Geoff Russell opening the event Despite the threats from the weather forecast, the summer fair went down a storm! (pardon the pun) . We had about 500 people who braved the weather to see what the day had in store.  Luckily…

The preparation is underway for the Summer Fair to be held this Sunday (24th) 10am-4pm. There will be a Farmers’ Market and Craft Fair alongside an array of other activities for the whole family! As well as a large variety…

This weekend we had a fantastic group of volunteers on one of our Get Mucky weekends! They spent the whole weekend working hard to tidy up parts of Fordhall Farm and enrich the sensory experience in the ‘pignic’ area and…

 Idris talking about veg Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting the Market Drayton Junior School here along with top chef Idris Caldora for a visit organised by FACE (Farming and Countryside Education).  The children donned their chef hats and…

In spite of heavy rain on Friday and more on Sunday, we were fortunate to have a clear, if windy day on Saturday for our first herb course, teaching people how to propagate herbs, how to use them in cooking…

Here at Fordhall, we are all preparing for the weekend ahead as it is set to be a busy one! We will hold our AGM at Fordhall on Saturday afternoon. This is a great opportunity for all our shareholders to…

Mat, Jamie and Nat planting sweet peas In the garden we have been getting a little confused with the weather, the warm days and lack of rain make it seem more like high summer instead it’s March! The Wayfarers have…

Composting – Turning Muck into Magic Looking after the soil in your garden is an important way of helping to grow healthy crops and plants. One way to help your soil is by adding compost to it. If you are…

Join us on Saturday the 17th March to learn about apple grafting with Tom Adams. Apple grafting is the process of joining two trees together to create a new one. By using different tree varieties with different assets, orchardists can…

February 18th – 19th saw our first volunteer working weekend of 2012. We had a fantastic group of people that gave up their spare time to come and help out around the farm. There were a few familiar faces who have joined…