Thursday
Apr072011

Weighbridge

The bottom and sides of our weighbridge are now cast.  The drain runs are excavated and the pipes installed.  Next week we start on concreting the yard.

Monday
Apr042011

Dorpers to St Helena

Joe Hollins has reported the safe arrival of the sheep and that they are offloaded and in quarrentine

Tuesday
Mar292011

Orchards

Had an inspection of our old apple trees under the Peoples trust for Endangered Species.  Traces of the NOBLE CHAFER has been found which is rare and not usually found in Devon.

Saturday
Mar192011

Dorpers to St Helena

At last the Dorper project that we have all been working on for months is successful and the first sheep are despatched to St Helena in the South Atlantic.  We have been working closely with British Dorper breeders and the Senior Vet, Joe Hollings, on St Helena to introduce our "self shearing" sheep as the basis for a new flock for the island.

 

Monday
Oct182010

Land

Concluded the purchase of some 48 acres of Organic status arable land at New Park Farm.