'Hang onto your ears' is the advice given to lambs that are sleeping overnight in our sheds. We now know that it is Mr Fox who has cultivated a taste for the de... Read More...
A shepherds diary: April
There was commotion in the middle of the field: one solitary newborn was receiving enthusiastic attention from 5 exuberant ewes. The... Read More...
A Shepherds diary: March
Less than a week of lambing and already we have been absorbed into the shepherding world enjoying the peaks and troughs that are par... Read More...
A Shepherd's Diary: February
Sheep Characters’
Over the years we've had some memorable ewes in our flock. When we first started to farm we used to run ... Read More...
Bonativo founder Christian Eggert came across Indie Farmer and my road trip adventure whilst researching his idea to launch an online farmers' market in London.... Read More...
Whoa - where did January go? It seems a blur of acupuncture sessions and slowly easing myself back into day to day farm chores under strict instructions to bend... Read More...
A shepherd's diary: January
I will try to keep to the subject of 'sheep'. I've looked after them for half a century plus, and I am still learning. Never a du... Read More...
Ex-smallholder and farming and countryside anorak Tracey Wathen-Jones sent us this poem in response to the current dairy crisis and we thought it provided the perfect opportunity to run a creative competition to encourage budding poets, farmers, foodie's or anyone really to have a go and send in your own - the winning 'poet' will receive an amazing Indie Farmer tee..
Here's hoping everyone had a great Christmas and New Year! It's been nice to have some quiet family time over the festive period and bounce back with new ideas and enthusiasm for Indie Farmer, and I'm looking forward to my first full year as a beginner farmer on the family farm
