July - Cullimores Organics Farm news

July is often the wet month out of the 3 traditional hay making months and this year was no different. The month started of hot and dry but by the middle to end of the month it was really quite wet at times, which was nothing to complain about because so many people needed the rain for crops etc.

We managed to completely finish our haymaking operations by early July, we had made far more than we needed but we felt sure that the demand would be there from other farmers who perhaps farmed drier ground and would be short of feed.

As with the previous two months grassland topping was our main job in July and it really is endless. Because we have a high acreage and low numbers the grass never really gets eaten, so we use a machine called a topper to mulch the grass down short and ensure a good re growth of fresh grass. This is also our only tool in the fight against thistles and rushes, as being organic, we can’t use any chemicals. The new machine we bought last year is much wider than our old one and covers the land a lot quicker and more efficiently.

Meanwhile other jobs that are on going are getting the lambs in every two weeks to check for fat one and either use them through our meat retail business or send them to market. We also continue to clean out sheds at the farm an stack the manure in the fields, in between hay making and sheep work.

Farmers markets and direct selling are obviously a huge part of our business now and although time consuming and hard work, we feel that it is of huge benefit to us to know exactly where our produce ends up. We also feel that it is of huge benefit to all of our customers to have complete faith in every single thing that they buy from us and to know that it has had the best life possible and was a happy contented animal. This we believe is reflected in the finished product on your plate being of superior quality and consistency. Thank you to all of our customers who support us continuously and we hope that you continue to do so for many years to come.

Looking ahead to August, we hope to have our new website up and running and this will mean that customers will be able to buy any of our produce online and pay by credit/ debit card and have it delivered anywhere in the UK.