by Jane | Feb 17, 2019 | Eggs and birds
Did you know that some supermarket eggs can be up to three weeks old before they go on the shelves and you should never refrigerate them? Eggs come in their own perfect packaging to keep the contents in tip top condition and each one dispenses a perfect portion size....
by Jane | Feb 15, 2019 | Willow
Ffynnon Beuno sits right at the foot of a valley with steep sides and Beuno’s little babbling brook dissects the land. The flow varies depending on how much water is draining down from the mountains above us and the land either side but the brook is never dry even in...
by Jane | Feb 10, 2019 | Bees and Honey
Before becoming a bee keeper, like most people I took honey for granted. An underwhelming sticky goo in squeezy bottles from the supermarket, I had tried it once and then carried on with granulated sugar. When I first started my training as a beekeeper, I met other...
by Jane | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog
Spring is in the air already, and we’re starting 2019 off with a bang by offering you the chance to win a completely free 2-night break for 2 people at our beautiful off-grid shepherd’s huts in North Wales, to take at any point in 2019. That’s right – we’re giving...
by Jane | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
An Excerpt from HM Stanley’s 1909 Autobiography Chapter 2 – Adrift This chapter covers HM Stanley leaving the work house and living with his Aunt Mary at Ffynnon Beuno when it was a shop and a tavern. “Our tavern – kitchen on a Saturday night was a good school...
by Jane | Jan 26, 2019 | Bats
One of the many benefits of managing the land without chemicals is the huge abundance of biodiversity this encourages. In the warmer months, the fields are alive with the gentle hum and buzz of millions of insects going about their business and even in the colder...
by Jane | Jan 21, 2019 | Sheep
I have always enjoyed a cheeky Spanish tapas and along with chorizo, Manchego cheese is a favourite dish. What you may not know is that Manchego is one of a number of tasty cheeses that is made from ewe’s milk – along with Feta (Greece, Italy, and France), Ricotta and...
by Jane | Jan 19, 2019 | Badger Activity
The web cam caught these badgers tidying their sett, raking up their bedding and doing general house work!. Keep watching… at about 40 seconds one cheeky badger pokes their head from the small passage up above the main tunnel!! 🙂 ...
