Nature Nature Nature. Its good for the soul.

Why a stay in a hut is a great idea right now.

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!

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.

Little ways to care for one another and for yourself.

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!!

"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.

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!

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 Farm is a glorious haven for a variety of native and migrant wildlife. This was clear as soon as I started working here earlier in the year. What I am told was once an area quite void of animal and plant life could not be further from its present state.

By Jade Stott

Local producers, farmers and makers. A sustainable alternative to your weekly shop.

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.