Ian Davies Dear all – just to confirm we are still open for CAMPING. Please take all the usual hand washing precautions. VISITING the GOATS – Please wash your hands BEFORE going in to see the goats. This will help us stay healthy so we can look after our animals (Ian is asthmatic so higher risk – … Read more
As you may know, we have been living here at Wookey Farm for 10 years in a ‘delightful’ mobile home. You may also know the planning permission route is a long and arduous one. Finally, we have got the ‘approved’ stamp from Mendip Council and can start building a house later this year. A few … Read more
So what have we got in store for the start of 2020? January and February are always our quiet months – the goats dry off in the last two months of pregnancy so we all have a break from milking and processing. Our little farm shop is still open with a smaller variety of produce. … Read more
As you can probably guess from the name – we had just one piglet! Not sure why we only had one, the mother ‘Bubbles’ was healthy, possibly a little overweight and it was her first time, but a surprise. ‘Solo’, named for obvious reasons, had to come into our house as she was literally freezing … Read more
So far 2019 has been an amazing year for media publicity. First, I (sarah) appeared on ‘Escape to the Country’ where a couple were looking to move to Somerset and keep a few goats. Shortly after that, I was the ‘meet the farmer’ slot on BBC radio somerset – a week of interviews in their … Read more
Holiday activity club – Summer holidays – we’re back with more dates Help milk the goats, feed the goats, learn about taking care of farm animals, nature walks, outdoor art and crafts, games “Farm and Outdoor activity days” Date: August dates – 6th (spaces), 7th (spaces), 8th (full), 29th (full), 30th (spaces) Time: 8.30am – … Read more
…. have a friend who needs to re-home some pigs! 2017 has seen us take on a new venture as pig farmers. Just 2 sows, which I think will be plenty on top of all the other animals. We are delighted to have re-homed Blossom and Bramley from New McDonalds Farm in Wiltshire. They were looking for … Read more
Following on from last year’s hugely successful Christmas Experience, its back! Come and join us on Tuesday 20th December at 4pm on a journey to Bethlehem, to a stable with a very special baby. And a few goats too! And hopefuly Mr Pickles if he’s behaving. Followed by some warming mulled cider and … Read more
Have realised I haven’t updated the earlier post of “hoping to build a house”…. all good news – We were given our full outline planning permission this summer. We’ve recently appointed an architect and are working with him on the design. This will then get submitted to the council for approval and then we can … Read more
We have new packaging – look out for it in all the farm shops and delis across Somerset. Big thank you to our wonderful graphic designer Catherine Hornsby-Smith. We’ve named our cheeses after various local places such as Burcott, Ebbor Gorge and Yarley.