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Articles by Cathy Case
A fragile spring
News from the farm | Farming | Soil Guy Singh-Watson 9th March 2022 As the sun climbs, the days lengthen, and the soil warms, I find that age has done nothing to dampen the excitement I feel at the gathering, irrepressible return of life in spring. Watching the swelling walnut buds, pregnant with life and promise, I can almost believe that – however much oil we burn, and however many bombs we throw at each other – this force is unstoppable, and may yet survive us.
Taking stock in the Hungry Gap
Farming | Regenerative farming | Growers and suppliers Cathy Case 23rd February 2022 Currently we’re picking red cabbages, leeks, purple sprouting broccoli, kale and cauliflowers, but during the Hungry Gap (the few weeks between winter and spring crops) in March and April, we’ll reach the point where they just won’t grow anymore. You see it on your lawn in winter, when the grass stops growing – and the same thing eventually happens on the farm, as the winter crops come to an end.
Hope in a collective world
News from the farm | Environment & ethics Guy Singh-Watson 7th January 2021 Despite leaving Europe, the ravages of Covid-19, and watching thousands of purple sprouting broccoli heads disintegrate after hard new year frosts, I feel a fragile but irrepressible hope rising in my heart.
A marmalade time of year
News from the farm | Farming Amadora Gahona 20th January 2021 These are busy days, and smell of orange and marmalade. Crews come from the countryside bringing the best fruit, and many women are preparing the boxes full of our Gospa Citrus organic Seville oranges. These boxes are a gift of taste and love of our land for all the British people who appreciate them so much.
Soil, muck and spring
News from the farm | Farming Guy Singh-Watson 14th January 2021 The last fortnight’s dry weather allowed our growers to spread muck, and in some cases plough the ground for early crops. Traditionally, stubbles (the six inches or so of stalk left after crops are cut) were ploughed into the soil in autumn and early winter, leaving the furrows exposed to frosts, which, through repeated freezing and thawing, shattered clay clods.
Mixed farming helps beat Brexit uncertainty
News from the farm | Growers and suppliers Cathy CaseAuthor 18th December 2018Date This morning we started picking the purple sprouting broccoli, this afternoon we’ll move onto the Savoy cabbages, then it’s time for the caulis. It’s a daily juggling act to get the right number of pickers and crates in the right fields. I get what I call ‘veg stress’, which is usually to do with having not enough or too many staff, or transport logistics.
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