Category Archives: Environment

A beautiful snowy adventure

Posted in: Environment, Food | April 26, 2013 at 5:36 pm , by Kerry

Slightly belated posting, but I hope you enjoy! I wasn’t quite sure whether I was going to make it to Treflach today, what with all the snow, the prospect of getting rather cold and the fact that I still have quite painful feet from three days walking in Snowdonia with...

Spring is defo here

Posted in: Environment, Food, Latest News | April 10, 2013 at 6:25 pm , by Ian

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Spring barley going in today. Hopefully this will go a long way to feed chickens & pigs come August. Share...

Seedy Sunday a massive success!

Posted in: Education & Access, Environment, Latest News | February 25, 2013 at 11:44 pm , by Ian

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What a lovely #seedysunday @TreflachFarm, thank you everyone who took part – £190 raised for various good causes! Share...

If we want to continue to eat ethically fed, free-range meat

Posted in: Animals, Education & Access, Environment, Food, Infrastructure, Latest News, Permaculture | August 17, 2012 at 9:07 pm , by Ian

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This is a crucial issue. This is not a ‘what if’ scenario, or the potential for a tipping point some years down the line. We all need now to secure sustainable food sources that don’t rely on mono-cultures grown & imported from around the world at the expense of other...

First of many #ForestGardening courses @Treflachfarm

Posted in: Education & Access, Environment, Food, Latest News, Permaculture | August 15, 2012 at 4:57 pm , by Ian

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That was fun! Thanks all who led, came, learnt & contributed to our Forest Gardening Course at Treflach Farm. Let’s do another one soon?! Anyone who’d like to take part in a Forest Gardening one or two day course at Treflach Farm get in touch – or watch this space...

Wow, that’s a lot of rain

Posted in: Environment, Latest News | August 4, 2012 at 3:47 pm , by Ian

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A once in 5 year storm has just hit Treflach – a bit of rapid action by the team prevented any serious flooding. The store room needs a little mopping out though… Share...

Energy Day – lots to go round I’d say!

Posted in: Environment, Green technology, Infrastructure, Latest News | July 30, 2012 at 8:57 pm , by Ian

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A massive thank you to everyone who attended (and helped set up) the wonderful energy day we held on the farm yesterday… The ever instructive Steve Jones… The demonstrative David Gillen – all about DIY energy. Watch this space for more info on Treflach Farm DIY days. Build your own...

Forest Gardening @ Treflach Farm

Posted in: Education & Access, Environment, Latest News, Permaculture | July 11, 2012 at 5:52 pm , by Ian

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Wetland meadow regeneration project

Posted in: Education & Access, Environment, Latest News | July 11, 2012 at 2:18 pm , by Ian

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Thanks to all at the Shropshire Wildlife Trust (especially Fiona Gomersall for organising the group) for coming and doing the annual species monitoring in our wildflower meadow – the ‘Pool Field’. More details to follow on this project (with its own page, maps etc) so watch this space – or...

Thank you Shrop Wildlife Trust!

Posted in: Education & Access, Environment, Latest News | June 21, 2012 at 5:27 pm , by Ian

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Thank you SWT & in particular Fiona Gomersall for inviting team Treflach to the Cefn Lane reserve nature today. We were shown around two very different sites within one nature reserve less that 5 mins from Treflach Farm. The two sites were compared & contrasted: The first was (in...