Paintings and Prints of the East Anglian Coast
A huge thank you to Mike the farm manager at Maple farm in Kelsale near Saxmundham who gave such an informative farm tour about the working practices of this special farm. Maple farm is primarily an organic free range egg producer with some 3000 laying hens. At first sight it seems like a farm of …
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“Come on my boys” I heard Moss calling to his herd as he moved them from one field to another on his quad bike. These are the same Stabiliser breed as yesterday sketch.
A big thanks to Moss Spillings and his family for letting me come to see his beef herd today. They have 2 herds one that he calls his motley crew made up of several breeds and cross breeds. The second is his Stabiliser herd. Both herds number about 25 on the marshes along the River …
I didn’t need to see what was being harvested my eyes and nose told me without looking. Just like peeling onions in my kitchen the air was full of the smell of onions and my eyes were stinging. I guess the farmer must get used to it.
This morning I had the great pleasure to get dressed up in bee keeper gear with Steve Barrett at Adams distribution centre where he keeps one of his many hives. Today Steve was searching for eggs and was delighted to find some. Steve makes all of his own hives and this one looked splendid in …