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We’ve spent most of this month planning our next round of projects, and plan to start work in March.   After the severe, countrywide storms this month, we’ve decided to have a final go at planting a shelter belt. Even without storms Eunice and Franklin et al, the ‘lazy’ Lincolnshire wind which, as I’ve mentionedContinue reading “Archive February 2022 at Foxglove Farm”

The hellebores are looking lovely January can’t be anyone’s favourite month, surely? Unless perhaps it’s your birth month and you have very generous, gift giving relatives? Here at Foxglove Farm we’re usually sliding about in mud at this time of the year, the skies are leaden and the feed bills for the livestock are atContinue reading “Archive January 2022 at Foxglove Farm”

Living through the second bleak ‘pandemic year’ in succession hasn’t been easy, although it was great to have some respite during the warmer months when most of our customers were able to travel again and brought their cats to the cattery for us to look after. We’ve had some fabulous guests, ranging from friendly domesticContinue reading “An Illustrated Review of 2021 on Foxglove Farm”

It’s been a hectic time of late, with various things going on in all our lives which has meant that I haven’t had time to write the Foxglove Farm Blog. I think that Autumn, with its ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’ is a good time to begin again. I love this time of year with itsContinue reading “It’s Autumn at Foxglove Farm”

Once spring- time comes around Benji, our wether, needs shearing because VBNs grow long, thick coats which has to come off twice a year, in spring and autumn. Sadly, we lost our other wether Boris, to pneumonia and I’ve only just felt able to write about it because he was the friendliest sheep ever, moreContinue reading “Spring Shearing 2021”

We’ve managed to step up our fresh egg production with the addition of the Brahmas, Miss Nora and Miss Dora Tweedie, whom we hatched last year, along with three cockerels, Basil, Manuel and The Major. In contrast to the tiny Pekins the Misses Tweedie are great galumphing gals, but they are extremely gentle and NoraContinue reading “Foxglove Farm Chicken News”

We’ve been extremely busy since our last blog post – setting up the original gift website then re-designing and re-launching it – and have recently opened a small (but perfectly formed!) gift shop in the cattery reception area. We’re selling a selection of countryside-themed gifts, many of them hand-made in our workshops here at FoxgloveContinue reading “The Foxglove Farm Blog is Back!”

This week our local paper, The Louth Leader, did an article on local businesses who have been forced to diversify during the pandemic and Hannah and George were chosen to feature in it. We’ve had a lot of lovely comments from friends and strangers alike and hope that it will make people want to visitContinue reading “Hannah & George Feature in the Local Paper”