Category Archives: Life on the Farm

Can Your Primary School Shape Your Future?

A Staffordshire lad growing up in what was then a small village called Whittington on the outskirts of Lichfield. I didn’t attend the nearest primary school but instead one in the neighbouring village of Elford. Quite why my parents chose this at the time I was never really sure, but on reflection I was inContinueContinue reading “Can Your Primary School Shape Your Future?”

Make the most of the time you have

Today I read a great article entitled 88 quotes from successful people published on Linked In. We to often get caught up in the wave of going about our every day lives without taking time to reflect on our own achievements, here on the farm there are many distractions to draw you in every directionContinueContinue reading “Make the most of the time you have”

A Tour of Britain From The Bottom of Our Field

Blessed with an exceptional run of sunshine from the closing of August through to the opening of September it’s been a busy time on the farm. Ewes and lambs have had their feet trimmed and wormed before turning out onto new pasture only to find that the lambs then got into a real mess dueContinueContinue reading “A Tour of Britain From The Bottom of Our Field”

A Tour of Britain From The Bottom of Our Field

Blessed with an exceptional run of sunshine from the closing of August through to the opening of September it’s been a busy time on the farm. Ewes and lambs have had their feet trimmed and wormed before turning out onto new pasture only to find that the lambs then got into a real mess dueContinueContinue reading “A Tour of Britain From The Bottom of Our Field”

Leftover Lamb Pie

Knowing what goes into rearing our own Lamb at Oaks Barn Farm, not using up every last bit of the Sunday Roast is bad for the pocket, bad for the environment and directly reflects your own values. Top tips: 1 always make Gravy with the meat juices, simply add plain flour to what’s left inContinueContinue reading “Leftover Lamb Pie”

How Facebook Changed The Way We Farm

In 2008 we had developed our Luxury Farm Stay set in the Heart of Shakespeare’s England, we wanted the world to know what we had to offer so set up our own website OaksBarnFarm.co.uk we looked at how others advertised Holiday opportunities and selected a couple of paid for sites to reach more customers, theseContinueContinue reading “How Facebook Changed The Way We Farm”