Fleece prices look more healthy
May 18th, 2010 | Author: admin
According to an article in the Yorkshire Post’s Country View last weekend farmers are experiencing a welcome upturn in the price of fleeces compared to a rock bottom of two years ago.
There were fears that there would be huge reductions in the UK’s sheep flocks as the price hit a low of 10p per fleece at a time when the price of sheep at market was also devastatingly low. Prices have bounced back now, with some fleeces fetching £5 per fleece. Read the rest of this entry »
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Yorkshire’s best dry stone waller
April 15th, 2010 | Author: admin
Countryside campaigners, the CLA are once again laying down the challenge to find Yorkshire’s best dry stone waller with the launch of the 2010 Dry Stone Wall Competition.
Aimed at preserving the county’s ancient craft of dry stone walling, the biennial competition recognises and rewards the people behind the miles of distinctive walls that define Yorkshire’s famous landscapes.
Farmhouse Breakfast serves up a £4200 treat for charity
February 12th, 2010 | Author: admin
Bumper Yorkshire farmhouse breakfasts – all 164 of them – were served up over three days and six sittings at this year’s annual Charity Farmhouse Breakfast.
Husband-and-wife farmers and on-farm accommodation providers Chris and Christine Ryder threw open their doors at Scaife Hall Farm, Blubberhouses, for the 2010 feast, which raised £4200 for the ARC-Addington Fund.
Countdown begins again for Charity Farmhouse Breakfast
November 29th, 2009 | Author: admin
Throwing open their doors again for three-day 2010 spread are husband-and-wife farmers and on-farm accommodation hosts Chris and Christine Ryder, of Scaife Hall Farm, Blubberhouses, midway between Skipton and Harrogate.
Morning and afternoon breakfast sittings will be staged on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, January 26, 27 and 28, with the potential to serve up to 180 farmhouse breakfasts over the three days.
Helping out will be staff from main sponsors Barclays, along with fellow Yorkshire members of Farm Stay UK, Britain’s biggest network of farm-based accommodation providers.
Tickets are now on sale at £15 a head from Christine on 01943 880354. The emphasis will again be on the use of quality local produce, also promoting the importance of eating a nutritious breakfast every day as part of a healthy and active lifestyle.
The Ryders first hosted Yorkshire’s Charity Farmhouse Breakfast in 2007 and over the years the event has raised many thousands of pounds for deserving causes.
The 2010 beneficiary will be the ARC-Addington Fund, a national charity that helps maintain the economic and social fabric of the farming community. Its main work is the Strategic Rural Housing Scheme, which provides housing for farmers who have to leave their farm and cannot find anywhere suitable to live.
“Breakfast bookings are already coming through nicely. We’re grateful to Barclays for their backing and would also welcome donations of breakfast ingredients from local suppliers, along with other sponsors who might like to support the cause, either through cash donations or raffle prizes,” says Christine.
