Like many of the people we have met on this journey, Aled Owen is busy doing a lot of things but, when asked, he would say that first and foremost he is a farmer. However, he is most well known for being a master in the art of sheepdog handling and training and that’s how… Continue reading One Man and Lots of Dogs
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Gourmet Sea Salt Making
We’ve been thinking recently about how people’s connection to the land can drive their entrepreneurial spirit and there is no clearer example of this than the story of David and Alison Lea-Wilson, founders of the Anglesey Sea Salt Company. The pair have spent decades on or around the coastline of the Menai Strait, which separates… Continue reading Gourmet Sea Salt Making
Twiglets
We’ve picked up some great foliage on our travels, but this twig was particularly stubborn when it came to removal!
Muddy Matches
There is a story about our visit to Halen Mon on their website.
Welsh Farm Organics
Looking into rural businesses on this trip, one thing that has really stood out is the lengths to which some people go in order to create employment for themselves in a part of the world they love; be that the countryside in general, a particular region, or the very farm they grew up on. As… Continue reading Welsh Farm Organics
A Country Cottage on Wheels?
Not exactly a blog entry, but we did laugh when we found out our van was being discussed on the forum of a “global online motorhoming community”, Motorhome Facts. CC stands for Caravan Club, we discovered. Click here to see it.
Pub Quiz and ‘Taste of Game’ Night at the Picton Inn
When we approached Gordon Miller, the landlord of the Picton Inn in Clarbeston Road, Pembrokeshire, about doing a Muddy Pub Quiz night, he suggested that we tied it in with the BASC ‘Taste of Game Week’ (10th – 17th November) and offered to put on a number of game dishes to try for free. We… Continue reading Pub Quiz and ‘Taste of Game’ Night at the Picton Inn
Frizbee Golf in Pembrokeshire
One of the things we have been interested in on this tour is weird and wonderful farm diversification projects so, when we heard about ‘frizbee golf’ on a farm in Pembrokeshire, we had to take a look. Richard and Dawn Lewis have been farming (beef, dairy and arable) at Slebech, near Haverfordwest, for nearly twenty… Continue reading Frizbee Golf in Pembrokeshire
BBC Radio Wales
This interview for the Jamie and Louise Programme was done from an unmanned studio in Pembrokeshire College. It was all a bit chaotic as Emma’s microphone didn’t work!
Wooly Shepherd’s Diary
After learning to make wool with Val Grainger, we get a mention in her blog. Click here.