Its that time of year again when I change hats from being the farmer to the butcher. 

We had a very good lambing and the lambs have grown well and because we are less intensively stocked the grass has not been over grazed and burnt off.  The flock have not suffered during the lovely hot sunny summer enabling us to make the best hay we have ever made for years.  I had no need to go to a sauna as the clipping shed resembled one in July.

As usual the summer holidays have flown by and we have started back in the butchery having our first two very successful markets at Alnwick and Ponteland this weekend.  Several customers old and new are benefiting from the Daily Telegraph Produce for Less offer and we were nominated as a Local Food Hero on www.uktv.co.uk.  You can also find our lamb at Rothbury Family Butchers and at Heighley Gate Garden Centre’s farm shop.

I enjoyed myself last Thursday reviewing the newspapers with Mike Parr on Radio Newcastle and managed to get lots of ‘plugs’ in for www.thelambman.com and the Farmers Markets.  I have been invited back next month for another fun morning.

I hope to see you all at the various markets through the North East and hear is some food for thought ……… it’s only 17 weeks ‘til Christmas!