by Richard | Jun 1, 2020 | Farm Updates
First an update from the farm where we have the youngest broilers ever out on grass, and then I’m taking you on a rock pooling + fishing adventure on Sweden’s west coast! I’ve also made you a free mini course that will help you get the fundamentals...
by Richard | May 29, 2020 | Farm Updates, Interviews & Talks, Starting a Farm
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is LIVE! And on my birthday, as it were. I’m proud to introduce our 2020 special live event that will run from today until the end of November. Over the course of those 6 months, we’ll be putting out at least 70 long-form,...
by Richard | May 26, 2020 | Animal Enterprises, Farm Updates
Today we’re smoking this year’s first batch of chickens. Smoking is a process that needs precision, and you’ll have to work out the particulars for your setup trough trial. We first learnt from a local with 50+ years of experience and you can find an...
by Richard | May 22, 2020 | Farm Updates
It’s been a big week! The first batch of broilers has been slaughtered and packed, and it’s finally been warm enough to get the tomatoes out in the greenhouse. Egg production is getting going, the new chicks are growing well, salad crops are doing great...
by Richard | May 20, 2020 | Animal Enterprises, Farm Updates
Here at Ridgedale, we operate Europe’s cheapest approved slaughter facility. Today is the first slaughter of the year, and we’re going to try something new; weight-categorising the birds into five categories in the chiller in order to facilitate easeful packing. Tune...
by Richard | May 12, 2020 | Animal Enterprises, Farm Updates, No-Dig Market Gardening
It’s been a few years, but we finally have a flerd (cows and sheep together) again. It’s way easier to care for them as one group rather than two. The second batch of chicks has arrived, and we’re getting the slaughtery ready to cull the first batch...
