News 6/6/2010
Wind Turbine News
Our 6Kw Proven turbine has now produced 6930kwh since installation on 30th May 2009. That is a saving of about 3.5 tonnes of Co2, which could be handy if you believe Global Warming is man-made. See pictures in the Photo Gallery.
Livery
Full and part livery is available in our smart internal yard.
All year turn-out is provided along with 24 hour security. A 50m
x 30m softrack rubber arena can be used and there is quiet
hacking along lanes and on farm tracks.
Meat
We have Organic Beef and Lamb available NOW !!! We
are a "World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms"
host and welcome volunteers to work on our farm, if you have never
heard of WWoof visit
http://www.wwoof.org/. Our photo
gallery has some pictures of those that have stayed with us.
Plenty of work in 2009 livestock husbandry, hedge planting, tree
planting, haymaking, new woodland maintenance, weeding, building
maintenance etc etc.
2009 Weather Roundup 2009
temperature mean was 0.9 C above the 150 year running average, 2008
was 0.4 above. This average is as measured at the Botanic Gardens so
the variation could be due to our micro climate and not Global
Warming.Total rainfall was 45mm below the average, there
seems no indication of the drier summers and wetter winters we are
promised . The number of
days with rainfall above 0.2mm was 186 only marginally below the
previous year. It was also significantly less windy on average than 2008
which is not surprising as we erected a wind turbine. See the
weather
history page for the data.
About Fen End Farm
The farm lies on the edge of the fens in an area once famous for its cattle fed on "herb rich pastures"
The Kelso family took over Fen End Farm in April 2003 and in August the farm entered Organic conversion. All our land is now converted and is certified organic. Our vision is to have a traditional mixed organic farm rich in wildlife.
Arable crops and Red Poll cattle
Crops are grown in a rotation including grass/clover fertility building leys. The leys are grazed by our small herd of pedigree Red Poll cattle and flock of Lleyn sheep. The Red Poll is a native dual purpose breed well suited to the area.
The farm is already home to a broad range of wildlife. By organic management and a comprehensive program of environmental improvements we hope to increase the diversity and numbers of species. Over the past two years we have planted almost 3Km of new hedgerow all buffered by 6m field margins. 250m of existing hedge has been laid in a traditional manner and 1hectare (2.5acres) of new broadleaf woodland has also be planted.
The farm is rich in archaeological remains, finds include a Mesolithic hand axe and many coins and pottery shards from the whole Roman period of occupation. We have laid areas to grass to protect this heritage for future generations.
