Where to see a tractor run in the UK
Support charities and farmers, and enjoy watching a festive tractor run in your local area. Find out more about them and locations
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A Christmas gift guide for farm kids or farming fans
It’s not easy thinking of gifts for children, but if you’ve got farm kids or children who’re farming fans then I’ve got you covered with this Christmas gift guide ideas for children. I’ve chosen a variety of gift ideas, from…
Buying from a milk vending machine
I’ve always liked milk but N has never been that keen. Well apart from age 1 to 2 when he used to drink a lot after moving from formula onto normal cows milk. But then we realised he had a…
How to move to the countryside and settle into rural life
It’s not often I write a farming story and this one isn’t really. It’s more about the countryside and more specifically, living in it. Farmers do get a hard time from some people who move to the countryside and I…
School days – Easter preparation and fun
It seems the final run up to Easter is full of fun for school children. N’s school always have regular things for parents in the last Fridays of a term, so it’s all go and working out with work flexi…
The differences with winter in the countryside
Are you a cold or hot weather person? I prefer cooler rather than hot, but I’m not a fan of snow. But there’s certainly plenty that’s special in winter to make you appreciate it. For farmers they’re even less keen…
Countryfile Live 2017 – celebrating outdoor life
The second year of Countryfile Live, a celebration of outdoor life in the countryside. Read a day of the event by a farming family
Newborn animals on the farm
We’re rapidly approaching Summer, but it’s still spring like on the farm with new babies appearing by the day. Both cattle and sheep are dragging out the usual lambing and calving season. Usually lambing for our farm is March, with…
The end of shooting season
This is probably the last year that I’ll have N with me for all of a Saturday when it’s shoot season. On the farm, during pheasant shooting season, we’ll tend to have 5 or 6 shoots. To date, he’s been…
Growing up on a farm and Autumn work
Growing up on a farm can be a wonderful life. There’s so much to experience, lots of people coming and going and of course great views and lots of outdoor life. Especially in the summer, N is able to get outdoors…
Red Tractor Recruits get inspired
It seems like ages ago I wrote a post about what the Red Tractor meant to me, but the work of the Red Tractor has continued and last weekend I was lucky enough to be invited to a launch event…