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Early Spring Birds on the Organic Farm

We know that spring is on its way no matter what the weather is doing to the contrary because of the noise the birds make. I say ‘noise’ advisedly because it is not...

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Pollarding the Poplars

When Lucio planted our mixed orchard nearly ten years ago he also put in a windbreak to protect the trees from the prevailing wind which is from the south west. South westerly winds sound...

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Putting up the Polytunnels

Today the temperature was a balmy 15 degrees in our sheltered orchard and as there was no wind, something which rarely happens in the windswept Fens, it was the perfect opportunity to put...

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