Category Archives: Green Projects

Have you cleaned your solar panels?

This is the Second time since installation but well over due, with this hot dry summer and surrounding fields, the dust build up was anticipated to be significant but I was surprised at how dirty the panels had become, I would anticipate a 15% increase in light post clean, so well worth the 3 hoursContinueContinue reading “Have you cleaned your solar panels?”

Disconnect your internet for a day

Our latest project on the farm is to reinstate the drive fence, working with Paul Bird a local contractor has been full on fun, but finding and disconnecting our internet, home line and business line all in one simple manoeuvre was not in the plan so lost a little time today in re routing theContinueContinue reading “Disconnect your internet for a day”

How Green are we doing?

With green fields all around us, it is easy to think that this would be green enough, but we want to do more, we are all here just for a short time and our vision for the farm is to put a little back during the time we are here.  On the 20th of OctoberContinueContinue reading “How Green are we doing?”

Its the Little Things That Count

Some four years past we stole an idea from our nearby Coughton Court, home of the gunpowder plot, now owned by the National Trust this house benefits from stunning formal gardens and its own kitchen garden and orchard. Mowing our own orchard we discovered Coughton Court were leaving the space between the trees to goContinueContinue reading “Its the Little Things That Count”

A Little More Green Sir?

A Little More Green Sir? Ten years on at Oaks Barn Farm and still growing.  This spring has seen the launch of our Come Grow With Us Project on the Farm, we recognise that our guests have a desire to get back to nature and the simplicity of eating healthily. We are now able to offerContinueContinue reading “A Little More Green Sir?”

Raised bed planter inspiration

This is our latest experiment on the farm, we wanted some raised beds but the cost and longevity of using timber plus the idea of tantalised chemicals leaching into our organic beds caused us to look a little further. At a recent farm sale we purchased 3 galvanised cattle drinkers for £35 each, we thenContinueContinue reading “Raised bed planter inspiration”

Growing Spaces

 Part of the farms social enterprise, our new growing space will add another skill set enabling guests and volunteers to gain a deeper understanding of where their food comes from   Shane of Norton College Gate Hanging at Oaks Barn Farm For more information on our Farm Stay options visit: http://bit.ly/FarmStayOptions

Green Farm Stay 

It’s close to our financial year end, and whilst we keep a keen eye on the farms financial growth we measure more than just that at Oaks Barn Farm. Global travel opens up a wide range of travel opportunities, we wanted our guests to book with us safe in the knowledge that their holiday hasContinueContinue reading “Green Farm Stay “

Why Going Green Gives You a Warm Feeling

So it’s winter and the farm is constantly warm, since switching over from fossil fuel to a sustainable British Made Wood Pelet supply, we can now deliver 24hr heating and hot water to our farm and each of our self catering properties through one green energy solution. To date the farm has generated 80870kw ofContinueContinue reading “Why Going Green Gives You a Warm Feeling”

Our disposable world V’s The Countryside

So it’s Sunday on the farm and after yesterday’s rain it’s nice to get out for a walk across the fields, or so we thought.  There will be no prizes for guessing the type of low life that are responsible for deliberately littering the countryside with these gas cylinders, but take a closer look for inContinueContinue reading “Our disposable world V’s The Countryside”