Friday 13th brought with it torrential rain, thunder and lightening storms, and severe weather warnings that threatened 80 mph winds across Cornwall. Here at Newhouse Farm we decided to batten down the hatches in preparation for the heavy weather. Dick...

I'd been thinking for some time how great it would be to get a goat at Newhouse Farm. It would make a lovely addition to the menagerie to have an animal that we wouldn't have to end up killing for its produce. The ducks, geese, pigs and turkeys at the...

The incessant rain we've had at Newhouse Farm all week has turned the outdoors into an absolute quagmire, but there's a couple of animals who seem to be in their element... the pigs. There was a brief window today when the sun burst through the rain...

Last weekend I decided to return to London and see old friends. When I quit the city to move to Newhouse Farm in February I left behind a very firm circle of friends with whom I shared many fond memories. It was hard to say goodbye to them, and there...

A couple of months ago some friends of mine from London ventured out of the city in order to visit me at Newhouse Farm. James and I kept them busy by getting them to help us turn a vast pile of steaming compost, and also to help us dig a large pond for...