Ballyteige Farm
Adventures of a city girl who gave it all up to live the good life on a smallholding in rural Ireland.
Sowing Seeds
A sunny Saturday in late March, a perfect day for sowing seeds. Broad Beans, Rocket, Oriental Salad and Garlic were sown directly in the raised beds. Whilst in the small polytunnel Peas, Tomatoes, Chillies, Courgette, Coriander, Lettuce and Leeks were sown in module...
First Planting
Making the raised beds was a labour of love from Tadhg. I bought railway sleepers from Woodfab Timber in Aughrim as well as 11 tonnes of Enrich Soil (a mixture of top soil and organic compost. The soil was delivered and dumped by the side of the Silver Barn, Tadhg...
The First Residents Arrive
Valentine's Day was very special. My first residents arrived. Two 10-week old, male, castrated, Oxford Sandy and Black Piglets. Tadhg had spent the week cleaning out the Brown Barn in preparation for their arrival. In the field next to the Brown Barn there is an old...