Post Christmas Activities

28 December 2013

 

The tradition of finding some outdoor activities to work off the Christmas lunch continued this year with some heavy duty fence post erecting around the orchard to enable the electric fence to hold its tension a bit better and keep the sheep out.  The posts were put in using the Roman technique which involves digging holes, securing the posts at the bottom of the hole with some large rocks, the same at the top and with compacted earth between the two layers and around the surface.  It is better for the posts themselves (no bashing the top with post whammers nor encasing them in concrete which eventually induces rot) - and it kept everyone busy in the fresh air on a lovely winter's day.

 

 

Fullards Farm Pop Up Shop

1 December
With a variety of meat to add to our usual Christmas puddings, jams, chutneys and liqueurs we decided to have a pop-up farm shop for the first time this year.

Leonard stole the show in his Christmas get-up (and is pleased that he is not on the blackboard).

Lovely sunny weather, some mulled wine and spiced apple juice made for a great afternoon, here's hoping our customers enjoy their pork, lamb, preserves and tipples!

Tupping Time

2 November
A lovely big Kerry Hill ram arrived today to serve the girls and hopefully see a healthy flock of black and white lambs arrive in early April.

Christmas Chutney

13 October 2013

The arrival of wind and rain overnight means autumn really is here and with that Neil has started the first batch of Christmas chutney. The Christmas produce list has now been finalised, web site updated and pudding bowls counted ... the countdown has begun! Christmas pudding production starts tomorrow so that we will have plenty of stock for the upcoming Advent Fayre at Woodhurst church on the 23rd November and also for our pop up shop on the 1st December where our pork and lamb will be on sale along with Fullards Farm jams, chutneys and puddings. 

Pork and Lamb

With the end of summer came time to send the pigs and first batch of lambs off.  The pigs went on 23 September and some lambs on 7 October.  The meat has now been delivered to those who had placed an order and feedback so far is good.  Some joints, chops, sausages, bacon, etc will be available at our pop up farm shop - details will follow.

Bird's eye views of Fullards Farm

Our neighbour's camera drone has produced some lovely aerial photos of Fullards Farm ...

View from above the house looking down the grassfield

Leonard the Lamb

 

Sybil and Leonard pass the time of day

Leonard trying his hand at being a beast of burden

Leonard investigates the Oakley's ...



... and then tries them on for size