Sian TarrantMay 92 minLamb SpamThe time has finally come - we have lambs at the croft! Each year I forget how tiny they really are, there’s normal lamb cuteness, then...
Oliver GibbMay 12 minNew croft members: PoniesThis weekend we welcomed Hosanna and Glen, 2 ponies who have moved to our croft from Sanday. Hosanna is a gorgeous Highland pony, 19...
Oliver GibbApr 242 minGlamping at the CroftI’m excited to announce that this summer we are offering glamping at our croft in a Dutch canvas tent. The tent is situated in a field...
Sian TarrantApr 103 minDecrofting - a How-To GuideLast week we received news that our house was finally decrofted. It’s been a long wait, and I’ll go into why this is so so important for...
Sian TarrantApr 33 minThis little piggy went to marketRaising our own turkeys for Christmas dinner was our first foray into producing our own meat, a big step on our journey to self...
Sian TarrantMar 271 minMilldam QuicheWith the copious amounts of fresh milk and eggs that the croft is producing at the moment, I am enjoying churning out quiches - which is...
Sian TarrantMar 212 minGoats arrive at the croftI had driven down to Sussex with our trailer for a particular reason ...to collect some goats and bring them back up to the croft. I have...
Sian TarrantMar 141 minApricot SurpriseOn a cold and windy night, when nobody was home (Olly was in Aberdeen, and I was in Sussex), Mango gave birth to a heifer calf, alone in...
Sian TarrantMar 71 minMango the CowThis weekend Mango, our new Jersey heifer arrived on the croft. I’m so excited to finally have her here at the croft. She had to wait a...
Sian TarrantFeb 141 minFencingNo, not the kind with a sword, but with wooden posts and wire. This month and next month we are busy fencing 1.4km of our land at Milldam...
Sian TarrantFeb 72 minWeekend in EvieAs a pre-Birthday treat we stayed in Evie, on Mainland Orkney, for the weekend. We stayed at the Lodge at Eviedale Bakery. I had been...
Sian TarrantJan 301 minPlant a tree on North Ronaldsay!On New Years Day Olly and I started a new tradition of planting trees. It just so happened that we had 22 trees to plant for the first...
Sian TarrantJan 233 minPlans for 2022I thought I’d do a post about our plans for the year ahead., and now somehow it’s well into January. I don’t usually do resolutions, but...
Sian TarrantJan 161 minPower CutsWe have had a number of powercuts in this first couple of weeks of 2022 The realisation that we are not at all prepared for them has hit...
Sian TarrantJan 92 minSeal of approvalOlly and I take our cattle from a ‘walk round the block’ to try and keep their hooves in good condition. Una and Tom are always keen for...
Sian TarrantJan 22 minTurkeysIt was the week before Christmas and the time had come to dispatch the turkeys. We had bought a pair of young turkeys in early summer,...
Sian TarrantNov 30, 20213 minOrkney Christmas Gift GuideDecember starts tomorrow, so I thought I had better get my Orkney gift guideposts! While orkney.com has compiled a list of some of the...
Sian TarrantNov 14, 20211 minPastures newOver the summer I took on a couple of new pursuits. British Fibre Art Magazine - which has been published since 2016. The magazine was...
Sian TarrantOct 30, 20212 minPig SurpriseEarlier this month we bought 2 pigs, a sow and a boar. They are Large Black pigs, a native, rare and traditional British breed of pig,...
Sian TarrantOct 16, 20211 minDyke Building 2021This year we were back to some normality and had many keen volunteers at the Sheep Dyke. A total of 150 volunteer days were achieved with...