We needed pigs, we decided. We were losing the fight against the bramble invasion, and Nik had read that even small pigs can be useful in digging up bramble roots and turning over soil for growing crops. Many YouTube videos later, we found ourselves driving for 2 hours into deepest Dordognshire, past Bergerac. We had […]
by Heidi Smith
For our blog this month I wanted to give a proper send-off to Jasper, our rescue dog – a much missed member of the team. He was put to sleep on January 12th aged only nine, but his short life is a fascinating story. Jasper was born in Romania as one of the many street […]
by Heidi Smith
Transhumance is a type of pastoralism or nomadism, a seasonal movement of livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures We decided to do some training yesterday with one of our dogs, Wolfie. As his name suggests, Wolfie looks like a scrawny wolf who has been put through a hot wash. He has a beautiful coat […]
by Heidi Smith
Some of you will now that we kept bees back in England and that we want to start beekeeping again here too. So I have been keeping an eye out on potential fodder for our bees and seeing how I think they will do. Two trees have stood out for me in the four months […]
by Heidi Smith
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