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Microwave. Bike. Tyres. Filing cabinet. All sorts of unburnt metal in the burning pile. And tons of torn plastic bags, bottle lids, tags. Bags of some animal food. Food trays, Broken plant pots… How did I not see all this when I first visited the farm? At the end of the fields, there was anContinue reading “March 2017. Fake Soil.”

We acquired our first nearly one year old alpacas already sheared from a farm not too far from here. That was good. However I did not know yet that it was good. Maybe the first thought was “we could have done with the fine first fleeces” of that group of animals. The lovely super soft,Continue reading “Shearing”

Today I was asked if I voluntarily wanted to take part in a survey about orchards. It is not the main topic of my writings. However, when thinking about the answers to each question I was asked, the Orchard definitely seems to be a very important part of my farm -so, our lives. It mightContinue reading “Orchard riches”

When we arrived to West Kestle, sometime around midmorning on the 28th November 2016, we had no idea of what kind of lifestyle we had signed for. This “move back to the country” was full of bumps that we would discover along the journey. We moved from a busy working week’s schedule in a busyContinue reading “Moving to the farm”

When we arrived to West Kestle, sometime around midmorning on the 28th November 2016, we had no idea of what kind of lifestyle we had signed for. This “move to the country” was full of bumps that we would discover along the journey. We moved from a busy working week’s schedule in a busy city,Continue reading “Moving to the farm”

We got Marsh Daisies. Actually, I got them. Thomas said he liked those birds, there were very scarce then. And the internet was not like today. But I always get what I put my mind to. So I found some birds like those ones that Thomas liked, and we bred them. The first year weContinue reading “Giving up the birds”