Updates

  • Spring at Fordhall Organic Farm

    It’s hard to believe we are already one quarter of the way through the year – but the appearance of snowdrops, blossoms and daffodils, the coming and going of starling murmurations, and the passing of Imbolc (the midpoint between the…

  • UK Compost Week 2023 – how to start composting

      Starting your own compost heap might be simpler than you thought – all it really takes is 3 ingredients: waste, water and air. As this week is UK compost week, we can’t think of a better time to have…

  • The water vole at Fordhall

    While walking the farm trail by the banks of the River Tern on Friday the 13th February a few years ago, I was very fortunate to see a water vole on some debris in the middle of the river. The…

  • Volunteer Profile: Naomi Boult

    Nim’s story continues our volunteer stories series! This was originally featured in the Autumn 2022 edition of the Grazer. Name:   Naomi Boult (aka Nim) Occupation: Water Operative for the Canal & River Trust, on Trent & Mersey, Caldon and Staffs &…

  • Volunteer Profile: Hayley Chapman

    Our next story from one of our lovely volunteers is Hayley’s! This was first published in the Autumn 2021 edition of the Grazer. Occupation: Artist. I like painting parts and glimpses of life that I find visually interesting, I’m not…

  • Aiding conservation through regenerative agriculture

    By now we are all used to hearing about the causes and effects of climate change and human impact rapidly enhancing the greenhouse effect. Among the many knock-on effects are an increase in extreme and unpredictable weather events and a…

  • Volunteer Profile: Sue Walker

    The lovely volunteer stories continue on, this time with Sue Walker! This story first featured in the Winter 2022 edition of the Grazer. We sat down with the wonderful Sue (who volunteers for half a day a week in the…

  • The State of the World’s Urban Ecosystems

    When the word ‘ecosystem’ pops up, it probably conjures the image of a forest, or a beach, or a marshland, but the urban environments in which the majority of us humans live can also be considered as such. This, of…

  • Volunteer Profile: Elaine and Anthony Lewis

    The next instalment in our volunteer stories series, is from Elaine and Anthony. This story was originally featured in the Summer 2021 edition of the Grazer! Back in August 2018 we visited the farm for the very first time; it was just two…

  • Silvopasture – Learning from Others

    Ben and I have been investigating the world of Silvopasture. That being the practice of integrating trees into the landscape in a mutually beneficial way; supporting explicitly both wildlife and the livestock. Tree planting at Fordhall is not a new…