A worldwide ice breaker when you are having a chat ‘weather talk’….Word of warning not a sensible question at the moment if trying to chat up a farmer!
I had some lovely new customers to visit the farm shop yesterday and all of them were genuinely concerned about the wet spring we have had. So I thought this week I would try to explain why I am a grumpy farmer (really I am worried)!
My mission statement is to grow good food for you to eat…..but this also means I need to grow good fodder for my stock to eat.
For the last month we have been feeding Read More
I’m very sad to say that this week Grumpo (Richard Ranson) finally lost his fight. A true Meat Hero, Grumpo was a massive foodie and genuine family man, and his morals and beliefs are at the core of our Ballakelly Farm family values.
His passing has left a huge hole in our hearts, but through our farm his legacy will live on.
This blog is dedicated to Grumpo and the importance of family time.
He believed in the saying:
“While it’s easy to get swept up in the busyness of everyday life, it’s important to make family time a priority. The family that eats together, stays together.”
In my book, family meals (breakfast, Read More
The crazy weather is making lambing very difficult, we have spent the last month delivering lambs and ensuring the mothers & babies are bonded and happy drinking their boobie juice! We have been trying to release them out to the grass and fresh air however the weather has been getting in our way. Below are some photos that show what else we have been up to over the past week as well as my review on this weeks weather!
On the positive side HBoss is ready for spring
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