We need something to put on the paths around the plot, and luckily the farm isn’t called the Quarries for nothing…..unfortunately there’s only one way to get slate out, and its up a hill in a wheelbarrow. Cue a seriously hot mornings work.
This wonderful building is the Community Hub, in the Tir-Y-Gafel community in Wales, known more commonly as Lammas. In January I was lucky enough to spend a fantastic (and cold) week with 13 other volunteers, working to clad the roof with its massive pallet and earth...
Today I am experimenting with making a small tunnel out of 50mm poly pipe. The ends of the pipe just fit onto wooden pegs, which are (hopefully) a tight enough fit to stop the pipe coming off easily. A bit of bracing along the top to stop it all moving about, and...
A whole twenty four years ago this weekend, I first met Poll – (Apollo). At the time I insisted he was too small a horse for me, but how wrong I was. A fantastic companion all his life, and he taught me an awful lot. I’d give my right arm for a horse half...
I’d forgotten how many useful things I managed to make around the farm this last year -This potting bench was made from scrap timber, and the giant raised beds are deep enough to allow access for wheelchair users. I’m still in love with the treebog, too...
Today we raked out all the rubbish from the beds, and then added some pretty ancient cow manure to them, before setting to with the planting. In one corner we’d made a little pond, around which we’ve planted many varieties of mint, as well as lavender and...
This week it was time to do something with the growing space, which is a largeish patch in what was a very nice meadow ( I made hay off it last year), and which is the smallholding field on the farm.It’s very dense turf, over slatey soil, and bloody hard to dig....
The ‘patio’ – some tube frames hold the ramp up, and I chainsawed these steps from a fallen beech tree. Couldnt resist a few flags.. Here’s the living room, cosy as anything! Looking into the kitchen/diner – the cab is through those...
