Oh My, How You Have Grown
Taken two years apart you can clearly see how our hedge has grown since it was planted. The second...
Celery Planting
First Potato Planting
Starting to get our first potatoes planted, Maris Bard.
Lettuce
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Privet Hedge
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Beans and peas
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A Fishing Ground For Kingfishers?
Since the flood, our ditch has become home to lots of tiny fish. My ambition is to see a...
More New Beds
Just forming some new beds to direct sow. The sun is shining and I am one happy grower.
Ramsones (Wild Garlic)
Wild garlic is growing in the hedgerow; tasty.
At Last, Great Weather
We had some frost last night and there is a cold breeze, but today looks like shaping up to be a...
Finished Charcoal
Four hours later and we have finished charcoal.
Making Charcoal For Our Beltane BBQ
Shane Hickson giving me a lesson in charcoal making for our Beltane celebration at the end of the...
New Hedge Life
We worried how badly this hedge would suffer after it had been buried under floating debris from...
Willow Planting
Working alone today planting some willow, a good material for future craft ventures.
Trench Digging
Graham and Bryan digging a trench for the poly tunnel water feed. We don't let a bit of rain put...
Personal Passions
We called to Graham's tonight to...
Open Day
The kettles on and there are lots of lovely cakes to get through. Its a bit windy but no rain yet....
Open Day – This Saturday 26th March 2016
This Saturday...
Busy Day
We are having a great day in this sunshine. Lots getting done.
The Power of Darkness
We will be using the powers of darkness...
Brew Time
Listening to the Lapwings and making a brew with the Kelly Kettle. Tea brewed with water boiled on...
More Raised Beds
Hard work, but its getting me fit after a winter of writing, website work and planning. Two years...
Setting Up Raised Beds
Laying out 30 inch raised beds for this year. Just adding some good compost to help get things...
Significant Moments – Working Some Ground
Who would have thought a couple of months ago that we would have been working this land. After...
Potato Bed
My Mum has been kind enough to lend me her spare bed for some of our potatoes to chit. Thanks Mum.
Tomato Plants Potted On
Jane has spent today potting on some of our tomato plants. It feels like the growing season is...
The Broadfork
I spent most of last Thursday with the...
The Last Of Last Seasons Chutney
Tree Planting And Signs Of Spring
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BCF Launch Event
Our launch event on 24th February 2016 was a celebration of everything good about Burscough...