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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”

Does my arse look big in this?

Having an arse on your tummy brings a whole new experience to traveling, surviving Bowel cancer is a journey in itself, but this is only the beginning, airport security has always in the past provided me with some degree of reassurance that my safety and well being is being looked after, however traveling now withContinueContinue reading “Does my arse look big in this?”

Farmer Travelling Post Cancer

Pre Holiday Checks So with more personal care supplies than a new born baby, my first holiday outside of the U.K. post cancer began today. getting away from the farm has never been easy, generally it takes 2 weeks of planning and organising hastily remembering all of the things you are likely to forget. CoupleContinueContinue reading “Farmer Travelling Post Cancer”

Another day on the farm

October half term draws to an end and our farm guests return their keys, heading off on their onward journeys, it was lovely to hear that  Warwick Castle had provided such great entertainment and that guests had stayed on to 7pm and left with still more to see, having stayed on to witness the publicContinueContinue reading “Another day on the farm”

Oaks Barn Farm Pumpkin Soup

Winter Warmer Pumpkin Soup Ingredients * 2 tbsp olive oil * 2 onion finely chopped * 1kg pumpkin ), peeled, deseeded and chopped into chunks * 4 red chillies de seed and finely chop * 700ml vegetable stock or chicken stock * 1 pot of reduced fat creme fresh Method * Heat 2 tbsp oliveContinueContinue reading “Oaks Barn Farm Pumpkin Soup”

Growing Social Media Organically

From our Farm Stay in Rural Warwickshire, deciding what pigs to rear to give the fullest of flavour to our sausages, through to when to flush the ewes through so they are at their optimum for putting to the Tup are all carefully considered plans to make the most of what resources we have atContinueContinue reading “Growing Social Media Organically”

Enjoy Life!

Tomorrow marks three months beyond my battle with cancer, 8 hours of surgery and 5 days in hospital and a further 2 weeks of all sorts of tubes and drains seems now a distant memory. Thanks to the support of everyone around me, the journey has been tough but possible.  Yes I no longer haveContinueContinue reading “Enjoy Life!”

Yesterday I Killed Our Pig

The reality of being a farmer, bringing new life into the world, watching it stand for the first time, making sure it doesn’t get squashed, ensuring that it takes its first milk, watching as the energy from its new food source causes it to run taking off like a coiled spring, watching it grow, introducingContinueContinue reading “Yesterday I Killed Our Pig”

Quick Bread

Nice simple quick bread recipie to accompany chillie. Take 1 large cup, half fill with self raising flour, top up with strong white flour if you have it, but plain flour will do. Pour into mixing bowl and add 1/2 tsp of salt. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Half fill your cup with warmContinueContinue reading “Quick Bread”

Farming with a bag

Welcome and thanks for dropping by and reading, as the title suggests, I’m a farmer my name is Wayne 47 and now a bowel cancer survivor with a bag.  My surgery involved removal of the cancer with the loss of my rectum, re routing my bowel through my stomach and the creation of a stomaContinueContinue reading “Farming with a bag”