Well, the sunshine came out at Fordhall Farm over the weekend and the volutneers were keen and enthusiastic! We had a slightly smaller weekend than normal through a combination of limited jobs and cancellations but it meant that everyone got…
Last night we were lucky enough to entertain 3 remarkable young people who are cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise money for their chosen charities. Not only are they slightly crazy, they are also very cheerful and…
What an exciting weekend! Fordhall were invited to take part in the launch of the Year of Food and Farming in Shrewsbury Square, organised by the Shropshire Rural Hub. There was liots of demonstrations going on, including sausage making and…
Excitment at Fordhall Farm! Ben’s new pig feed store arrived as if a spaceship had landed. This new peice of farm equpiment will help Ben save money by storing his GM-free vegetarian pig feed in large quanities. Where has Ben…
Come and visit Charlotte and Ben at Chester’s Literature Festival and buy your own signed copy of their popular new book ‘The Fight For Fordhall Farm’. “I can’t read your book without choking up, I’m so moved by it all…
Well, all the preperations for Ludlow Food Festival paid dividends as Ben and team (courier Dave, Sophie, Yvonne, Charlotte, Oli, Maz and Denise) all trundelled to south Shropshire over the weekend. Ben and ‘Courier’ Dave (there are too many Dave’s…
The end of the week brings the biggest food event of the year for the Shropshire Farmer – its the famous Ludlow Food Festival held at Ludlow Castle from the 7th-9th September and Fordhall will be there in style. Ben…
Its been another busy bank holiday weekend at Fordhall Farm. Ben and Marie-anne were at Greenfields food fair in Telford whilst Sophie and Courier Dave (aka The ‘A’ Team) were at the farmers market in Uttoxeter. Ben also compelted his…
The autumn newsletter (currently at the printers so will be with you over the next 2 weeks or so!) we feature some issues facing young farmers trying to enter into the industry. However, due to limited space we could not…
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?…
