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Looking Forward to meeting Sally Gunnell OBE

British Farming Awards 2016 Guest speaker   Olympian Sally Gunnell OBE, a farmer’s daughter who hails from Chigwell, Essex, has been announced as the guest speaker at this year’s British Farming Awards. Sally remains the only woman ever to hold four major track titles concurrently – Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth – and a world record. FollowingContinueContinue reading “Looking Forward to meeting Sally Gunnell OBE”

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”

Its the Little Things That Count

Some four years past we stole an idea from our nearby Coughton Court, home of the gunpowder plot, now owned by the National Trust this house benefits from stunning formal gardens and its own kitchen garden and orchard. Mowing our own orchard we discovered Coughton Court were leaving the space between the trees to goContinueContinue reading “Its the Little Things That Count”

Oaks Barn Farm Coach House Showcase

Luxury Farm Stay In the Heart of Shakespeare’s England Self Catering Property Sleeps 6

Oaks Barn Farm Get Five Feather Rating

Oaks Barn Farm last week were successful in attaining a Five Feather Rating from Exclusively Warwickshire, for their Luxury Farm Stay Located in the Heart of Shakespeare’s England, they are amongst a long list of other providers committed to providing quality accommodation to those visiting Warwickshire and all that this Great County has to Offer.ContinueContinue reading “Oaks Barn Farm Get Five Feather Rating”

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”

Watch out for that Spring

Well the sun is shining on the farm this morning and with the light and additional warmth, there is a whole new feel around the farm, we still have some of last years lambs on the farm, the lucky ones that didn’t make the weight, already they have started to run up and down theContinueContinue reading “Watch out for that Spring”

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”