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June
I always challenge myself not to start our monthly blog with any reference to the weather, but alas once again I will fail. My interest in what the weather is doing and how the grass is growing has...
May
This month has been a busy month for us as the kind spring weather meant silage making began and the beginning of building up our feed stores for our cattle for next winter. The balance of rain and...
April
This month we kicked off the year’s event’s calendar with our Spring Farm Open day. Thank you to everyone who came to the farm to see a little bit of what we get up to behind the scenes. We hope you...
Allotments available!
New years resolution to eat healthier, exercise more, reduce your impact on the environment...? Why not start an allotment? February 1st is the start of our allotment year at Hartley Farm & this...
A trip to see our turkey farmer Stu from Castlemead Farm
This month, our head Butcher Kev and I, went to visit one of the farms who supply our butchers in the farm shop. Stuart Perkins farms at Castlemead Farm just a few miles away and supplies us with...
Autumn Pasture Reseeding
Top of the list of jobs this autumn was to reseed one of our fields with a new grass ley. Enjoy!
June Haylage Making at Hartley Farm
Welcome to our first vlog! A hot dry June made this year's first cut of grass a little easier to manage. In this video we cover the mowing, raking, baling and wrapping of our haylage bales to begin...
