Mountain Hall Farm: Our year of graduation
When I look back, I cringe at how naive and arrogant I was when we first started out. How confident, self-assured and tunnel-visioned I was. I thought I h... Read More...
Farming
Future Farmers for East Sussex
Future Farmers for East Sussex The Ecological Land Cooperative opens smallholder applications for their East Sussex site continuing the work of generating ecolo... Read More...
What does the Agriculture Bill mean for British Farmers?
Organic Farmer and Writer Melanie Steele explores the likely impact and outcomes of the draft Agriculture Bill for Indie Farmer Michael Gove ( secretary of s... Read More...
Trying to find that elusive farm-life balance
Sitting outside with the sun beating down, the trees in full leaf, berries bursting from fruit bushes, grass finally in full vigour, hedgerows in full flower, a... Read More...
Is Defra missing the chance to integrate food, the environment and farmer livelihoods?
Despite the title ‘Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit’ Defra’s draft agricultural policy is missing just tha... Read More...
No-Till for Growers – Realising the Promise of Soil Health in Organic Horticulture
We all know about the soil health principles: cover soil, minimise disturbance, diversity in rotation or plantings, minimal chemical usage, living root in t... Read More...
Farmerama Radio: Episode 30 – Gove, agri-culture, Human Ecology, Sanfoin and Pollarding
Hello and welcome to Farmerama, episode 30! This month we bring you stories from the 9th Annual Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC). The Conference this year... Read More...
Mountain Hall Farm: The Life-Death-Life Cycle
It’s been a while since my last Indie Farmer post?—?that’s because the Summer has been entirely all-encompassing leaving little room for much else. This is a... Read More...
Plaw Hatch Farm: Autumn Update
First generation Farmer Gala is back with an Autumn update from Plaw Hatch Farm.. Autumn has well and truly arrived now with chill misty mornings and long dark... Read More...
Tiny cold lamb now part of the gang
They’ve had a precarious start. It’s a triumph they’re alive. So although I’d threatened to send the sock lambs to market, it’s unlikely. They regard me as ... Read More...