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Back Home and Back Mowing

Phil got back from the West Country Scythe Festival last night. He was back out mowing for hay first thing this morning. Essential parts of an early morning mowing kit! Coffee sweetened with honey from our own bees As usual,

Tai Chi Mowing Workshop

Frosty Hay Making

What unusual hay making weather it has been. The wind has blown from all four quadrants and has now settled in the North. We have had at least two June grass frosts this week, including one last night (emergency fleece

Quarter of an acre in

We started bringing in hay on Saturday, and bought in more Sunday. With tonight’s hauling, we have quarter of an acre of herb rich hay safe in the barn. Hay spread in the sun. The most recently mown at the

Mowing with a Scythe

Here is Phil mowing in the Top Field early yesterday morning. The crop is shorter then usual after a cool spring, although it never grows very long on the majority of this herb rich meadow dominated by Rough Hawkbit (Leontodon

More Information about the Scythe Masterclass

Here is more information from Simon Fairlie about the upcoming Scythe Master Class at the West Country Scythe Festival: “The Master class is designed to perfect your mowing, sharpening and peening abilities and also explains how to manage a team

Scythe Master Class at the West Country Scythe Festival

June has arrived and thoughts are focused on the upcoming West Country Scythe Festival and Green Fair. The fair itself is on Sunday 14th June at Mulchelny in West Somerset, probably the biggest event in the British scything calender. Once

The English Scythe

There are many reasons that the Austrian style scythe has risen to prominence in the British scythe revolution. It’s lightness and ease of use make it attractive, as does the fact that high quality equipment is still being made and

May Hay 2

With rain forecast, we got the May hay up on racks yesterday afternoon and evening. The short mowings from the early cut made for racks that look quite different from our summer “hairy monsters”. A neat little hay rack