Meet Our New Additions!!

As I’m sure everyone is aware ‘Fudge’ our brown Nanny goat has had quad kid goats! They are all doing well and she has

been getting plenty of tasty treats, like apples and carrots, from all the visitors. The kids are now two weeks old and are real rascals jumping all around the pen and even balancing on Fudge’s back when she walking around! Sometimes two even manage to stay on at the same time. Patience is a virtue!!

The lambing started right on schedule with the arrival of a single lamb, and then a set of triplets and now there seems to be hundreds of them already. Michael has put a few sets of triplets in the Pet’s Corner to keep Fudge and her babies company.

In the Shop we are very excited to have delicious honey and homemade jam from Loughbishop House. Chris Kelly’s wonderful bee’s foraged around the Kelly farm and orchard on the wild flowers and blossoms. This honey is from blackberry and clover and is wonderfully runny.

When it eventually sets (as all honey does) it will be beautifully soft and spreadable. Mmm delish! Helen makes their jam from the excess fruit from their orchard. No food miles here! She made delicious varieties such as Greengage, Gooseberry & Elderflower or Damson Cheese all from their own fruit trees and berry bushes. Stocks are limited so get your skates on!

We have also expanded our cracker range and the fridge is home to more cheese varieties with more on the way as the Spring progresses.

Even though there has been snow today, the roads were fine and the Shop will be open as normal this weekend. The fields are empty of animals…. and full of snow. I don’t have a toboggan, do you??