What can be seen on holiday on the farm

The bi annual Sheep Racing is upon us
Held here in New Meadow and Pingle Pasture on the
5th July, 2008

On the Farm

We are hoping to acquire:

two little pigs soon;
eggs for hatching in the incubator; and may be
a donkey for interest!

The pork meat, joints, cuts, sausages etc has come back.

If you want some organic home produced stuff, just ask Sue.

What has happened? May, 2008

Have finished lambing with four cades (orphans).

The other ewes and lambs are down on Pear Tree field. This field is much dryer and grows earlier grass.

The twin heifer calves "Spot, Dab and Mary"are now outside in Shad's Clough Meadow.

Sue and I went to the Leek market (only livestock market in Staffordshire) on Tuesday and bought two calves a noisey white bull called....wait for it..."Whitey" and a small Welsh Black heifer called..."Blacky".

Beef, Lamb and Pork/Bacon is produced on the farm and is for sale in season.

This is Tommy baling. International tractor and a Massey Ferguson Baler

Click here for other tractor pics.

The view from off the lawn is of the Cloud looking over the River Dane valley.

Can you see where the lawn and the field join? Its called a Ha-ha and was introduced into many formal gardens to give an open view of the owners lands and an impression that the land came right to the house.

The sheep on the farm are pedigree Charollais.

I breed rams for other farmers to put to their sheep flock.

My rams put the carcase shape on the resulting lambs for the butcher.

This year they all have to start with an 'H' such as 'Harold' and 'Hilary'. Much fun if you name them after people in the village!

Email us with your best names for interesting lambs to describe them as big, strong, masterful, motherly, good types.

We are showing sheep at the Cheshire Show this year on the 19th and 20th June.

<-- These calves are called Reddy and Bluey.

The calves to the right are called Little and Large. -->

Apple blossom from one of our Bramley trees. Nature is beautiful.

The hens like them too. When they're let out in the morning the head straight under the trees to pick up the fallen petals to eat.

These are Polly, Tom and Sooty eating a mixture of oats, barley and soya bean.

Their pig arc is in the background

All organic and taste great!

The animals slowly mature for a greater taste and live a happy life here.

more tractor pics

We have a blue merle smooth coated sheep dog. Its called Jess and runs around in large circles for several hours a day! Its a dog from a rescue home.

Sue raking the hay into swaths.

The bi annual Sheep Racing is upon us Held here in New Meadow and Pingle Pasture on the 5th July, 2008 Village Website www.north-rode.co.uk	On the Farm We are hoping to acquire: two little pigs soon; eggs for hatching in the incubator; and may be a donkey for interest! The pork meat, joints, cuts, sausages etc has come back. If you want some organic home produced stuff, just ask Sue.	What has happened? May, 2008 Have finished lambing with four cades (orphans). The other ewes and lambs are down on Pear Tree field. This field is much dryer and grows earlier grass. The twin heifer calves "Spot, Dab and Mary"are now outside in Shad's Clough Meadow. Sue and I went to the Leek market (only livestock market in Staffordshire) on Tuesday and bought two calves a noisey white bull called....wait for it..."Whitey" and a small Welsh Black heifer called..."Blacky".
Beef, Lamb and Pork/Bacon is produced on the farm and is for sale in season.		This is Tommy baling. International tractor and a Massey Ferguson Baler Click here for other tractor pics.
	The view from off the lawn is of the Cloud looking over the River Dane valley. Can you see where the lawn and the field join? Its called a Ha-ha and was introduced into many formal gardens to give an open view of the owners lands and an impression that the land came right to the house.
The sheep on the farm are pedigree Charollais. I breed rams for other farmers to put to their sheep flock. My rams put the carcase shape on the resulting lambs for the butcher.		This year they all have to start with an 'H' such as 'Harold' and 'Hilary'. Much fun if you name them after people in the village! Email us with your best names for interesting lambs to describe them as big, strong, masterful, motherly, good types. We are showing sheep at the Cheshire Show this year on the 19th and 20th June.
	<-- These calves are called Reddy and Bluey. The calves to the right are called Little and Large. -->
	Apple blossom from one of our Bramley trees. Nature is beautiful. The hens like them too. When they're let out in the morning the head straight under the trees to pick up the fallen petals to eat.
These are Polly, Tom and Sooty eating a mixture of oats, barley and soya bean. Their pig arc is in the background		All organic and taste great! The animals slowly mature for a greater taste and live a happy life here.
more tractor pics		We have a blue merle smooth coated sheep dog. Its called Jess and runs around in large circles for several hours a day! Its a dog from a rescue home.
	Sue raking the hay into swaths.