Updates

  • Fordhall Farm on BBC Tonight!

    We are on BBC Midlands Today this evening – turn on your tellys tonight! Whoop whoop. Or watch it on iplayer tomorrow if your not local – there is no escape! http://www.fordhallfarm.com

  • Fordhall Farm in the Independant

    WOW – we can’t believe it. Fordhall Organic Farm in rural Shropshire has been ranked 27th best Farm Shop in the country by the Independant newspaper. The Independant’s Top 50 Farm Shops Our new shop and local food tearoom has…

  • Blogs gone haywire – an old post published by accident…oh well, remember when….

    Yes thats right, we are nearlly finished. But to meet our deadline we have all been working well into the night. Unfortunately, wonderful volunteers Alan and Gary had left by the time I took this photo, but they spent 5…

  • So, school has finally broken up and summer is here!  We have loads of fantastic activities, events and courses running for all ages; have a look below to see what’s happening throughout the year… Our “Love your Garden” workshops start…

  • Summer Fair and 5th Birthday Party!

    The Summer Fair held at Fordhall Farm on 26th June was a brilliant celebration of 5 years in community ownership! Over 600 people came out to join in the fun and spend the day at Fordhall. The day started with…

  • Community right to buy proposal is ‘in jeopardy’, warns Locality

    A proposed new law to make it easier for community groups to buy land is “in jeopardy” because of widespread misconceptions about how it would work, the community umbrella body Locality has warned. The community ‘right to buy’ is one…

  • Summer Fair Sunday 26th June

    This weekend is Fordhall Community Land Initiative’s biggest event of the year. We are celebrating 5 years in Community Ownership at our North Shropshire organic farm, near Market Drayton, and we are all very excited! There will be loads of…

  • AGM, Barn Dance and Spring Fair Weekend!!

    The Fordhall Community Land Initiative’s 2011 AGM was held at Fordhall Farm for the very first time!  It was really well attended by shareholders from all over the country.  As it was held here, it gave people the chance to have…

  • clay oven update

    Not only has the rennovation work of the dairy been completed, so too has work on the clay oven.We held a fabulous hazel hurdling course back in April and Alan Houseman, who taught the course, also delivered the hurdles he had made, using…

  • NEW Tea Room and Farm Shop NOW OPEN!

      Yes that’s right – after years of planning and months of construction our new tea room and farm shop opened at Fordhall Farm this weekend. We went for a soft opening, so no major publicity, but lots of signs…