Ramblings From The Farm

I’ve always considered myself to be fit, healthy and with no need to worry about not being able to look after my family, animals and smallholding. ...

I’ve just faced one of the toughest weeks of the past two and a half years so far.. even tougher than lockdown closing the entirety of my service ...

February – days are starting to get a little longer, the grounds still frozen and it feels very much like deep winter!  But the world around us is...

Within my small circle of family and friends I’m fairly well known for regularly being outside of my comfort zone, over the past six years since I...

People are often surprised when they visit my old farmhouse to find a host of modern things mixed in with all my old, antique items.  My ultimate ...

When I moved to my first smallholding back in January 2003, we were a long way from “home” and what we’d been used to.  I had two young children a...

It's crap here! The weathers rubbish and I've had my first full day of winter routine which I've struggled with! Mainly because I feel burnout cre...

We all have times in our life when things don’t go to plan.  It knocks our confidence and holds us back, but sometimes it can have other damaging ...

I’m going to cut straight to the chase because I’m soooooo excited to tell you the news from the farm! So, after a stressful September so far (and...

Almost twenty years in, and if there’s a smallholding mistake to be made, believe me, I’ve made it. I have an amazingly bad habit of taking on way...

After almost two decades as a smallholder the one thing I prioritise is making my life as simple as possible. life is hard enough - especially whe...

Living on my rural smallholding is Scotland is absolutely the best thing. I don’t have the usual things to worry about.. neighbours etc. We have a...