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Garden jobs for October 2021

Autumn is officially here! We can look forward to the spectacular display of colours from our deciduous trees and shrubs. Here are a few jobs...

The voice of the allotment | October 2021

Due to the lack of any substantial amounts of rain for many weeks (at the time of writing!), all the later plantings and sowings...

How much bud? Are you feeling bouquet?

Charlotte Tombs, an experienced Dorset flower farmer at Northcombe Flowers in Sturminster Marshall, shares her growing year and seasonal thoughts with us. Imported flowers, as...

All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey…almost!

There’s something to be said about the chill of Autumn arriving around this time of year. Summer 2021 was a bit sporadic in terms...

The Voice of the Allotment | September 2021

The rain of the last few weeks has done more good than harm. On farms it has delayed the wheat harvest and caused some...

Why our hearts are beating faster

We’ve spoken before about how the community here in Gillingham and the surrounding areas is so important to us, and how proud we are...

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Sara’s three-step Good Coach Guide

Riding is a constant learning curve and at some point most of us reach for the help and support of a coach. But how...

Mistakes? They’ve made a few!

Can farmers finally move forward, asks Dorset NFU chair Tim Gelfs, or are they still being asked to carry the cost of past mistakes? Over...

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