News from Oakcroft

Read our latest update and find out what's happening at Oakcroft.

Spring at Oakcroft

 

 Well spring has finally arrived , the bullocks have been turned out again ( - we put them out in that lovely dry March weather and then had to get them in again when the rains retuned) and the sheep have nearly finished lambing. We used the black Zwartble ram on the old white ewes and a brown Romney on the young black Zwartble cross hoggs so we have a lovely mixture of black sheep  with  white, black or black & white lambs and white sheep with black lambs! So far only one bottle lamb (sweet black lamb - any one want him?)

The goslings are ordered for later this month and the turkey poults ordered in January should be here in May so who is going to be the first to order their Christmas Dinner?

 

 

 

 

 

For a cosy bedside mat how about an Oakcroft Large Sheepskin? Available in varying shades of black and brown at £60.00 each. If you would like to see one please contact us and we can bring a sample to the market.

 

Also if there are any spinners out there looking for raw fleeces  (Border Leicester/ Jacob / Zwartble ) contact us and we can tell you when we are shearing (usually late May or early June) any fleeces not spoken for will probably be composted!

 

(some of our home-made pies and pasties which we sell at Markets and Shows)

 

Here is a provisional  list of Agricultural Shows we should be attending;

 

Launceston 15 July

 

Camborne 17 July

 

Mid Devon 24 July

 

Totnes 25 July

 

North Devon 4 August

 

Camelford 11 August

 

Okehampton 12 August

 

The Cornish Guild of Smallholders  Country Fair at Wadebridge 21 August

Holsworthy Show  26 August

 

The Abbfest (at Ipplepen, the famous Beer, Cider, Food and Craft festival) 25 and 26 September 

 

I feel tired just looking at the list! Please cross your fingers for a dry show season for 2010.    

       

In other news, we have now opened  our Farmhouse B&B, so please have a look out our new website: www.OakcroftFarmHolidays.co.uk

We really appreciate hearing from our customers so if you have any questions or comments please get in touch with us via our contacts page. We are currently building up our recipe page to give our customers some ideas and suggestions, so if you have any recipes you would like to share please let us know and we will put them up, and we'll credit you too if you like.
Hoping to see you at a Farmers' Market soon,

RN Rogers
    
and lastly a picture of our collie, Rip,who now spends every nght in the barn on fox patrol. Don't worry - he won't be cold as he sleeps in a big bag of lambs wool!

 and a couple of discount vouchers for you to print off and use at your next Farmers' Market or Show: