I think it is safe to say that our mini farmer’s Charlie and Flora have thoroughly enjoyed their Easter holiday. While the juggle of running the farm, the meat business and family life is always a challenge in the holidays I really enjoy the change of pace and routine. They are back to school tomorrow…

There is no greater sight on the farm than seeing our beautiful cows out in the field with their calves happily gambling along by their sides. Last year we had a new bull called Rocky, we have been really looking forward to meeting his first crop of calves. We are absolutely thrilled with how they…

Our friend Ben and his family run a dairy farm near Newquay and the calf wastage he was seeing from his farm just didn’t sit right with him. Last summer we came up with the idea of giving ‘Rose Veal’ a go….. Ben’s beautiful dairy cows are Jersey’s who produce the creamiest richest milk but…

After a hectic week on calving it seemed very appropriate that it was Mother’s Day or as my Nanna would have insisted ‘Mothering Sunday’. So far we have had 16 calves born in this fabulously sunny spring weather. The sunshine also meant that we were able to turn a group of cows and calves out…

The spring feeling in the air is definitely being felt on the farm as the first of this year’s calves have been born. We are slightly later starting than usual, as last year we made the decision to not put the bulls in with the cows a few weeks later than usual. I’m not sure…

Last Thursday evening Will and I were absolutely thrilled to be crowned the ‘Farming For The Future’ winners at the inaugural Great Cornish Food Awards. The event was held at Nancarrow Farm near Truro which is an absolutely stunning venue and we were treated to a Loveday Distilling gin cocktail on arrival than a delicious…

It is quite a long time since I have written a blog, I just don’t know where the time has gone! I think now is a great time for a catch up on what is happening on the farm. In a nutshell Will is in the trenches of winter cattle care which is certainly keeping…

It is the ‘October Half Term’ holidays this week for our mini farmers. We always try to do something fun in this holiday as it is the last flash of family time before our hectic poultry season gets into full swing! There really is something quite special about sharing places that you love and that…

Last week it was time to ‘wean’ the calves which of course means moving them away from their mothers. Traditionally this would simply be done by splitting cows into one group and calves in the other. Then putting each group into separate sheds. This is a very abrupt change for the calves and causes them…

The last few weeks have been rather hectic to say the least as we are in the midst of ‘event season’. Will and I were invited to speak at the NFU Turkey meeting in Exeter where we shared our farming story and how we have been able to grow the business from producing a few…

Will and I are both first generation farmers and from a small boy Will always wanted to be a farmer but I’m sure he never imagined he would be a turkey farmer! Our turkey enterprise started as a hobby with a friend, rearing 20 turkeys for friends and family. Little did we know where that…

Over the weekend Will and I attended the UK’s very first carnivore conference at Cliff College in the very beautiful Peak District near Bakewell. We arrived on Friday evening just in time for a carnivore feast which was served up at The Bridge Inn, which was a short walk from the college. It was a…