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…

Wednesday 15th February we are holding a Bird Feeder activity 10am to 12pm. We will be showing how to use recycled items such as yoghurt pots to make perfect feeders for your garden birds. Using left over and stale food…

WOW what a week of coverage. Firstly, Fordhall was featured on Escape to the Country on BBC 1 and now BBC Radio 4. The early morning show on Radio 4 every Saturday is Farming Today and we were profiled earlier…

Very exciting news for all involved! For those of you who are unaware, Fordhall Farm was featured on BBC’s Escape to the Country on 31st January at 2.15pm. It is a fantastic glimpse into the story and beauty of Fordhall and…

Wow what a year 2011 was for Fordhall Farm, from a ramshackle to a beauty – it really has transformed. Last year felt like a roller coaster, no day stood still. Staff levels tripled, new enterprises were created and there…

Yes, we have done it again, but this is definately bigger and better than any calendar before. We have changed printers and both the quality and design have been transformed. You can buy your Calendar from the Farm shop website…

  Visit Father Christmas in his magical outdoor Grotto. Wrap up warm, as we all know the North Pole is cold, and come and receive a special Christmas gift. Father Christmas will be visiting Fordhall on the following dates: 9th…