After the success of last year, we are holding another 2 week Permaculture Design course at Fordhall Farm. It will run from April 28th until May 12th, and I can assure you they are great fun. You will learn the…
Author: Charlotte Hollins
Fordhall Farm’s methods are spreading!
Written by Tanya and Laura This weekend we’ve had a fantastic time visiting Fordhall Farm to see all the work that’s going on the Farm and to hear about how it all started. We’re hoping to use some of the…
Volunteers Transform Fordhall
Such as great weekend! Over 50 volunteers descended on Fordhall Farm over the weekend to put thier hands to numerous activities including clearing out old farm buildings, painting and planting hedgerows. Also, there was more hedge laying training which was…
Snow Falls at Fordhall
Fordhall House Last week, like most of the country, Fordhall was covered in snow for two days and looked perfect. Within a matter of hours the snow had fallen thickly and the fields were totally white. Our first 25 lambs…
Fordhall Farm on the BBC
Keep your eyes peeled as Charlotte and Ben Hollins flash onto our screens tomorrow lunch time. Rob from the BBC 2 programme ‘Working Lunch’ visited Fordhall last week and the interview with Charlotte and Ben will be shown on Tuesday’s…
Soil Association Conference, By Charlotte
I attended the recent Soil Association Conference in Cardiff. As ever, it was an interesting mix of people coming together to, on this occasion, hear about ‘Peak Oil’. The Peak Oil topic is not a new one, but it has…
Volunteers Go Hedge Laying Mad
Sunday 14th introduced ten new volunteers to the specialised skill of hedge laying. They were all guided by our long-standing volunteer Andrew who used his knowledge and expertise to teach the enthusiastic volunteers. Two other volunteers who had previously attended…
Thank you for Christmas at Fordhall, by Charlotte
2006 has been an amazing year at Fordhall and the still of telephones and emails over christmas enabled us to really take in the achievements of the year. Both Ben and I agree that the Christmas of 2006 has been…
Only 100 votes shy of ‘Midlander of the Year Award’
The BBC announced the winner of their ‘Midlander of the Year’ award only moments ago. Charlotte and Ben came a close second to Otto Putland, a young swimmer raising money for a teenage cancer unit in Birmingham, who got only…
Do we get your vote?
Charlotte and Ben have been nominated by BBC Midlands Today for the“Midlander of the Year” Award. You can see the piece shown on BBC Midlands TV by following this link and clicking on Charlotte and Ben on the right hand…