Good afternoon,
Having moved the cattle and hens inside, it’s a fairly quiet time in the yard at the moment. Other than the daily feeding & bedding, keeping up with our customers and catching up with a little neglected admin, we’ve kept ourselves busy with orchard pruning this week.
The orchard is unsprayed and, other than being pecked and scratched by hens over summer, harvested in the autumn and sparsely pruned in the winter, it is incredibly low input. It is becoming a hub of activity for wild birds and we’re enjoying watching them find food and shelter amongst the apple trees. We’ve spotted fieldfares, blackbirds, blue tits, chaffinches, bullfinches, goldfinches, spotted woodpeckers, pied wagtails, robins and an occasional buzzard.
This means that you can drink Silly Moo Cider knowing that you’re supporting Cowfold’s biodiversity with every delicious sip.
We have fresh Sussex Wagyu steaks, eggs, cider & 3-foot potted Christmas trees, which were grown next door to the farm for zero tree-miles (if that’s a thing…) available to pick up tomorrow, and a couple of 2-bone sirloin joint Christmas Beef Boxes available to pre-order for collection next weekend.
Each Christmas Beef Box has a selection of delicious goodies to keep you well-fed over the festive period, and would make a really special gift for anyone who appreciates good food grown well.
Join us for Trenchmore’s last hurrah of the year on Saturday 18th December. 3Bros burgers, live music, mulled cider and plenty of festive joy from 1-4pm. I'm sure it goes without saying for an event outside in December, but please wear your thickest and cosiest knitted garms - free drinks for the best Christmas get up!
As January is our quietest time, I’m taking the opportunity (covid permitting…) to go and work in Greece for the month. Clare will continue to run the yard shop every Saturday from 11am-midday, should you like to pick up any beef or cider to keep your fridges full and bellies satiated until February.
