Updates

  • The London Marathon

    For those of you who have attended a Fordhall volunteer working weekend, you may have met Maz (Marie-Anne). She volunteers in the kitchen with Ellie and is this year running the London Marathon! We don’t envy her, but if you are…

  • AGM and Farmers’ Market 2010 photographs

    As promised here are some more photos from the AGM weekend – as you can see lots of fun was had by all – Please don’t forget that our next event is on the 13th June 2010. This is a…

  • Dawn Chorus Guided Walks at Fordhall Organic Farm

    As soon as one event is over at Fordhall, another is on its way. Our next is two guided Dawn Chorus Walks to help celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day at the beginning of May. The first will begin at 4.30am…

  • The Fordhall Community Land Initiative’s AGM 2010

    Last weekend Fordhall held its fourth ever AGM at the Beacon Community Centre in Market Drayton. It was a warm sunny day and people attended from all over the country. The AGM was informative and gave shareholders the chance to…

  • Gorgeous New Calf

    When I arrived at work this morning Ben, Charlotte and Adam were in the barn, having just brought in a female cow that was about to calve. Adam has been working on the farm over the past few months, he is…

  • Fordhall Farmers’ Market

    Here at Fordhall Farm we are getting very excited about our Farmers’ Market on Sunday April 11th.Our Easter Farmers’ Market is the day after our AGM so it is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the great year that the FCLI…

  • Fordhall’s stage two gets the green light!

    Whoop whoo! Our planning application for the buildings has been accepted!! For the last three years the Fordhall Community Land Initiative (FCLI) has been planning the development of the Old Dairy and other vital infrastructure improvements at Fordhall, and all…

  • Roof is complete!

    At last, the roof on the farmhouse is repaired. The builders left a few weeks to go, leaving behind a dry, secure and long-lasting farmhouse roof. We still have insulation to be inserted with the internal boarding and the guttering…

  • A New Life

    First of all I would like to introduce myself, I’m Beth and I started at the farm as an admin assistant in January. Since being here I have had such a warm welcome and I’m really enjoying being part of…

  • Some sheep just have to be different……..

    If you are a regular reader to the blog you will surely recognise this face! It’s none other than George who used to write a blog here every week. Well, he has now flown the nest and is found playing…