Category Archives: Life on the Farm

Oaks Barn Farm Hosts Studley Castle Team

This weekend we are delighted to welcome Murphy & Young Ltd to our Farm, the team of 6 will be undertaking works on the £35 Million investment by the Warner Group to develop Studley Castle and its facilities. From 1903 to the 1960s the house was occupied by Studley College, a horticultural training establishment forContinueContinue reading “Oaks Barn Farm Hosts Studley Castle Team”

The Farmers View on Growing Your Social Media Accounts

New Automation Tool Gets the Thumbs Up On The Farm 4085 followers and Growing with automated multi platform sharing of rich farming content. Living and working on the farm, it is rare that we get the chance to buy a news paper, let alone the time to read one, for this reason we use socialContinueContinue reading “The Farmers View on Growing Your Social Media Accounts”

My switch to wordpress for website content

After a frustrating and restrictive experience with microsoft, have today taken the plunge to migrate our website content onto wordpress. For many years I have written our farm blog using WordPress so the transition was fairly straight forward and their online help was both quick and helpful. This switch will also be a Significant costContinueContinue reading “My switch to wordpress for website content”

A year in the making

On the 28th of May 2017 I walked out of Church with my Wife and best friend on my arm, 2016 had thrown us many challenges I was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer in May and through my journey we both realised that aside from health we wanted nothing more than to be married. Thanks toContinueContinue reading “A year in the making”

Oaks Barn Farm New additions for the coming season.

Let us start with apologies for not updating you sooner, but lambing on the farm has a habit of taking over everything on until it’s done.   Lambing We have had an exceptional year with a high number of triplets, which unfortunately means feeding those lambs taken off their mother because they can only feedContinueContinue reading “Oaks Barn Farm New additions for the coming season.”

Bowel Cancer-It’s OK to cry.

So tonight some six months on, it’s hard to share the hidden side, but whilst being Cancer free, in the late side of the evening, having had a lovely day, it is difficult to recognise the hard reality of this recovery. Whilst irrigation affords for the most part freedom and independence from a colostomy bag,ContinueContinue reading “Bowel Cancer-It’s OK to cry.”

Oaks Barn Farm Farmers Guardian Feature

“I wasn’t just another body for him to deal with- I’m a farmer” In the first of a new series to raise health awareness, Emily Scaife meets Wayne Smith – a bowel cancer survivor who is keen to spread awareness of the disease within the farming community. “Before I went into hospital I wanted theContinueContinue reading “Oaks Barn Farm Farmers Guardian Feature”

Visit Broom Tavern

If you’re looking for a nice British pub, with good food and beer, then look no further. I spent the afternoon with the family here, having Sunday lunch and enjoying the British summer. via #BEDIA: The Broom Tavern, Broom, Warwickshire (Day 21) — An Intrepid Insight Within Easy Reach of Oaks Barn Farm, Experience the BeautyContinueContinue reading “Visit Broom Tavern”