Our latest batch of North Ronaldsay organic sheepskin rugs are now available to purchase. Please view our large selection of rugs on the Organic Sheepskins page of our web site.
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Our latest batch of North Ronaldsay organic sheepskin rugs are now available to purchase. Please view our large selection of rugs on the Organic Sheepskins page of our web site.
A selection are shown below: Check out the new pages added to our web site. You can now read about the conservation work happening at the farm as well as the new care/therapeutic farming initiative being created that centres around a new vegetable garden with raised beds and wooden boardwalk paths.
View the pages here: It has been such a wet period recently that we have had to move a majority of the sheep into the barn. The fields are so wet at the moment that this will help to prevent foot rot and other problems with the sheep's hooves. The Tuesday volunteers helped Spencer prepare the barn for the sheep last week and then get them inside the barn. This week we were busy putting more straw bedding down on the floor for them. The cattle are on the opposite side of the barn in a separate enclosure. Spencer always keeps the cattle in the barn for a few months over the winter for the main purpose of collecting their manure.
We had a busy day last Tuesday (15th) at Lauriston Farm. The Tuesday volunteers (Christiane, Gordon and Martin) came to help Spencer for the day. The centre circle in the Celestial Garden is being cleared of weeds and Gordon has been busy making the central hexagon and benches around the walnut tree in the centre. The hexagon will contain six beds - one for each of the compost preparation plants (dandelion, yarrow, chamomile, nettle, horsetail and valerian).
In the afternoon, we got two of the compost preparations ready for burying over the winter. The dried dandelion flowers were stuffed into part of a cows mesentary and wrapped into a ball, and the dried chamomile flowers were stuffed into parts of a cows intestine. They will be buried over the winter and dug up around Easter time. On Sunday 23rd June 2013, Lauriston Farm again attended the Blackwater Country Show near Maldon to display the Sun Hive and show sheepskin rugs, wool, knitted hats and jumpers, throws and information on the beef and lamb produce as well as farm tours. It is always a good day at the show which we have attended since it first began in 2006 and this year was no different.
The Sun Hive proved an irrestible attraction as people from all walks of life wanted to know more about the beautifull structure. The ethos of the hive resonated with almost everyone and there was a great deal of interest in attending the Natural Beekeeping Trust workshops. We also made good sales of wool and knitted goods and received many compliments over the design of the stand. |
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