Summer at Rails Farm

New natural pond What an odd year: first the long cold spell of April, then the rainy and cold May, and now for summer lots of heavy rain fall and a heat wave are predicted. Looking beyond our borders already shows extreme heat in British Columbia, Siberia and Washington State where they measured a 10 […]

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July 6, 2021

Merry Christmas 2020

We like to thank all our customers for either purchasing   our healthy organically produced food and/or choosing me to teach students in Science, Maths and German. It was a difficult year with Covid-19 and the looming Brexit. I had to turn to online teaching to ensure students can progress safely. Meeting customers in our farm […]

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December 21, 2020

March 2020 update

Veggies and other produce This picture shows very much in one shot what we were up to in all these months. Thanks to Gaby’s hard work all the veggies are in full blossom. Chard and fennel are only two of the many varieties growing in the poly tunnel and on the plots. However, there is […]

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March 1, 2020

What is happening at Rails Farm in the summer months?

GCSEs and A-levels are done and we all are waiting for the two magic days in August, the 15th and the 22nd to find out your well-deserved results. Fingers crossed and touch wood and all of this to ensure that it will be a fantastic day. Meanwhile the Earth carries on spinning and orbiting around […]

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July 10, 2019

May update 2019

How did you manage? By the time you read this article you are in the middle of your final GCSE and A-level exams. I am sure that all of you who worked hard and focussed that crunching time is a kind of relief. You have the opportunity to show your talent and that you are […]

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May 9, 2019

December 2018 update

Hurray we are now fossil fuel free. We have taken out our oil burner and Amber Heating has installed a brand-new ground source heat pump. This means no more exhaust fumes or heating oil which is transported to us by building up a significant carbon footprint, not to mention the extraction via sea or land […]

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December 10, 2018