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Some of our guests travel thousands of miles to stay on our Farm

Some of our guests travel thousands of miles to stay on our Farm, so some might think the responsibility is overwhelming, however our business is based on simple principles. We travel, our friends say “what you’re away again?” Quite simply we are, to stay ahead of the game we travel extensively and whilst on theContinueContinue reading “Some of our guests travel thousands of miles to stay on our Farm”

Bringing home the bacon

Just salted down 4 kilo of bacon from our 2 pigs, filled a freezer with joints and traded up 40kilo of sausage ready for our farm stay guests. One week later and here is the result: So the taste test… Simply amazing.. For more information on our Farm Stay Options visit our website Oaksbarnfarm.co.uk

It’s Time

Well yesterday certainly didn’t make for an easy way to load pigs ready for their final journey, ended up getting trailer stuck with Dan having to come to the rescue with tractor for loading. Our loading however was the most successful yet, we fitted a gate to their pen and backed the stock box withContinueContinue reading “It’s Time”

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”

What Farmers Find In Their Field

On Wednesday morning, our twitter followers will have recalled us finding a horse in our field which we haven’t got, and today we found a pair of dogs which we do not have, this got me onto thinking of all of the things we have found to date. We have had Goats this Shetland ponyContinueContinue reading “What Farmers Find In Their Field”

How to qualify as a farmer

How to qualify as a farmer, from the outset the question seems that with a few processes some training and a lot of time a definitive goal and final destination may be in sight. For me, I got into farming as a necessity, meeting someone I loved truly with all my heart, I realised veryContinueContinue reading “How to qualify as a farmer”

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”

First Date Does not go to plan!

This Sunday saw the arrival of a Saddleback Boar, for our Sow which we selected from 3 girls we raised on the farm, she is the lucky one as we have not converted her into sausage and pork joints but saw the potential for her to raise some good piglets from. But Straw our SowContinueContinue reading “First Date Does not go to plan!”

Not Just Another Day On The Farm

Yesterday started like most others, walking down to feed the pigs, who always are pleased to see me or more probably the content of my bucket (sadly I think it’s the latter), then a quick walk of the fields to check on the sheep, the fields are looking good following the previous day’s mowing, 12ContinueContinue reading “Not Just Another Day On The Farm”

Farming futures

Charley and Harvey enjoying their time on the farm, Whilst cutting winter wood yesterday Charley (who is 7) spotted the field targets and asked what are those ? Air rifle targets I replied, my Brother likes Air Rifle Shooting he said, might we try Air rifle shooting on the farm? Maybe I replied noting thatContinueContinue reading “Farming futures”