admin | May 2, 2007
Seasonal food for May as recommended by FARMA includes:
Apples – certain varieties.
Asparagus.
Carrots.
Celeriac.
Earliest tomatoes.
Green Cabbage.
Leeks.
Onions.
Parsnips.
Potatoes.
Purple sprouting broccoli.
Red Cabbage.
Sprouts.
Rhubarb.
FARMA is the UK’s National Farmers’ Retail & Markets Association. It “is a co-operative of farmers, producers selling on a local scale and farmers’ markets organisers.”
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admin | March 3, 2007
Jobs on a cattle and arable farm in March can include;
Spring ploughing.
Selling surplus grain.
Muck spreading on fodder beet land.
Bedding up cattle once a day.
Feeding cattle twice a daily.
Milling and mixing animal feed.
Calving cows.
Disbudding (dehorning) calves.
Feeding poultry twice daily.
Letting poultry out to free range in a morning.
Locking up the poultry huts on a night.
Cleaning out the [...]
admin | February 19, 2007
The Year Of Food And Farming is a national initiative and is to be launched in September 2007 in the UK. It aims to give children an increased awareness of where their food comes from and give them the opportunities to become more involved in food preparation and production. It also aims to provide opportunities for learning [...]
admin | February 1, 2007
February’s jobs on a cattle and arable farm can include;
Winter/Spring ploughing.
Selling surplus grain.
Muck spreading.
Bedding up cattle once a day.
Feeding cattle twice daily.
Milling and mixing animal feed.
Calving cows.
Disbudding (dehorning) calves.
Feeding poultry twice a day.
Letting poultry out to free range in a morning.
Locking up the poultry huts on a night.
Cleaning out the poultry huts.
Building & machinery maintenance.
Selling [...]
admin | January 17, 2007
January’s jobs on a cattle and arable farm can include;
Harvesting sugar beet.
Winter ploughing.
Testing soil for nutrients.
Selling surplus grain.
Cleaning out cattle sheds.
Muck spreading.
Bedding up cattle once a day.
Feeding cattle twice daily.
Milling and mixing animal feed.
Disbudding (dehorning) calves.
Calving cows.
Feeding poultry twice a day.
Letting poultry out to free range in a morning.
Locking up the poultry huts on a night.
Cleaning [...]
