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11pm in the market garden. Scottish summertime nailing it. #permaculture #scotland #summer #marketgarden #organic #aberdeenshire #vegboxes #farm #nighttime #scottishsummer #nofilter

Crops in the polytunnel are doing well - three beds of courgette, beets, dwarf beans and tomatoes. The chickens can be seen through the end doors in a garden plot that they are keeping fertilised and pest free for us. #permaculture #marketgarden #farm #communitysupportedagriculture #chicken #poultry #polytunnel #northernpolytunnels #biointensive #organic #vegboxes #vegetables #scotland #aberdeenshire

Listening to the radio? Tune into #bbcradioscotland and listen to #outfortheweekend as we’ll be on between NOW and 4pm!! @thevictualist @bbcradioscot #permaculture #marketgarden #communitysupportedagriculture #volunteering #scotland #radio

While we lost a whole bunch of cauliflower, broccoli and kale to the cabbage root fly, some of our cabbages have survived. We’re placing protective collars around each plant to stop further flies getting to the base of the cabbages to lay their eggs. And we’re planting more kale, cauliflower and broccoli!! #permaculture #marketgarden #farm #organic #communitysupportedagriculture #pests #scotland #womenwhofarm

It’s been a tough season so far - prolonged snow and rain and then weeks of no rain. And now our first serious pest attack - cabbage root fly. We have almost lost nine beds of brassicas which has been very hard for us to see. These flies lay their eggs at the base of a cabbage where the eggs hatch into maggots that eat the roots of the vegetable. There is very little we could have done to prevent this - the realities of organic agriculture. We have removed all the dead plants and introduced our flock of fifty hens into the beds with the maggots to help break the pest cycle. We won’t be beaten and are now planting more brassicas in another area which we will net with insect netting. #permaculture #marketgarden #communitysupportedagriculture #farm #organic #csa #pest #insect #homestead #chickens

@rosabevan got the goats moved into the lane way that connects the goats grazing cells this morning. When the laneway is out of use it quickly gets thick with grasses, thistles and willow herb which are all perfect for converting into milk! #goats #milk #rawmilk #dairy #rotationalgrazing #permaculture #farm #taponoth

With only a few weeks until our first #vegboxes go out the prep continues. #permaculture #marketgarden #farm #organic #vegetables #homestead #scotland #aberdeenshire #salad #polytunnel

Learning to identify the many salad leaves we have while sheltering from the massive rain outside. The red Russian kale was the favourite. #farmkid #permaculture #marketgarden #farm #homestead #organic #salad #kids #learning

When will it rain?!! It’s so dry that even the weeds aren’t growing! #norainforweeks #permaculture #homestead #marketgarden #farm #taponoth #tapthatfarm #organic

It’s been a great day hosting Frankie Vaughan who has been with us for the last 24 hrs collecting audio for BBC Radio Scotland’s #outfortheweekend. We’ve been talking about the farm, our market garden and various hints and tips to help your garden organically. Frankie helped us sow some carrots and harvest some radishes as well as following us around the farm while we worked our jobs. A fun day in the sun, thanks Frankie!! @bbcradioscot @thevictualist @permaculture_uk @permaculturescotland @csanetwork_uk #permaculture #organicgardening #marketgarden #organic #bbcradioscotland #tapthatfarm #food #foodie #diet #nutrition #foodprogramme

🐐 🍻 #goatbeers #beer #goats #homestead #selfsufficient #permaculture #scotland #datenight

One of the side effects of having a large flock of hens is that there is cake. It’s tough. #eggs #tonsofeggs #surplus #permaculture #homestead #welshdresser #kitchen #countrykitchen #cottage #selfsufficient

Sometimes things get chaotic around here, but then there are always Rosa’s lists. 💚 #permaculture #marketgarden #organicgardening #planning #polytunnel

This morning we planted potatoes at our friend and neighbours certified organic farm at Upper Wheedlemont. We’re growing our tatties at Wheedlemont this year to allow a little bit more room in our market garden for more quick rotation crops. #permaculture #farming #marketgarden #organic #rhynie #scotland #potatoes #vegboxes #vegetables

Trying some stale seed beds- encouraging weed seeds to germinate under polythene before killing them ready to plant or sow a crop. #organicgardening #permaculture #marketgarden #vegboxes #bedprep

We were on the TV last night! Did you see it? No matter if you missed it as you can catch it again on BBC iPlayer - The Beechgrove Garden, episode 5. Here’s us larking about behind the scenes! #television #tv #bbc #thebeechgrovegarden #permaculture #marketgarden #organicgardening #organic #vegboxes #vegetables #scotland #goats #bbciplayer

Cock o’ the noth. #cockerel #poultry #farm #permaculture #marketgarden #organic #scotland #smallholding

So good to have fresh salad and these red jewels back in our diet. #permaculture #marketgarden #organicgardening #organic #salad #vegboxes #vegetables #farming #scotland

Late evening French bean planting in the polytunnel. #permaculture #marketgarden #organicgardening #organic #vegboxes #polytunnel #scotland #biointensive #farm

It was a day for sun hats and bed prep yesterday. We’ve woken up with red shoulders and backs to another sunny day here in the NE of Scotland. #permaculture #marketgarden #organicgardening #organic #farm #vegboxes #vegetables #sun #summer #biointensive

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