Latest News

January 2012
Read our latest news bulletin.

October 2011
I was delighted to be appointed as the new Farm Manger with Cyrenians and am extremely excited at the opportunities presented.  I’ve been busy getting to know the farm, the people, the volunteers and of course the chickens!  My first reaction was  "How did Tom manage on his own since Rob left?!"
Anyway now there are two, so it’s full steam ahead - to use a non-farming metaphor.

Tom and I will be deciding on our crops for next year.  As well as increasing our chicken numbers we are looking to develop our vegetable selection and hope to include some less 'middle of the road' fayre such as golden zucchini, purple sprouting broccoli, fennel, ruby chard and tasty, tasty tomatoes.  Our aim will be to grow for flavour rather than looks.  As always our produce will be organic.

In the meantime, although our edible flowers are coming to an end, our salad leaves remain very good as do our purple topped turnips.  We are almost out of Kale after a successful season, but we still have pickling onions, shallots, cooking onions and of course our garlic. Chutney making continues apace too.

On the subject of production; some of our chickens haven’t been keeping up their end of the bargain i.e. we feed and speak nicely to them and they give us eggs in return.  It became obvious that it was time to renew some of our flock.  It isn’t our way to send them off to the Great Chicken Coop in the sky, so after sterling work by one of our volunteers, Steph, we passed them on to a happy retirement with friends and neighbours – well done all !   What this also means is that there will a drop off in egg availability until the new guys settle in.

I think I’ve said enough so will close now but ask that if you have any thoughts/comments/requests/suggestions then contact us at the farm either by phone or e-mail.
Till the next time
Stephen

Spring 2011
Please click here to read the latest news bulletin - including detail of produce available.

Winter 2011
Please click here to read the latest news bulletin.  Join our mailing list to receive it straight into your inbox.

Autumn 2010
Please click here to read the latest news bulletin - including details of Christmas Gifts available direct from Cyrenians Farm