Ann's Journal

Stay connected with all the latest updates from our garden and farm as Ann shares her journey of rejuvenating a historic Georgian Walled Garden. Discover seasonal highlights, exciting new arrivals, and personal stories from behind the scenes. New posts are published every week, offering a unique look at this inspiring transformation.

Ann's Farm Journal

Strawberry Season

Strawberry Season

Hello Everyone, Strawberry Season has arrived at Hexhamshire Organics! We picked our first strawberries last Friday afternoon. We sold everyone of our punnets on Saturday at Jesmond Food Market. We...

Strawberry Season

Hello Everyone, Strawberry Season has arrived at Hexhamshire Organics! We picked our first strawberries last Friday afternoon. We sold everyone of our punnets on Saturday at Jesmond Food Market. We...

Lovely produce

Lovely produce

Hi All, Can you believe it….we are half way through the year of 2018! For the first few months of this year Bob and I were complaining about the huge...

Lovely produce

Hi All, Can you believe it….we are half way through the year of 2018! For the first few months of this year Bob and I were complaining about the huge...

Lots of hard work....

Lots of hard work....

Hi all, We hope you are all very well. Thankfully, we have had rain. As a result our produce in the Pond Field….. potatoes, courgettes, leeks, kohl Rabi, golden beetroot...

Lots of hard work....

Hi all, We hope you are all very well. Thankfully, we have had rain. As a result our produce in the Pond Field….. potatoes, courgettes, leeks, kohl Rabi, golden beetroot...

Northumberland County Show

Northumberland County Show

Hi All, Well our Royal has done us proud……. Our boar, Royal Standard, was entered into competition at the Northumberland County Show. This was our first show. Bob was up...

Northumberland County Show

Hi All, Well our Royal has done us proud……. Our boar, Royal Standard, was entered into competition at the Northumberland County Show. This was our first show. Bob was up...

Getting ready for the big event!

Getting ready for the big event!

Hope you all enjoyed a really lovely weekend and enjoyed….lovely weather, beautiful bride, light till after nine, places to go and people to see. We had the usual busy weekend...

Getting ready for the big event!

Hope you all enjoyed a really lovely weekend and enjoyed….lovely weather, beautiful bride, light till after nine, places to go and people to see. We had the usual busy weekend...

Tamworth Pig Update

Tamworth Pig Update

Morning All, We have had a very productive week…..our leeks, all 640, are now in polytunnel 6. More importantly, our tomatoes, all 200!, are now planted in polytunnel 7. We...

Tamworth Pig Update

Morning All, We have had a very productive week…..our leeks, all 640, are now in polytunnel 6. More importantly, our tomatoes, all 200!, are now planted in polytunnel 7. We...