by Richard | Apr 9, 2021 | Farm Updates
I’m down at my West Coast farm to map out the fencing. That will allow me to purchase the materials needed, and I’ll then bring a small team with me to set it up. We’re mostly going to follow the edges of the pasture and then add a bit of fencing up on the giant rock,...
by Richard | Apr 8, 2021 | Animal Enterprises, Farm Updates
In today’s video I’m killing, skinning and gutting a ram, so viewer discretion is advised. We don’t want the ewes to get pregnant again right now, so it’s time to take him out of the flock, and home butchering is the way we get food from farm to fork in the simplest,...
by Richard | Apr 7, 2021 | Farm Updates
We’ve been tweaking the new automated nest boxes which need to be ready to receive the first eggs in about ten days, mulching the paddy ponds to get them ready for rice (with our home-produced compost), and brainstorming the Ridgedale Eats book that we’re...
by Richard | Apr 6, 2021 | Farm Updates
After a series of unusually warm winters, the vole population has exploded. They’ve completely taken over the pasture and destroyed more trees than ever before, including some of our 6m tall oaks. We’ll be implementing a range of vole control strategies to try and...
by Richard | Apr 5, 2021 | Farm Updates
So, since we suddenly have a bit of snow on the ground again, we’re not planting trees today as planned. Instead, we’re getting the caterpillar tunnel up, clearing out the barn, moving the grain mill and building a staircase. The first lamb of the season seems to be...
by Richard | Apr 4, 2021 | Farm Updates
We’re getting on with the many spring tasks. We’ve put in the majority of the bare root plants now, and this time we’ve put them in wire baskets in the hopes of protecting them from voles. The layers and broilers are doing well, and since the ground is starting to...
