellContinueContinue reading “Oaks Barn Farm Beekeeper’s Guest Blog”

Our Sustainable Farm Stay Delivers Great Green Credentials

SDL Pellets Ltd Chipping Campden Back in 2015 we increased our holiday accommodation offering by conversion of The Granary. At this time we needed to upgrade our heating system and opted to move away from Oil by installing a biomass boiler. Gas or propane were both expensive and not possible due to our location. AtContinueContinue reading “Our Sustainable Farm Stay Delivers Great Green Credentials”

Family Farm Stay Leading The Way to a Greener Future

Nestled in the heart of rural Worcestershire, Oaks Barn Farm delivers not only a quality farm stay experience but also outstanding green credentials. Working alongside Climate Essentials, we have been able to benchmark our business achievements against our business inputs and related emissions with an impressive set of data. As we advance 2023 will provideContinueContinue reading “Family Farm Stay Leading The Way to a Greener Future”

Celebrating English Tourism Week 2023

Oaks Barn Farm is delighted to have been invited, to promote this year’s English Tourism Week with just 10 days to go here are some of our features: #EnglishTourismWeek23 #oaksbarnfarm #visitworcestershire https://videopress.com/v/VltqxVqZ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2FVltqxVqZ%2Fair-rifle-experience-oaks-barn-farm_mp4.scrubthumb.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

Our Thoughts On Taking Security & Damage Deposits

There are a number of theories about taking guest deposits, some think it will deter guests from booking, and others believe the process is cumbersome requiring more effort than they are worth. Now in our 17th year, we have always taken a deposit over and above the fee for the property rental, the deposit isContinueContinue reading “Our Thoughts On Taking Security & Damage Deposits”

Growing A Family Farm Stay Business Through A Recession

While the world is still smarting from the impact of the pandemic, and our global borrowing has pushed inflation beyond 10%, while banks step in using the base rate to restrict growth yet further, it is hard to envision that a company can still achieve growth in the path of such adversity. Growth Income thisContinueContinue reading “Growing A Family Farm Stay Business Through A Recession”

10 Years On From Our Solar Install

Just 10 years ago we made a commitment to invest in solar energy production at Oaks Barn Farm, at the time it was a risk and payback was estimated at year 15. No one could have foreseen the current situation with electricity prices, however taking the decision to do the right thing for the environmentContinueContinue reading “10 Years On From Our Solar Install”

Oaks Barn Farm Working Towards Net Zero And A Sustainable Farming Future

Working in partnership with Worcestershire County Council and Climate Essentials, we are undertaking our Year1 assessment, following our investment in On-Site Solar, Biomass and heat loss reduction strategies throughout our site. Our initial results are as follows: Emissions are 92% lower than the average business in our size and sector. Emissions are 70% lower byContinueContinue reading “Oaks Barn Farm Working Towards Net Zero And A Sustainable Farming Future”

Spend A Little Time For Dementia-The link Between Gardening And Humanity

Is there ever a good time to visit a dementia ward, well yes maybe today, whilst visiting today, a patient in the neighbouring bed was displaying signs of anxiety, pacing up and down and asking if she could place a load of washing in our bed, nursing staff were very patient and understanding, finding waysContinueContinue reading “Spend A Little Time For Dementia-The link Between Gardening And Humanity”