After a very wet weekend, on what would have been our Family Fun Day, we return to the Fordhall Office and are faced with a flurry of online share applications and phone calls. What has caused this we ask ourselves?…
Author: Charlotte Hollins
Cancelling Family Fun Day
We are extremely sorry to inform you all that we are cancelling the forthcoming Family Fun Day on the 19th August and all planned guided walks over the next couple of weeks. This has been a tough decision for us,…
Pondering….
As many of you will be aware, there is a current ‘static’ period in the agricultural industry. Whilst farmers can no longer move their cattle around, they cannot supply their farm shops and other outlets with the necessary products. The…
Foot and Mouth Scare
You may have heard that there has been a foot and mouth scare near Guildford in Surrey. As of 10pm Friday evening, there has been a national ban on livestock movements. Luckily this is a long way from Fordhall farm,…
Fordhall in the Daily Mail and in Book Shrop!
Charlotte and Ben’s Book ‘The Fight for Fordhall farm’ was reviewed in todays Daily Mail by Richard Benson. Yet another boost to the book sales following on from a Book Signing yesterday in Book Shrop in Whitchurch. They both gave…
Fordhall Butchery expands
At last Farmer Ben is able to move from his small lean to on the side of the house to a new larger butchery in the dutch barn. He has spent the last few weeks with many helpers putting together…
Come and PLAY at Fordhall!
A fantastic opportunity for everyone who loves to have a good time, and may possibly have always, deep down, wished they had learnt to juggle. The Play Festival has once again returned to Fordhall Farm and as people flood (literally)…
Piglets venture out
This evening as the sun was headig down to rest, Libby and her piglets emerged for a play in Fordhall’s pastures. These were born during the book launch on Friday July 13th and they are all gorgeous. If any of…
Charlotte and Ben on Richard and Judy
For the second time, Ben and I travelled to London to film Richard and Judy Live on Channel 4 (see below). Although a short interview, it was great fun and hopefully raised interest in the book and the farm –…
Radio 4’s ‘On Your Farm’
Just in case you did not hear Charlotte and Ben Hollins on BBC Radio 4 at 6.35am yesterday, you can hear it again by following this link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio4_aod.shtml?radio4/oyf And here is a pic of them with Johnny Walker, aired on…