Cockhaise Farm: Forward Thinking
As we head into October the workload on the farm is once again beginning to ease off just enough to allow some time to reflect on the season so far. I feel tha... Read More...
Organic Farming
Cockhaise Farm: Living the Dream
As I sit here in the baking office on a sultry July afternoon, I find myself looking backwards and forwards in time during our quietest period of the year. Whe... Read More...
Brexit and agriculture: What happens next?
What does Brexit mean for farming? We are in unchartered territory as our politicians keep saying. Regular Indie Farmer writer and Worcestershire based Organic ... Read More...
What will Brexit mean for farming?
Regular contributor and Worcestershire based Organic Arable and Sheep Farmer Melanie Steele considers what Brexit will mean for farming and makes a passionate c... Read More...
Cockhaise Farm: The Mad Month of May
Every year May always seems to take me by surprise. During early spring I look forward to the straightforward time ahead when I will be able to spend plenty of... Read More...
On farm field lab sees organic farmer increase yield with compost tea
Compost tea has traditionally been the stuff of hobby gardeners, ‘brewing’ up a murky brown liquid which they can distribute across their veg plots via a wateri... Read More...
Introduction to Cockhaise Farm
Organic Dairy Farmer Dan Burdett joins us as a new regular contributor sharing his experiences of life at Cockhaise Farm in West Sussex, building soil fertility... Read More...
A Guide to Organic and Biodynamic Certification
Inspector, farmer and author Tom Petherick joins us a regular contributor. In his first post he explores the benefits of Biodynamic farming, highlighting some o... Read More...
Stories from the Dirt
A passionate advocate for sustainable agriculture David Stern writes about his experiences of meeting first-generation farmers, exploring some of the challenges... Read More...
WWOOFing: a family’s farming experience
Bristol based guest blogger Laurence Jarrett-Kerr writes about his experience of spending the week WWOOFing on a Cornish farm. To read more from Jarrett che... Read More...