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The Healing Power of Nature
by Lisa Martin
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As much as one needs food for nourishment, one also needs activities that bring the healing that nature can bring
Here on the farm, we love producing the food that helps feeds the nation, and we love getting out into nature and allowing the peace it brings to calm our hearts and minds. Wild swimming has been hot on our to do list this summer and whenever a free moment allows, we grab our kit and head to the river. I hope we have all enjoyed this gorgeous summer as we emerged out of lockdown and continued our routines which get us into the outdoors. Farm work is changing over to autumn preparations as we look forward to getting the seeds in the ground for next year’s harvest. We are so grateful the weather has been favourable this harvest towards our farm; although we do have some farmer friends in the area whose fields were sadly hit by storms this year. Storms that brought with them some hail, and we were very sad to hear that those storms had damaged some of their crops. That is always very hard. Our sheep this year are all doing very well as all our lambs are weaned and on fresh grass for the summer. The cut grass fields have been bailed and our leftover straw from the harvest has been all bailed as well. If you ever see a bailer, just sit and watch that marvellous machine work for a while. You might find it as soothing as I do, as the rows of straw are bailed into rectangles neatly placed on the field. Well all, hope you have a lovely September and look out for seasonal items of: apples, artichokes, aubergine, beetroot, bilberries, blackberries, blueberries, Bramley apples, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chestnuts, courgettes, crab apples, cucumber, damsons, elderberries, fennel, French beans, garlic, kale, leeks, lettuce, marrow, mint, onions, parsley, pears, peas, peppers, plums, potatoes, pumpkin, radishes, raspberries, redcurrants, runner beans, shallots, spinach, spring onions, squash, sweetcorn, thyme, tomatoes,turnips and watercress. And, as always, thank you for supporting British farmers!
“Adopt the pace of nature: Her secret is patience.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
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