The arrival of new piglets never loses its appeal and excitment quickly spreads around the farm and onto visitors who rush to see the little bundles of pink squeaky joy! The latest ‘newbies’ are 11 very healthy and strong piglets…

What a brilliant night! A huge thank you must go to Olwyn who has been organising this fantastic night for almost a year. Te community centre was packed to the brim and there was a distinctive competitiveness in the air!…

If any of you had read the recent newsletter or the new book The Fight For Fordhall Farm, you will know that the farmhouse bathroom has been in need of repair for some years. Ben, mum and I (and whoever…

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…