by Richard | Jan 26, 2021 | Farm Updates
(Re-)announcing the 2021 Ridgedale Farm trainings! We had to take the previously announced trainings down due to the COVID situation and new Swedish laws coming into place, giving the government unprecedented power to affect small businesses. After looking into the...
by Richard | Jan 25, 2021 | Farm Updates
It’s book time! I’m currently working on the Ridgedale Build book, which I’m falling in love with, and simultaneously running the Kickstarter for the Human-Scale Regenerative Farming book, which I also have a very soft spot for. You can have a look at the Build book...
by Richard | Jan 16, 2021 | Farm Updates
I’ve enlisted Cathal Mooney of Heather Hill Farm in Ireland to help with the automation of our egg-mobiles. He pioneered a low-tech, robust way to automate various functions, like turning the lights on and off, opening and closing the nest boxes, levelling the nest...
by Richard | Jan 12, 2021 | Farm Updates
An ode to the beautiful winterscape we’ve been gifted (at long last). Has winter arrived where you are? Join the conversation in the comments below. Thousands of people come here to learn, so please share if you have knowledge or experience that might benefit...
by Richard | Dec 24, 2020 | Farm Updates
It’s a wonderful day here at Ridgedale. The sun is shining for the first time in weeks, and we just had the best Christmas gift ever: our neighbours have decided to sell us the land that our no-dig market garden is placed on as well as the forestry behind it, which...
by Richard | Dec 18, 2020 | Animal Enterprises, Farm Updates
As you might know, I always have a whole load of projects on the go. Today I wanna tell you about the automated low-cost nest boxes for egg-mobiles that I’m working on with my friend Bruno from Green Tools TECH. I’m funding the rapid prototyping, design and...