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Regenerative Farming: Who Gets to Decide?
Regenerative Farming: Who Gets to Decide?
There seems to be a new farming enterprise springing up. Deciding who is allowed to be called regenerative. Apparently regen has no proper standards. Organic does. Apparently anyone can call... Read more...
Why We Use Bokashi Bran in Our Cattle Bedding
Why We Use Bokashi Bran in Our Cattle Bedding
Here at Lower Blakemere Farm, we use Bokashi Bran in our deep-litter cattle sheds. It’s a very simple addition to something we’re already doing. As we put down fresh straw,... Read more...
July & August Beefy Boxes Are Sold Out – September Orders Are Now Open
July & August Beefy Boxes Are Sold Out – September Orders Are Now Open
If you’ve been looking for one of our Beefy Boxes recently, you may have noticed they’ve disappeared. That’s because our July and August Beefy Boxes have now all been spoken... Read more...
When the Classroom Comes to the Farm
When the Classroom Comes to the Farm
We recently had the absolute pleasure of welcoming pupils from Clehonger Primary School and Staunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary School to Lower Blakemere Farm through the Herefordshire Food Charter’s Farm Link programme.... Read more...
Well, Well, Well! We’ve Made the Final!
Well, Well, Well! We’ve Made the Final!
We can now announce that A. R. Gorringe and Partners at Lower Blakemere Farm has been shortlisted for Regenerative Farmer of the Year in the British Farming Awards, sponsored by... Read more...
Farmers Guardian, a Podcast, and Us Trying to Explain What We’re Up To
Farmers Guardian, a Podcast, and Us Trying to Explain What We’re Up To
It’s always slightly odd when someone comes to the farm to write about what you’re doing. Most days here are not at all glamorous. There’s muck and mess. There are... Read more...
We’re turning the drill into a biology machine.
We’re turning the drill into a biology machine.
This year we’re adding a liquid system to the seed drill. So as we plant, we can apply things like Johnson-Su extract, worm tea, and fermented molasses straight into the... Read more...
Spotted in the barn this week – a Grass Snake keeping an eye on the rodent situation at Lower Blakemere
Spotted in the barn this week – a Grass Snake keeping an eye on the rodent situation at Lower Blakemere
We had a surprise visitor in one of our barns this week. Tucked away amongst the straw was a beautiful Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica), one of Britain’s most misunderstood and... Read more...
BREAKING NEWS: Woman with compost worms and beef cows accidentally becomes spokesperson for the dairy industry. 🐄😂
BREAKING NEWS: Woman with compost worms and beef cows accidentally becomes spokesperson for the dairy industry. 🐄😂
I feel I should point out that I have: no dairy herd no milking parlour no clue how to milk anything and have never once described myself as a Dairy... Read more...
We’re turning the drill into a biology machine.
We’re turning the drill into a biology machine.
This year we’re adding a liquid system to the seed drill.  So as we plant, we can apply things like Johnson-Su extract, worm tea, and fermented molasses straight into the... Read more...
We’re very grateful to be part of the Duchy Focus Farmers — one of seven farms learning our way through regenerative agriculture together.
We’re very grateful to be part of the Duchy Focus Farmers — one of seven farms learning our way through regenerative agriculture together.
None of us are claiming perfection (or sainthood). We’re trialling, questioning, adapting and sharing honestly — including the mistakes and the hard bits, not just the glossy bits. The aim... Read more...
Life on the farm begins here.
Life on the farm begins here.
How can you tell when a cow is likely to calve? One of the biggest clues is a change in the herd’s pecking order, because hierarchy really matters to cows... Read more...