Garker Fields

09/05/2026

09/05/2026

Lambing 2026.
Started 4th April, ended 8th May.
Fifteen lambs with no need of assistance.
Eight ewe lambs. Seven rams.
Very photogenic Shetland lambs.

02/02/2026

Supper time.
Edhen, pronounced Ethan, (Cornish for bird) grey with black markings.
Glawennow, (Cornish for little drop of rain) white.
And Dylis (named after my next door neighbour, a very Cornish woman). Brown with fawn markings
All hopefully in lamb for the first time this year.

14/01/2026

Supper time at Garker Fields.
My Shetland sheep have hay every evening to compensate for the lack of grass during the shorter months.
feeding hay on the ground causes a lot of waste but the waste hay gets eaten by the earth worms, adding to the soil microbiology and sequestering carbon.

09/01/2026

I've had a few enquiries the last few days for eggs.
Unfortunately, it's the time of year when my girls don't lay as many eggs, and I'm only just keeping up with current demand.
If you want to be added to my customers, and live in the Tregrehan, Trethurgy area, I ask if you can leave a comment on this post, so I can get back to you when supply increases.
Messages get lost in the ether, but I can always refer to this post and get in touch in future.
Thanks.

15/11/2024

A new wave of small-scale cider producers is coming to the rescue of our diminishing…

14/11/2024

And when that crop grew, and was harvested,
no man had crumpled a hot clod in his fingers and let the earth sift past his fingertips.
No man had touched the seed, or lusted for the growth.
Men ate what they had not raised, had no connection with the bread.
The land bore under iron, and under iron gradually died.
For it was not loved or hated, had no prayers or curses.

John Steinbeck.

26/04/2024

Let's hear your home shopping mishaps? xx Lorna xx

15/04/2023

First attempt at a spiral plant obelisk.
About 2 metres high and 15 inches diameter.
It would look lovely in a large teracotta pot covered in sweet peas.

08/04/2023

Made a couple of these simple baskets for storing onions and garlic in.
If anyone wants one I will be making more.