We had another busy weekend on the farm. While Stephen ran pump tests for our irrigation, Nathan and Jason recorded the latest Deepdale Podcast, and we all went to The Greatest Online Agricultural Show (virtually). As the lockdown continues, nature continues to enjoy the peace & quiet, getting bolder each day. Deepdale Podcast Despite there not being events to chat […]
The lovely people at Eat Farm Now and NFU Learning are developing great farming and food production related lockdown learning materials, to help entertain and educate the younger (& possibly more mature) members of the family, during these strange strange times. They include videos, interviews, activities, and best of all its completely free. Learn why ‘Farmers are so smelly’, make […]
The NFU have put together this fun activity book, which will helping entertain your kids (and you) during the Coronavirus/Covid 19 lockdown. Games, colouring, dot to dot, cut outs … Discover more about farming and the countryside, while being entertained! To download the comic book: deepdalefarm.co.uk/activities/lets-talk-farming-fun-book.pdf
Nathan takes a view of the farm from Thieves Hole, looking out across Brancaster Staithe Harbour and Scolt Head Island. Work on the farm continues despite the coronavirus / covid-19 situation, preparing crops to be harvested later in the year. Nathan explains the works and the fields you are looking at on the video. Sorry about the wind noise on […]
At our most recent conservation weekend, we gave one of our oldest hedges some much-needed TLC – and planted more trees. We’re only just getting started. We’ve just been celebrating some birthdays on Deepdale Farm. Some of our hedges are three. In February 2017, 20 volunteers gathered and planted almost 3,000 hedging plants around our campsite. The hedges are a […]
