How to build a modern farmhouse – self build top tips and lessons
The third in our how to build a modern farmhouse series, in this article I highlight some handy self build top tips and lessons from my experience building our ... Read More...
Nigel Akehurst
Top ten most read farming and food stories in 2020
As we begin the new year in earnest, I wanted to briefly reflect on our most read stories of 2020. It's fair to say it wasn't a vintage year, and most of us wou... Read More...
Getting ready to share our shepherd’s hut on Airbnb
It’s been our dream to open up Modern Barn Farm to a wider community. Hannah and I are passionate about farming and people and we want to share our farm with gu... Read More...
Thinking about listing our shepherd’s hut on Airbnb
This is our first post in a new three part series, charting our journey to becoming farm stay hosts on Airbnb. Our hope is that they will inspire other indepen... Read More...
Q&A: Martin & Hazel Tkalez – Pevensey Cheese Company
We recently interviewed Martin and Hazel Tkalez, from the Pevensey Cheese Company to learn more about their journey to becoming cheese makers over the last two ... Read More...
Talking Turkey – We visit Turkey Farmer Will Sheffield
We recently met up with turkey Farmer Will Sheffield to learn more about his turkey rearing enterprise, talk about the impact of Covid-19 and his plans for the ... Read More...
How to build a modern farm house – the three most expensive items
Following on from my introduction to building a modern farm house, this is a more in-depth look at the practical steps to building an energy efficient house fro... Read More...
How to Build a Modern Farmhouse
How do you go about building a modern farmhouse? We’ve all watched Grand Designs, dreaming about building our own house one day. It’s surprising therefore to ... Read More...
Field notes – Growing and Marketing Aronia Berries
Interested in growing Aronia Berries? We meet Kent based grower Andrew Tickle to find out more about his latest farm diversification venture. Since the mid n... Read More...
Photo Story: Cheese Making and the Swiss Alpabfahrt Cow Parade
Back in the autumn of 2018 I joined a delegation of international journalists to visit Lucerne in Switzerland; to learn more about their thriving cheese making ... Read More...
