Tag Archives: Alcester

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”

Our Biomass Install 12 Months On

In November 2014 Oaks Barn Farm made a commitment to change form our Oil dependance on fossil fuels to switch to a sustainable heating source for the farm and 2 of its self catering Luxury Farm Stay Cottages. Previously we were concerned about rising oil prices, and the spiraling cost of our electricity bills, butContinueContinue reading “Our Biomass Install 12 Months On”

Still On The Fence About Social Media

On the fence is a good place to start, at least you know where you’re at. For us at Oaks Barn Farm running a sucessful Farm Stay Business requires us to embrace many new skills, we’ve built buildings, played our hands at plumbing, electrics, built roads managed water courses, and are still learning every dayContinueContinue reading “Still On The Fence About Social Media”

Still On The Fence About Social Media

On the fence is a good place to start, at least you know where you’re at. For us at Oaks Barn Farm running a sucessful Farm Stay Business requires us to embrace many new skills, we’ve built buildings, played our hands at plumbing, electrics, built roads managed water courses, and are still learning every dayContinueContinue reading “Still On The Fence About Social Media”

Still On The Fence About Social Media

On the fence is a good place to start, at least you know where you’re at. For us at Oaks Barn Farm running a sucessful Farm Stay Business requires us to embrace many new skills, we’ve built buildings, played our hands at plumbing, electrics, built roads managed water courses, and are still learning every dayContinueContinue reading “Still On The Fence About Social Media”

Is it a Working Farm?

  Well with the amount of things we have to fix around the farm, it should be, but yes we have a growing flock of sheep with lambing due to start during the third week of March, and currently a sow in pig with her litter being due in March/April. I love this time ofContinueContinue reading “Is it a Working Farm?”

Writing a Blog using a Template

This simple tool will help you write great content without having to stare at a blank page. Living on a farm, we are both blessed and fortunate to have an infinite supply of material from which to choose, however we to also find ourselves stumbling over the best way to start, so developed a templateContinueContinue reading “Writing a Blog using a Template”

Farm Stay increases its footfall and Reduces Its Carbon Footprint

Farm Stay increases its footfall and Reduces Its Carbon Footprint, thanks to taking some critical business decisions starting with a Solar install in October 2012 followers by a Biomass install in December 2014. http://bit.ly/CoachHouseFarmStay http://bit.ly/GranaryLuxuryFarmStay Our luxury Farm Stay set in the heart of rural Warwickshire-Shakespeare’s England gives our guests the chance to get back toContinueContinue reading “Farm Stay increases its footfall and Reduces Its Carbon Footprint”

Why Oaks Barn Farm is so suited to Growing

Why Oaks Barn Farm is so suited to Growing Found this Lovely text around The Vale of Evesham Watered by the River Avon and bound by the Cotswolds, Bredon and the Malverns, lies the horticultural Vale of Evesham. For centuries the Vale of Evesham has been regarded as the fruit and vegetable basket of EnglandContinueContinue reading “Why Oaks Barn Farm is so suited to Growing”

Norton College Students Return to Oaks Barn Farm

Norton College Students Return to Oaks Barn Farm this week, refreshed from their summer break. It was good to see both Shane and Anthony back on the farm this Tuesday, both were able to see that their lettuce plants and Wasp traps had been a huge success over the summer, activities this week included preparingContinueContinue reading “Norton College Students Return to Oaks Barn Farm”