Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️
David, Martin and Wallace catching up as we head further into November, with plenty happening on farm, Christmas preparations getting underway and some pretty big changes at home on Arran.
David is back from his holiday and straight into the madness of selling direct, with the veg boxes continuing to grow and plans for Christmas starting to take shape. We chatted about lamb boxes, Christmas trees, selling branches for wreath making and the challenge of getting seasonal products sold before they’re suddenly worth nothing.
We also got into what’s happening on farm, with Martin finishing drilling and experimenting with applying Johnson Sue compost extracts, while David has been making the most of a dry spell to get crops established. There was also a big change on Arran, with the last adult cattle leaving our farm after what we reckon is over 120 years of having cows there. A strange feeling after them being part of the place for so long!
There was plenty around grain varieties, milling, heritage wheat and what actually makes good bread, from protein levels through to flavour and the difference between traditional baking and modern processing.
And somehow we ended up spending a ridiculous amount of time talking about chillies 😂 From lemon drops and Scotch bonnets through to Carolina Reapers, David has decided we should all have a go at trying some of the hottest chillies in the world. I’m not entirely sure why I agreed to that one!
We’re keeping this going fortnightly, so feel free to send us any ideas or topics you’d like us to get into.
Enjoy! 🙂
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