![A day out](https://lackancottage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSCF0973s-1080x675.jpg)
![A day out](https://lackancottage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSCF0973s-1080x675.jpg)
![Misty mornings](https://lackancottage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_00000074-1080x675.jpg)
Misty mornings
These crisp, sunny mornings are what make this one of my favourite times of year, and the farm is starting to burst into life once again. Here we are experimenting with no-dig potato growing in last year’s chicken enclosure. The potatoes are simply bedded on a...![The new season gets underway](https://lackancottage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/WP_001653-e1399968072587-1080x675.jpg)
The new season gets underway
It has been rather quiet here on the blog recently – first because this winter was considerably quieter than the last, Â and a time for reflection and planning. A lot of reading was done over the quiet months, and in some ways this has reinforced our sense of...![Electric Daisies strike again](https://lackancottage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/WP_000975-1080x675.jpg)
Electric Daisies strike again
The humble Electric Daisy strikes again. Â John decided to give them a go, and his expression says a lot about the effects that this most enervating little flower can have – Step 1 – Yes, I can feel something is happening…. Step 2 – Yes,...![One million trees, one polytunnel, many volunteers](https://lackancottage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/20130428-102814-700x675.jpg)
One million trees, one polytunnel, many volunteers
In what was an exceedingly hectic but productive end to the week, we welcomed a host of volunteers to the farm to help us plant our contribution to One Million Trees in One Day, which in the end turned out to be about 160, in a variety of places all over the farm....![Finally some sun, and a new polytunnel](https://lackancottage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/20130419-200253-700x675.jpg)