JOURNAL
Read stories from the farm, our local guides, seasonal recipes and much more in the Guardswell Journal.
WINTER HUT PACKING
If you are coming to stay with us when the weather is soggy or snowy, or if you’re off on an adventure anywhere in this weather… here are our top packing tips!!
SUSTAINABLE EVENTS AT GUARDSWELL FARM
"The eyes of all future generations are upon you. And if you choose to fail us, I say - we will never forgive you." - Greta Thunberg, UN Climate Summit, New York, 23 September 2019.
HOW TO LIGHT A FIRE
HOW TO LIGHT A FIRE.
A number one priority in a little hut on a hillside... getting the fire lit.
For some- its a dawdle... for others, their nemesis. So much relies on that fire: the evenings comfort, toasty toes, the whistle of the kettle, warming the wine, chilly nose prevention at 2am...
So here are our top tips!
GUARDSWELL GROWS: AUTUMN
By Kirstin Lamotte, Guardswell Grows.
September is full of amazing produce! We are still harvesting the last of the summer crops from the glasshouse and polytunnel - tomatoes, aubergines, cucumbers, padron peppers - and now we have lots of Autumn crops coming through too - cabbage, broccoli, leeks...a squash or two (unfortunately they weren't as prolific as I had hoped - a project for next year!).
GUARDSWELL EVENING MARKET
Local producers, farmers and makers. A sustainable alternative to your weekly shop.
STARTING THE YEAR
A day like today. Today was a perfect day for getting ready for the year ahead. Others may have done their “year ahead” getting ready at the start of January, but now, the second week of February, our year is starting.