Farming in the 'dale

Yesterday we harvested the rest of the hops - so much more than last year!  We tried to restrict the Cascade to 3 vines each but it was ju...

This year we've got some lovely speckled and brown Australorpe eggs.  They arrived yesterday but the incubator wasn't holding at th...

The season for sprouting has begun!  Admittedly we planted the onions, leeks and shallots back on February 1st but the major plantings occur...

Despite the long hiatus in our posting we have been busy this winter.  Most of our mini-farm-made produce involves fermenting and brewing ...

I love and appreciate the freezer, but I don't think we'd make it without the 'fresh' root crops from cold storage.  This i...

Sadly, we've still got snow on the ground and the cold frame hasn't unthawed.  I'm waiting for a nice thaw to go for the parsnip...