by admin | Jun 11, 2019 | Farm Journal
I always challenge myself not to start our monthly blog with any reference to the weather, but alas once again I will fail. My interest in what the weather is doing and how the grass is growing has been developing at an unhealthy rate over the last few years and those...
by admin | May 15, 2019 | Farm Journal
This month has been a busy month for us as the kind spring weather meant silage making began and the beginning of building up our feed stores for our cattle for next winter. The balance of rain and shine has made for great grass growing weather and with last summer’s...
by admin | Apr 15, 2019 | Farm Journal
This month we kicked off the year’s event’s calendar with our Spring Farm Open day. Thank you to everyone who came to the farm to see a little bit of what we get up to behind the scenes. We hope you managed to catch a glance of our new Tamworth piglets and also the...
by admin | May 3, 2018 | Farm Journal
Welcome to Hartley Farm Nature Notes My aim is to give you an idea of some of the things you might see or find around the farm. I hope you will find it interesting and informative, and hopefully feel inspired to go out and explore the farm and its surroundings. I...
by admin | Jan 12, 2018 | Farm Journal
January is always a great month for a bit of reflection and of course a bit of goal setting! Well, one of our first new projects we’re excited to launch is tackling the global problem of non-recyclable takeaway coffee cups. As a nation, we use more than 8 million a...
by admin | Dec 7, 2017 | Farm Journal
As a farmer and a food lover, I’m a firm believer that when it comes to meat, in particular, eat local where you can, but always eat British. We are a nation built on the solid and rich heritage of great British food and farming. There is very little reason to...
