Category : News

A great crop of onions!

  Our onions have the best view in the North East – and see how they grow. Good news is you can now buy them and other veg from the

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Orchard Planting

We will be planting apple trees in National Tree week Nov 26th to 4th Dec, thanks to receiving a grant from the Tree Council. This will be on the field

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Scary additions at the farm!

Scary additions at the farm!

  Our scarecrows at the Grow show on Saturday – well done Jane Gifford! Let’s hope they keep the pigeons away! [foogallery id=”457″]  

A new look for the GCF market stall

The new look GCF Farmer’s Market stall, with banner, table covering, baskets and Howarth’s nifty little stand. Well done all those involved in getting it together. The veg and flowers

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Leek Planting

From Mick Marston – Mission accomplished (leek planting) Thursday 23rd June Joyce, Maggie, Howarth, Paul, Mick and Rachel, and look at the view, we even had deer for company.

Ferguson Tractor Society Collaboration

We are delighted that the Ferguson Tractor Society has agreed to help us this year with planting our potatoes on the field.  They have ploughed the strip (and found an

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The year ahead.

Our plans for this year’s crops are coming on well (despite the cold weather).  We have planted new potatoes, peas, garlic, onions carrots, broad beans.  We have delayed planting some

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Our first crop of asparagus.

Our first crop of asparagus coming up. A good reason to join the group.