Learn about silage

Watch the two videos below: Silage is preserved grass. Farmers make silage in the Spring to feed their animals in the Autumn and Winter when there isn’t much grass growing in the fields and the quality is poor.  There are two methods of making silage Method 1 The  grass is … Read more

Learn about Sheep

Watch the video below to see a lamb (one of twins) being born on Wyld Meadow Farm in Bridport Dorset in April 2020. Once the lamb has been cleaned by its mother it is important that it gets up on its feet quickly and latches to the ewe’s teat to get the colostrum (first milk) which is packed with nutrients and antibodies.

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Lockdown Learning links for home education

There are some excellent free online learning initiatives for home education in place to inspire and educate children about food and where it comes from. EatFarmNow A free online resource which was developed by the NFU with a team of farmers.  It provides exciting educational farming activities and videos for … Read more