Earlier today we had a visit from 18 members of the Japanese Agricultural Cooperative.  Membership of the organisation is approximately 95 million and includes almost all farmers in Japan and associate non farmers. The organisation offers guidance on farming and lifestyle…

We began our day today with the fantastic news that Sophie Hopkins (one of the original Fordhall Farm team) gave birth to a beautiful baby boy yesterday! Congratulations to Sophie and Hugo and welcome to the world baby Owen! After…

Things are coming together for the Fun and Frights night this Sunday. Last night, 14 year old Henry Stanhope delivered 50 pumpkins (along with help from his Dad); they are currently being gutted in the office ready for carving during…

Last weekend 13th and 14th we held our autumn working weekend. We were lucky enough to be joined by a fantastic bunch of volunteers who had come from all over the country, even from overseas, to get stuck in to what turned out…

The BIG draw is back at Fordhall for another year! Everyone is invited to come and join us at the farm to unleash their creative side in this fun filled activity where children and adults can display their artistic talents either by…

After a few weeks of relatively dry warm weather, the end of September has been, well…. its been wet! In fact it has been the rain over the last 2 days which has created the most dramatic change in our…

Last weekend(7th – 9th September), we packed up the vans with 1500 porkpies, 20 cases of meat and a selection of merchandise and trundled down to Ludlow Castle to take part in the famous Ludlow Food Festival. We had a…

Well, I think I’ve finally caught up with myself after the Beer and Music Festival!  Saturday morning, the marquee was up, the bar was set and the stage was ready to go – all we needed were the musicians and…

Well, doesn’t time fly? It only seems like last week that I was given the volunteer induction and tour of the farm and here I am, 8 weeks later, on my last day. What a great 8 weeks! It’s been a valuable experience.…

Daisy Jaks As it is only 3 days to go until our Beer & Music Festival, we thought we should acquaint you with the bands that are on the line up. Whether you’re into rock, blues, funk or folk, there’s…