JOURNAL
Read stories from the farm, our local guides, seasonal recipes and much more in the Guardswell Journal.
TUBS, EGGS + LOOS WITH VIEWS
The Huts have Goodland tubs, the Huts + Houses have Big Green Eggs, we’re serving brekkie… have a wee read to see whats changed this year!
FIVE FOR THE FARM: GUARDSWELL FARM’S FOUNDER ANNA LAMOTTE
Guardswell’s founder Anna shares her five favourite things for stay on the farm.
OUR YEAR ON THE FARM
A year at Guardswell is driven by the shifting seasons, the ever changing weather, the continual progression of birth, growth and occasional death. Flowers bloom so fleetingly, the elderflower is there and then gone, the bluebells too. One moment, the sheep are being sheared in the summer heat, the next you are donning four woolly layers as the leaves litter the ground.
WILD VIOLET VINEGAR AND BABY NETTLE SALSA
A few spring recipes will wild food. The most delicious, vibrant recipes for a spring forage. Wild violet vinegar- which looks as lovely...
FIVE FOR THE FARM: FRASER POTTER, THE TAYBANK
Fraser Potter runs The Taybank in Dunkeld, and is a long long time friend of Guardswell Farm. Here...
GUARDSWELL HERB-RIDEANS
Herb-fed Hebridean sheep- conservation grazing, carbon sequestering, soil enhancing wonders.
SKI DAYS FROM GUARDSWELL
Why not take a little adventure into the snowy hills whilst you're staying at Guardswell Farm?
HELLO FEBRUARY
Oh hello February- we're pretty excited for you this year. Snow drops are poking their heads...
SLOWING DOWN WITH NATURAL DYES
Join Ellen, part of our Guardswell Farm team, to learn a little more about Natural Dyes.
AUTUMN SQUASH
Winter Melon, Acorn, Turban, Kuri, Delicata… does anyone else harbour a desire to be in a position to name a variety of squash?
HUMBLE COURGETTE
The humble courgette. A zucchini. Or has yours just grown a little large- is it now an unofficial marrow?
WHY A STAY IN A HUT IS A GREAT IDEA RIGHT NOW
Nature Nature Nature. Its good for the soul.
Why a stay in a hut is a great idea right now.
WFH…WITH DOGS
Jade, Guardswells "Steading, Wedding and Events Manager" has been working from home for the last 7 weeks... we miss her like crazy...
To keep things a little light hearted... here is her take on WFH (working from home)... with dogs!
LAMBS AND CHICKS
Lockdown at Guardswell Farm has been focused mainly on… baby animals. To say that we are missing the amazing people that stay in our huts and houses, our beautiful couples who marry on the farm, our intrepid learners attending workshops- would be an understatement. Just because so many elements of our personal lives have been shunted abruptly to a stop doesn’t mean that the farm has realised that.
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!