This is Sherafey, who was unwanted after finishing her flat racing career at the tender age of 4. Like many racehorses who fail to live up to expectations, her owners couldn’t justify continuing to spend money on her and so were happy to give her away to a good...
The fan attached to its ply mounting The truck has a woodburner in the living room, but I was worried that while it might be tropical down there, the other end of the wagon might be baltic. The solution is what has become known as the WaftOMatic, which does what it...
First day in the truck, and I’ve been very aware of all the new noises. It’s rather like being in an old house as things move around in the wind. The occasional chugging of the water pump; the ticking noises as the water heater fires up; odd groans as the...
Well, the truck is nearly ready now – just a few bits of plumbing and everything inside will be done. Any furniture that was coming from the house is now in, and the place is starting to fill with belongings, making it feel like a proper home. We’re...
The horses are petrified of them, so I tend to swear about them a fair bit, but the three little pigs that have arrived here on the farm are pretty irresistible. Tiny at the moment, it is hard to believe just how large they will get. Pure bred Saddlebacks all,...
As we’ve been farm sitting for the last couple of weeks, it has been a great opportunity to see just what is involved in running a full time smallholding. Something that quickly becomes apparent is just how time consuming all this animal and vegetable nurturing...
The decision to be off the electricity grid is probably what people first think of when you mention off grid, and in this case, it’s not merely an ethical decision, but a necessity borne out of living in a truck, parked in a yard where there is no mains...
Food is one area where current circumstances mean that I’m not going to be self reliant, but will grow as much as possible, and enjoy produce such as free range eggs from the hens on the farm. It is certainly a fantastic learning process – we have growing...
