News
Wind Turbine News
24/12/2011
Our 6Kw Proven turbine has now produced over 18,800kwh since installation on 30th May 2009. That is a saving of about 12 tonnes of Co2, which could be handy if you believe Global Warming is man-made. See pictures in the Photo Gallery.
Weather News
24/12/2011
The Drought continues, our long term average rainfall is 552mm, so far this year we have only had 347mm!
Due
to this we have had very little grass growth and we are also short
of hay.
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 are currently out of stock
Sorry we are not taking any volunteers in 2011
2011 Weather Roundup 2011
temperature mean was 1.8 degrees above the 150 year running average,
2010 was spot on the average. Total rainfall was drastically below the
average by 202mm! The number of days with rainfall above 0.2mm was 142
well below the previous year. Average wind speed was up on the
previous year giving us a good yield on the wind turbine. See the
weather history page for the data.
Courses We
host a number of courses such as Permaculture, Forest Gardening,
Hedge Laying etc. See
Cambridge
Sustainability Centre site for details.
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.
