by Steve Byrne | Aug 11, 2016 | volunteering
It has been a busy month so far here at the farm – Felix has returned to us from Germany for a second time, and last week we welcomed Uni from California. Much wood was chopped and stacked, and the woodstore is almost completely full – it is good to be able to see the woodyard again.
by Steve Byrne | Jul 23, 2016 | volunteering
Blog posts have been a bit thin on the ground lately, mainly because I’ve been running around like a man with his hair on fire. Our little cottage is complete, we’re just gathering up all the things that Tourism NI like you to have, and having friends and...
by Steve Byrne | Jan 24, 2015 | volunteering
This is the time of year when despite our recent obsession with all things solar, we need to get outside and start to prepare for the year ahead. All the the veg beds that don’t have anything in them need dressing with manure – both outside, and in the...
by Steve Byrne | Dec 16, 2014 | volunteering
One of the best things about being volunteer hosts is that every visitor brings with them a new approach to food, and this year we had some amazing meals. It didn’t take a lot of deliberation to come up with a highlight of the year, which came with...
by Steve Byrne | Dec 3, 2014 | volunteering
It is that time when we look back at the year gone, and remember all the amazing people who have passed through the farm, and marvel at the things they did along the way. Volunteers came from all over the world – Spain, Italy, North America, Australia, England...
by Steve Byrne | Nov 7, 2014 | volunteering
We’ve finally come to the end of our volunteer season until the new year, and its been a real pleasure to welcome Polly, Paul and their son Theo, who are on an amazing journey, and leaving us to head to Lammas in Wales, en route to a journey around the far east....
by Steve Byrne | Jun 6, 2014 | woodlands
Isabelle and Josiane have come from Quebec, Canada to volunteer on the farm for 3 weeks, and having spend days clearing and mulching young trees, they are turning their attentions to creating a fence from the piles of birch trimmings that have been sitting in...
by Steve Byrne | Nov 29, 2012 | volunteering
Although it has been a quiet week on the blog, here on the farm it’s been all go. Our intrepid WWOOF volunteer Bettina has arrived from Austria, hitch hiking all the way – at one point on a tractor. A terrifyingly long list of things to do exists, and...
