I’m dog sitting today, so I’ve just taken Luke out for a walk around the trails at Fordhall.  The sun isn’t really shining this afternoon, but it’s still really warm and the farm is still really beautiful.  Luke All three…

Last week we welcomed to the world 15 Gloucester Old Spot piglets – mum and babies are doing well!   All of our Gloucester Old Spot pigs here at Fordhall Farm are free range. After they have been weaned off their…

What a brilliant weekend we had here at Fordhall Farm! Our AGM was held on Saturday afternoon, the sun was actually shining, the birds were singing, the sky was blue and we had a fantastic day! The chairman of the board…

Well, yesterday I spent the morning with Sian walking the cold streets of Market Drayton sharing Pork Pie samples from the Farm Shop and promoting our new Market Munch Meal.   On a Wednesday, you can get 2 courses for only…

Minister for DEFRA Owen Paterson and Fordhall Board Members Shropshire’s MP, Owen Paterson, in his new role as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, visited Fordhall Farm last Friday. As our local MP and with his new…

Pam Warhurst, Emma Walton, Tricia Pedlar, Charlotte Hollins On Monday night the Festival Drayton Centre, in Market Drayton, was alive with enthusiasm and excitement. There were over 60 people gathered in the green room to listen to inspirational speaker Pam…

We’ve had some changes here in the office this month; we have two new members of staff! Emma Walton, who will be taking over from Bex Syrett our Community Gardening Officer and Jane Edwards who will be taking over from…

A group of local residents and volunteers involved in the Market Drayton Community Partnership and helping to work on actions arising from the Market Drayton Town Plan think it can be !   There are lots of interesting links between the community, food,…

An exciting project to support young people in the Market Drayton area struggling with conventional education has been given pilot funding by the Shropshire Housing Group recently. The Fordhall Community Land Initiative is running the project which works with small numbers…

The last seven days have been a real winter wonderland at Fordhall and we thought it was about time we shared some of the lovely views we have been so fortunate to see ourselves. When the snow first came on…