Our yurts have been in desperate need of repair for some time. As we approach the end of our building project our focus moves towards creating a car park space and improving the remaining infrastructure on the farm. As a…

This week has seen insulation enter our old drafty farm building. Already, even without windows, it feels warmer than our thin steel portacabin! Trying to be as environmentally friendly as possible, we are using a natural welsh sheeps wool in…

As the tiles cover the whole of our Old Dairy roof at Fordhall, the beauty of the building again shines through. Most of the scaffolding is now down and the lovely circular brick window that was previously blocked up has…

What a great weekend,  lots of new faces and many returning faces came to help us on a very pleasant (for February!) volunteer working weekend at Fordhall Farm. We made bridges, human photo frames (well planters for the car park really!) and…

More photos from the building as we get close to being water tight. The conservation roof lights went in yesterday and the structure around the dorma windows is being worked on today. Even Ben is getting excited now. He has been working…

Take a look at Guardian Rural Social Enterprise Article by clicking this link or pick up a copy today! Great publicity for Fordhall Go Social Enterprise – whoop whoop! http://www.fordhallfarm.com

Today the roofers are in, battons are on and the waterproof membrane is being laid. All too quickly our outer walls are being covered in and rooms are being created.   Looking to the end of our new office.…

As work on the rafters draws to a close and the bickwork is almost finished, the sand blasters have come in to remove the white wash from the remaining old farm shop walls.  It is strange to think that the…

As the work to re-roof the old dairy continues we are looking for ways to use the materials and plants that have had to be moved to make way for the build. When the driveway was widened in November we…

Today the steelwork to hold our new roof began to be pieced together. Charles led his team of merry men and the skilled crane driver to place each heavey piece in exactly the right place. It has taken most of the…