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Brimwood Farm

@brimwoodfarm

An urban smallholder with farming dreams. Gardener. Chicken Keeper. Wannabe Cow, Goat, Sheep Keeper. Fiction Author.

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Brimwood Farm
@brimwoodfarm Jun 23, 2019, 4:37 PM UTC

Battling with Farm Trespassers

The last six years of my life have had one aim: move my husband and I to inherited farm land. It's a long process because my husband's Canadian and has to fulfil visa requirements and we have no mone…

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Brimwood Farm
@brimwoodfarm Jun 27, 2018, 4:37 PM UTC

Look Out for that Ladybird!

One of the world's most iconic garden bugs has got to be the Ladybird. She's a shiny, polka-dotted gem of a creature who - and this has to be her greatest asset...EATS APHIDS In the UK, we've current…

6 upvotes 5 replies $0.02
Brimwood Farm
@brimwoodfarm Jun 24, 2018, 6:53 PM UTC

The Vegetable Plot - What Have YOU Got Growing?

I'll admit it - just like every year, I've fallen behind with my vegetables. I have grand plans when it's February and I have all the time in the world. But when the sun appears, the weeds start to g…

123 upvotes 10 replies $1.37
Brimwood Farm
@brimwoodfarm Jun 20, 2018, 10:02 PM UTC

My Chicks are FIVE weeks old!

For this year's 'Chick Check' I hatched a random assortment of eggs from my laying flock, the cockerel of which is a frizzle poland. As it happens, only four actually hatched but my YouTube viewers h…

6 upvotes 3 replies $0.08
Brimwood Farm
@brimwoodfarm Jun 19, 2018, 7:15 PM UTC

A New Chick for the Pheasantry

I'm very happy to introduce you to my brand new baby - a Reeves pheasant chick. Though I may not be on my farm yet, I'm already starting to build a number of businesses that will transfer to the land…

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Brimwood Farm
@brimwoodfarm Jun 18, 2018, 7:13 PM UTC

Creating a Guinea Fowl Alarm System

Foxes...I love 'em, but I hate them too. As a poultry keeper it's my responsibility to keep my birds safe from these natural predators. I have had losses this past winter - my entire flock of Ixworth…

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Brimwood Farm
@brimwoodfarm Jun 17, 2018, 11:44 AM UTC

What's New on the Farm? Orchids, Pond Wildlife and More

With 40 acres of prime Suffolk farmland, there's always A LOT to do. I currently live a two hour drive away, so all of my work on the land is conservation and future-farm-dream based. In addition to…

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Brimwood Farm
@brimwoodfarm Jun 16, 2018, 4:38 PM UTC

Oh, Steem, Where have I BEEN?

It's pretty safe to say that the past four months have been rather tumultuous. I made a HUGE change in my life as a way to combat ongoing anxiety and depression and for the most part, it's worked out…

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Brimwood Farm
@brimwoodfarm May 2, 2018, 5:48 PM UTC

Australorps and Muscovies - Awesome Homesteading Poultry

Ever want to have a nosey at other people's chickens? Me too! That's why I created 'Chicken Check-In' on my YouTube channel. Essentially, it gives farmers, smallholders, homesteaders and backyard chi…

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Brimwood Farm
@brimwoodfarm Apr 29, 2018, 5:00 PM UTC

Springtime for TREES

It seems to have been a VERY long winter here in the UK. But like everything, eventually it ends and along comes spring - one of my favourite times of year as plants burst into leaf and gardens are t…

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