Tomato bushes are thriving and the biggest courgette flower opened to welcome the day.
And a rather spectacular sky to match!
This week we planted 30 squash plants into their new beds, along with French bean, lettuce, chard and kale. Time will tell whether the new raised beds will work! Chickens attempted to help whilst the pigs bathed in the warmth of the day. The new hens are starting to settle in, (a lovely mix of hybrids; Bluebell, Speckledy, Rhode Rock, Sussex, Blacktail and Silver Sussex) although are still being rather hen pecked by their longer standing “sisters”.
The first blog post! Nicola and I have been at Achray Farm since December 2016 – six months and a lot of planning, planting, painting and now poultry and pigs.
As we grow our ideas and vision, stock and crops we plan to share the journey here. Next up will be our current farmyard of pigs, chickens and duck eggs in the incubator.