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has spring sprung?

On this UK farm lambing is finished, breeding pigs has begun again but the worst start to spring

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2023 Farm Update

An overview to 2023’s farming year - both good and the bad.

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January Survey Results

The January results of our Wildlife Transect Survey are now available for non-Patreons.

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Post Whacking and Starting 2023

It’s late autumn and there’s a multitude of fun infrastructure projects to complete. Flipping the market farm takes a priority, but there’s a sense of achievement getting on with physical jobs.

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Hormones Run HIGH On the Farm

As the leaves begin to turn and dew appears on the morning grass, the Norfolk Horn rams sure know that autumn has arrived.

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This Mother Hen FINALLY Did It

It’s been a hard year for poultry moms on the farm but finally this little belgium bantam has managed to hatch out a lovely clutch of chicks.

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Fighting The Drought

It’s 2022 and we’re experiencing a huge drought! Farming is difficult enough, but here’s how we’re trying to remain resilient this season.

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Geoffstival FINALLY Arrived

It was finally time for Geoffstival - a party with friends to celebrate the farm move. However, the party offered some important farming lessons!

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May Madness is HERE

It’s May and the weeds are going WILD. But it’s a fabulous time in the flower farm too and once everything is weeded, it’s becoming a productive little patch.

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A Busy Start to the Season

It’s been a busy start to the season with lambing, hatching and lots of growing. Here’s a catch up and plans for the next weeks.

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The Lambing Seasons Is HERE!

Lambing has finally begun here at Brimwood Farm. We have beautiful new spotty babies, along with the wonderful signs of seasonal change.

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Highs and Heartbreak on the Farm

Farming is always full of highs and heartbreak. This week it has been much of the latter with lost lambs and livestock but there is hope on the way.

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Spring Creeps In

Winter has felt like an eternity, not due to the cold but because of the wind. The past week has shown that spring is on the way and new life is around the corner.

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