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Strange times, but the cows don’t care
We have intended to re-commence a regular blog for some time. The recent world wide events mean that there’s a lot to cover right now, so now is as good a time as any to re-start. We will try to keep...
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‘Twas on a misty morning
On this misty morning it was time for the cows to go out into the fields for the first time this year. It was grey and cool first thing but the girls didn’t seem to mind as they headed out towards the...
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On Golden Pond
There’s a lot going on in and around the Farm pond at this time of the year. Mrs Mallard had had her second brood of chicks, who are scooting all over the pond. Meanwhile, her earlier brood (who...
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Harvest
Harvesting has been going on at the farm with the crop of winter barley being harvested. It is so called as it is sown in the winter for harvesting the following summer. Once the barley is ready, the...
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Harvest to Come
While we have recently harvested our crop of barley, we (and the cows) await the new maize harvest that we normally take at the end of September. This is what the maize clamp that held last Summer’s...
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Farmers markets here at the Farm
We had our 4th Birthday on Sunday 28th February and had our first Mini Farmers Market of the year to celebrate it. It was quite a small market to get started again in the current climate with stalls...
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Bradfields Farm 101
Welcome to our first blog in some time and apologies for the very long wait from us! When my Grandfather Reg Lambert was young, he dreamt of being a farmer. His parents decided to send him off to the...
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Bradfields 101 – February
On the Farm February on the farm is all about getting ready for the spring. As a livestock farm we want to use all of our nutrient rich cow manure as natural fertiliser for crops we plan to grow but...
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Bradfields 101 – March
On the Farm in March Somewhat delayed, this is what we were up to on the farm during the last month. In February we cultivated the fields ready for the seed to be sown and then March was all about...
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Bradfields 101 – Day One – 22nd April 1922
101 years ago today, on the 22nd April 1922, the Valuation for the sale of Bradfields Farm from Mr Thomas Rayner to Mr Richard AJ Lambert was drawn up by Messers Ramsey of Rochford. Our great...
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