Monthly Archives: June 2016

 Find out all the latest farm news; Issue no. 3 June 2016 – Click here to read or download       Peppa grazing happily in her field, early June morning 2016 Photo: EB June: The heat and dry weather these past weeks has left us in no doubt that summer is definitely here and the kids, newly released from the confines of school, are looking forward to even more sun for their summer holidays… but on the Farm we hope for rain between the rays and moderately warm temperatures. After an unseasonably cold April/start of May where frost threatened plants very late in the season (we had them snuggling under fleeces even in the tunnels!) we headed straight into spectacularly hot weather and drought, where four times daily watering was necessary to keep the plants alive…we even had to water some field crops. Read more….

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Recipe

The Swiss chard in this pasta dish is the perfect economical veggie: You can eat both the leaves and the stems. Body+Soul, April 2009 Yield Serves 4 Add to Shopping List Ingredients Coarse salt and black pepper 12 ounces whole-wheat penne 2 tablespoons olive oil 3/4 pound chicken sausage, removed from casing 1 bunch Swiss chard (about 1 pound) cleaned, stems and leaves separated and chopped 1 (9-ounce) box frozen artichoke hearts, thawed 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, sliced 1 tablespoon tomato paste 3/4 cup grated Parmesan (about 2 ounces), plus more for serving 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes Directions Set a large pot of salted water to boil for pasta. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium. Add sausage and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking sausage into pieces, until cooked through and lightly browned, 10…

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Details of our harvest are published in our quarterly newsletter, written by Eileen Brannigan; Click on the following the links to the Farm Newsletter plus a Farm Update;      Farm News   (Issue 1)      Farm News 2 (Issue 2)      Farm Update

Its finally Summer and this month gave us plenty of sunshine and we can see the growth of plants almost overnight. The crops are looking real good, and the stores are already plentiful with new lettus, spring onions, kale, Spinach and much more on the way..  

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