Category Archives: Life on the Farm

Winning my fight with bowel cancer

Insight Working on our family farm really was the perfect life, spending my days in the countryside working with the seasons, growing our own fruit and veg and rearing our own meat was the perfect blend for fitness and a healthy balanced diet with a rural lifestyle I was proud to be part of. OverContinueContinue reading “Winning my fight with bowel cancer”

MINT AND GOOSEBERRY JELLY RECIPE

Perfect with Lamb Its that time on the farm where the orchard is supplying us with more ingredients than either we or the birds can cope with, so looking ahead to winter the following recipe should help in getting that taste of summer all year round from a jar of heaven. INGREDIENTS: MINT AND GOOSEBERRYContinueContinue reading “MINT AND GOOSEBERRY JELLY RECIPE”

Well Done Listers of Cheltenham

Sue had not had the best of Birthdays this year having to spend it in the Royal Worcester Hospital looking after me following my bowel cancer operation, so her slightly delayed Birthday present of a Toyota GT86 was made all the more special today by the kind actions of Listers of Cheltenam. Terry Gorman ourContinueContinue reading “Well Done Listers of Cheltenham”

So who will feed the pigs?

On Friday 1st July My consultant meeting confirmed that my battle with cancer has begun, my first experience of using NHS services makes me feel proud of what a dedicated team of people can achieve. On the 12th of July I will be admitted to the Royal Worcester Hospital for Surgery the following day, my testsContinueContinue reading “So who will feed the pigs?”

Farming in times of uncertainty

On Thursday we learned that after years of striving for unity with Europe that Great Britain will once again be on its own, we have seen open admissions of uncertainty and errors in leadership, but one thing is for certain life goes on and tomorrow will bring a new dawn and new beginnings for allContinueContinue reading “Farming in times of uncertainty”

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?”

Your smile is your Logo

It’s the little things that you do that often make the big difference, we don’t have a five figure marketing budget, if we are lucky we can keep it to just three, but what we are able to do at Oaks Barn Farm is leave people with a lasting memory of warm sunny days, anContinueContinue reading “Your smile is your Logo”

Lambing 2016 at Oaks Barn Farm

With all of our ewes now finished each with lambs at foot, we have time to reflect on the little magic generated each year at this time.  For us lambing signifies the start of summer, however Easter is always a busy time this year being no different with four lots of guests in both TheContinueContinue reading “Lambing 2016 at Oaks Barn Farm”

#GoodFriday

It’s Good Friday on the farm and in the early hours we delivered a healthy set of twins to a ewe with mo milk, despite an injection and other efforts it’s possible that both will have to be hand reared with three other lambs from a triplet and quad birth.  Easter is always a specialContinueContinue reading “#GoodFriday”

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 “