When I arrived at work this morning Ben, Charlotte and Adam were in the barn, having just brought in a female cow that was about to calve. Adam has been working on the farm over the past few months, he is…

Here at Fordhall Farm we are getting very excited about our Farmers’ Market on Sunday April 11th.Our Easter Farmers’ Market is the day after our AGM so it is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the great year that the FCLI…

Whoop whoo! Our planning application for the buildings has been accepted!! For the last three years the Fordhall Community Land Initiative (FCLI) has been planning the development of the Old Dairy and other vital infrastructure improvements at Fordhall, and all…

At last, the roof on the farmhouse is repaired. The builders left a few weeks to go, leaving behind a dry, secure and long-lasting farmhouse roof. We still have insulation to be inserted with the internal boarding and the guttering…

First of all I would like to introduce myself, I’m Beth and I started at the farm as an admin assistant in January. Since being here I have had such a warm welcome and I’m really enjoying being part of…

If you are a regular reader to the blog you will surely recognise this face! It’s none other than George who used to write a blog here every week. Well, he has now flown the nest and is found playing…

We have just had a fantastic working weekend! Although we are tired this week in the office we are very proud of all the great work that the fantastic volunteers helped us to achieve. I would strongly suggest popping up…

I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce Ben’s new boar. Boris arrived last week and has been making himself at home with a lady since then (wink wink!) so expect piglets soon! Boris has lots of character and…

Planning permission has now been submitted for the renovation of the Old Dairy at Fordhall Farm. This will include a new farm shop and butchery for Ben and a class room, tearoom and office space for the Fordhall Community Land…

…Another blog to shamelessly plug our Jumble sale THIS Saturday at the Beacon Community Centre in Market Drayton, TF9 3BN ! The event starts at 10am – so please come along and support us! Let’s raise lots of money for…