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Social Mowing Day 13th July 2014
Just a quick reminder that we will be having our annual Social Mow on the meadows of Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust, near Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, on Sunday 13th July. This is a chance for mowers experienced and novice to meet
Hay Making 2014 – Making hay when the weather breaks
On Wednesday (25th June), Philip and two volunteers cut a section of hay knowing that the dry weather was unlikely to last long enough to fully cure the hay. This is the situation when we use hay racks. Racks can
Hay Making 2014 – Mackerel Sky
“Mackerel Sky, Mackerel Sky, Never long wet, Never long dry. The weather is changing so it is time to bring in the last of the hay that is ready…. Bringing in the last of the hay at 8pm this evening
Things We Do With a Scythe 5 – mowing a Labyrinth
I mowed a Labyrinth into the Top Field for a Summer Solstice celebration we held at the Trust on 22nd June. Using our trimming scythe and a Profisense 50cm blade I mowed a narrow path through the wild flowers based
Hay Making 2014
With this lovely period of settled weather, we cut the first hay of the season on Tuesday 17th June. Phil and I rowing up the hay together in the late evening Our usual pattern is to cut relatively small areas
Things We Do With a Scythe 4 – Hay Making!
A list of things we do with a scythe wouldn’t be complete without hay making. Here is Phil mowing in the Top Field with an 85cm Profisense. Mowing in a hay meadow is a great opportunity to stretch out and
Dealing with damage to the blade edge 2
Quite a while back I posted about some damage sustained by a Styria 65cm blade here and here. I wrote the following a couple of weeks later when Phil peened and repaired it. It has sat unpublished ever since, waiting
Scything on Radio 4
Phil got back from the West Country Scythe Festival on Monday, and had a great time. “Farming Today” were there recording for Radio 4 on the day of the festival it’s self. If you missed the original broadcast on Tuesday
Extra Introductory Scythe Course Date
Due to the popularity of our Introductory Scythe Courses this year, we have decided to add an extra date. We will now be running a course on Sunday 10th August in addition to the courses on Wednesday 9th July and