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That’s it – this years honey crop is bottled!
Love the colour & clarity. Available to buy from the farm for £3.25 for 1/2 lb.
3 days ago
It was nice to see the cows all enjoying a drink down at the pond this evening
5 days ago
The cattle, on the other side of the loch to us, stampede towards the water’s edge for a drink some days...and that’s sea water...they love it!
That is such a great pic Les. :)
Today we took the last honey crop of the year & put the feeders in so the bees can start building up their food stores for the winter. We noticed that quite a few of the bees had white stripes on their backs which was rather odd but, having googled it, we’ve found that it’s not some strange disease – they’ve just been taking pollen from a patch of Himalayan balsam somewhere!!🐝🐝🌸
7 days ago
I understand it has been a good season for most bee keepers – hope it was the same for you
We still have a couple of boxes of our 2nd batch of home reared, grass fed JACOB LAMB available as well as some MUTTON!
The lamb is available as either a whole or half lamb priced at £7.50 a kilo based on the dead weight. As a rough guide an average lamb will be about 20kg so a half lamb would cost £75.00. Weights do vary so if you particularly want a large or small lamb do please let us know when ordering.
Mutton will be just £40 for a quarter box – each pack has a half leg joint (knuckle or fillet), half a shoulder joint (knuckle or blade), some loin chops and cutlets, and either boneless leg steaks or boned and roiled breast this could be minced or cubed if required. Mutton is a terrific meat – darker & more fuller flavoured than lamb, it’s super for slow cooking, stews & tagines – perfect for winter!
They will be available to collect on the weekend of 28th/29th September.
When you order we will send you a cutting list so you can select exactly which cuts you would like – these will then be put in user friendly pack sizes, vac packed and labelled ready for your freezer.
1 week ago
ALL SOLD!
We are now taking final orders for our free range, home reared pork boxes (only 1 box left so be quick!).
They will be ready for collection this weekend (7th September)Our first batch of pork boxes went out today & we think they look pretty good!
Our next batch will be ready on 7th September so if you would like to order one (£80 per quarter pig – these ones averaged about 13kg + approx 1kg bacon to come) please PM.
Oops – forgot to mention the box also includes bacon (which takes an extra week or so which is why it's not in the photo!)
2 weeks ago
We are now taking orders for our home reared, grass fed JACOB LAMB!
You can choose either a whole or half lamb priced at £7.50 a kilo based on the dead weight & this will be available on either 14th/15th September or 28th/29th September.
As a rough guide an average lamb will be about 20kg so a half lamb would cost £75.00. Weights do vary so if you particularly want a large or small lamb do please let us know when ordering.- also remember to let us know which of the two dates suit you best – it is likely that the biggest lambs will be available on the earlier date.
When you order lamb we will send you a cutting list so you can select exactly which cuts you would like – these will then be put in user friendly pack sizes, vac packed and labelled ready for your freezer.
3 weeks ago
Yes please, earlier date if poss
Tony Stiff
Whole lamb for us pls, although Tim says only if it’s the one that won 1st prize this weekend?! 🤣🤣 Either weekend for delivery is ok for us. x
We had a great day out in the sunshine at the Edenbridge & Oxted Show today. We only took four sheep & managed to win 5 rosettes – 2 firsts (best ewe lamb & best group of 3), 2 seconds (ram lamb & pair) & a fourth (ram lamb). Our best result so far!😀🐏☀️🐏🥇🍾
3 weeks ago
Well done
Fantastic result , well done to all! Xx
Well done ! I'll see you tomorrow x
Superb results and well deserved.
Brilliant – well done! Just let me know when you have fleece to sell 🐏 I would love to spin fibre that is so close to my former home (Paddock Wood) although I am now 600 miles away on the beautiful Isle of Skye.
Congratulations , great news!
Well done.
Well done
Here are Wilma, Barnabus (Barney) & Betty – the three new members of our flock. They are still in isolation at the moment (it’s good practice to keep new stock separate for a while – just in case they are carrying any unexpected infection). Next week we will introduce them to the rest of the flock & Barnabus will meet his companions. He’s still very shy – unlike Wilma who is always keen to say hello!
3 weeks ago
Look what was living under one of the chicken huts! Don’t think we’ve ever seen such a huge toad (or Bufo Bufo to give him his proper name) before!🐸
4 weeks ago
We are off to the Edenbridge & Oxted Show this weekend to show our Jacob Lambs so training them to walk on a halter has commenced.
They are not doing too badly – none of them have played dead or bounced about like Zebedee (yet!)!
4 weeks ago
Our first batch of pork boxes went out today & we think they look pretty good!
Our next batch will be ready on 7th September so if you would like to order one (£80 per quarter pig – these ones averaged about 13kg + approx 1kg bacon to come) please PM.
Oops – forgot to mention the box also includes bacon (which takes an extra week or so which is why it’s not in the photo!)
1 month ago
Yes please, we would like one !
could you tell me what cuts of pork are included please ?
Are you able to do these without the single-use plastic Albans Barnyard? (Would be happy to supply tupperware etc)
We went on a shopping spree at the Jacob Sheep Society sale at Worcester yesterday – we now are the proud owners of a ram lamb (big enough to tup our ewes this year) & two new shearlings!
1 month ago
Wow!! 🤗
Very handsome. What is a Shearling? It sounds like something out of a horror film!
Spotted these wasps on broad leaved helleborine that’s appeared near the garden – never seen them attracted to a flowering plant like this before!
Apparently some species of wasp and bee that are attracted to Broad-leaved Helleborines have been noted as becoming ‘intoxicated’ after visiting these orchids for nectar – it appears that the flowers can contain a kind of alcohol as a result of a fungus! The bees like it so much, they come back for more, ensuring the flower is pollinated.
1 month ago
