Good afternoon,
Today it certainly feels like spring. Daffodils, wild garlic and calves are cropping up in the yard, and we welcomed our second ever set of twins last week. Everyone is doing well.
We have built a compost bioreactor. It’s not much to look at from the outside - porous black fabric with a blue lid to keep the rain out and wooden planks positioned to let the air in - but it’s a biological wonderland inside.
Following the Johnson-Su method, we’ve mixed up chicken poop, wood chips and green waste to the right proportions and are patiently letting magic happen.
The idea is to create a ‘compost tea’ to trickle onto fields after sowing seeds, where we aren’t able to use livestock or manure. This will improve soil life, carbon capture and crop yields. The results from some trials in the US suggest we can capture 20-50 times more carbon using this microbial inoculate. Poop power.
We have Sussex Wagyu chuck rib eye, denver & flat iron steaks, plus brisket & braising beef available to collect on Saturday. We are offering a free jar of wagyu dripping with every roasting joint ordered over the next couple of weeks as it’s Mothering Sunday on 27th.
We will be in the yard 11-4pm, and plan to be sipping Silly Moo in the sunshine. Join us if you can.
Springtime in the yard
2nd April - Live music, local food & drink stalls and 3Bros burgers. Plus, a Trenchmore Farm tour with Nev from 2pm for those who pre-order a burger.
23rd April - SLAM Tacos in the yard. Pre-ordering now available.
7th May - Pallet furniture workshop with the Salvage Sister. Plus, the return of SoPi Pizza in the yard. Orders on the day only.
