I accidentally prepare a midnight feast for a mouse, bottle feed my first lamb, learn about the benefits of egg mobiles and doff my cap to our seedlings' first true leaves.
Mountain views, naughty mice, egg mobiles and tasty food
Transplanting kale, building garden beds, welcoming new lambs and enjoying communal life.
We've been building the beds for the market garden, watching out for lambs, eating our first harvest and enjoying time together.
Obtain a yield (with permaculture and regenerative agriculture)
Reap the rewards of your hard work whilst giving back to the earth with permaculture and regenerative agriculture.
Meeting the team, forest walking, rescuing chickens and weeding
The team walked the land at Henbant, weeded the market garden, rescued a few chickens and re-created Wes Anderson's Life Aquatic.
Chicken care, seed sowing, no-dig beds and DIY
I've been looking after the chickens, seed sowing for the market/kitchen gardens and learning how to use a drill.
A warm welcome to Henbant permaculture farm
My first two weeks at Henbant have been filled with delicious food, laughter around the dinner table, roaring fires, cows, chickens, sheep, brambles and plenty of lessons in regenerative agriculture.
Catch and store energy
Give the sunshine a big shout and admire all the ways we can make hay while the sun shines.
Observe and interact
Take a moment to observe your natural surroundings and step into the first principle of permaculture.
Tagetes patula (French marigold)
Tagetes patula (French marigold) brightens up any garden and holds many spiritual and wellbeing properties.
Saving Tagetes patula (French marigold) seeds
I had a great time collecting the seed heads of these Tagetes patula (French marigolds) and then popping them open to reveal the match-stick like contents when I got home!
