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Apparently, Autumn is here and there is no escaping it when we step out of our door in the morning to see the Horse Chestnut Trees changing colour and dropping their leaves and conkers on our track. The Oaks have produced so many acorns this year, much to the joy of the pigs who spend all day searching for them!
It has been a challenging summer here as it has for everyone, sometimes it is difficult to think summer has come and gone, the weeks have passed so quickly and as you may have noticed there has been no regular newsletter - apologies for not keeping in touch as much as usual but it really has been heads down with focus on keeping everything moving forward. We have been very fortunate to keep the business going throughout lockdown and we will continue to do our best as we move into the winter. Our shop has now moved back indoors, although for now it is just to the counter area and we will gather your items for you, we feel this is the best way for us to keep everyone as safe as possible for the time being. It does mean however that on a Sunday you could find yourself waiting outside; great for distancing but we appreciate it is not so great if it is cold or raining! so we will make use of our large undercover training area for a waiting area and will also continue to offer pre-arranged collection times on a Friday & Saturday so that you can book in advance and come straight into the shop, or dont forget we can deliver to your door - more info can be found below.
New Refills:
During lockdown when our shop moved outdoors, we managed to have a refit of our counter area, so the old desk and makeshift worktops have gone (the desk is now where it should be in the office as we couldn't part with it after all these years!!) and instead we have a nice new counter, made out of reclaimed timber and polished with local beeswax. We have also been able to build a new refill area, giving us space to offer refills on the majority of our chicken feeds, bird seeds, poultry shield etc. so our 1.5kg single use plastic bags and 5kg brown paper bags have now gone and replaced with refillable pots (that don’t tear as you walk up the track!) Just use your tub (or any container you have) and we will fill it with feed for you and you get a refill stamp each time - 10 stamps for a free refill.
We have also introduced a new range of of eco home products, including local handmade soaps, refillable organic washing up liquid, surface spray and laundry liquid, along with eco brushes and loofahs. I had hoped to have all these products on the website before this newsletter, but they will be there soon and all are now available in the shop (the soaps are listed and well worth a look as they are lovely to use and make great gifts:)
Handmade soaps by Mollie Florence Holistics
Vegan, Cruelty Free, 100% Natural,
RSPO Certified, Fully Registered
And finally a dilemma; what to call our lovely new Brahma cockerel pictured above!!
Our lovely young Columbian Brahma cockeral needs a name and we are hoping you can give us some suggestions? He's lovely and friendly (a great distraction!) and he will be staying with us on the farm. Please give us your ideas on our facebook page and we'll put them all into a draw and pick one on World Animal Day (4 October). Thank you
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