Weeks 7 and 8

At last we seem to be getting some dryer weather - although it is unbelievably cold...!  Still the sheep don't seem to mind - they are looking blooming!  All the students are getting really excited about the impending lambing season - let's hope the sun's out by then!

We have been re-organising all the raised beds - moving the soil around and generally refreshing them, ready for planting spring vegetables and salads in the poly tunnel.   The students planted the first onions out on Thursday, and we are potting up sweet peas inside.   Next week we hope to plant some mixed salads in the poly tunnel to sell as cut and come again salad bags.

yet again it's gone sidesways on me....!
Helen cleaning the field with Alan & Hilly.

One very important job the students did on Thursday was to 'poo pick' the entire field where our 4 Ewes are...!   We are conscious that we don't have much grass, and need to keep it clean and as healthy as possible for them.   We have moved the last year lambs to another field close by, in order to keep as much grass for the Ewes as possible.  We will start giving them a little bit of hard food next week (about 1/2 lb each per day)