Weather, sheep and time have taken their toll on the drystone dyke that separates our croft from the neighbouring farm, with several large sections collapsing over the past winter. With an unexpectedly sunny day today, we decided to make the most of it and repair a section of dyke.
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Pig farmer makes the fashion pages
14 May, 2012
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There’s hope for me yet. The Guardian’s Fashion Sections runs a regular Weekender feature, which this week features pig farmer Rob Leamon. Weekender: Rob Leamon, 56, pig farmer ”The best thing is being my own boss.’ Leather Bottle Farm was bought by my parents in the late 50s. They started off with six sows, now [...]
Read more Anyone for horseradish?
10 May, 2012
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I spent most of the day working outside in rain, sleet, wind and cold. Not surprisingly, by late afternoon I found myself thinking of warming food. I looked down and realised I was right next to the horseradish bed. Excellent. I dug up a large handful of roots to be processed and bottled. I’ll set [...]
Read more Delilah is lame
7 May, 2012
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While feeding Delilah, one of our Berkshire sows, and her litter last night I noticed she was limping slightly on her right front leg. I checked her over as she was eating, discovering she was slightly tender around the knee joint. There was no obvious inflammation so I left her to eat and made a [...]
Read more Mantled with snow
5 May, 2012
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As I walked through to the back door at 6am, I noticed the house felt appreciably colder than it has for the past few mornings so I wasn’t surprised when I looked out the window and saw a light dusting of snow on the ground. When I went up the hill to feed the pigs [...]
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