A continuation of yesterday with Mike Porter on his farm in Whalpole. Yesterday I drew one of his ponds and today we have the ponds edge where Mike is doing some maintenance with the able help of his faithful Labrador Tilly.
“World mental heath day” YANA day 81 of 100
Thank you Mike & Corine Porter for inviting me to your arable farm in Walpole. The family have farmed this land for over a hundred years. With today being world mental health day I have focused on a pastoral scene overlooking one of their beautiful spring fed ponds.
“Chris and Biddy” YANA day 80 of 100
At Ditchingham Home farm with my cousin Chris and his black Labrador Biddy. I was out with them checking on the pheasant feeders.
“After the cows are milked” YANA day 79 of 100
Continuing on from yesterday we follow the progress of the milk from the Montbéliard cows. Graham the production manager and his team of 20 is seen here ladling the curds into the cheese moulds in the initial stages of making the baron Bigod cheese. Rather than explain the process here I thoroughly recommend the video on Fen Farm dairies linked here.
“My morning with some Montbéliarde cattle” YANA day 78 of 100
I spent the morning with the Crickmore family at Fen farm dairy at Flixton. The farm has been farmed by their family for 3 generation and has diversified into producing cheese from their milk. So in order to make their cheese they have a herd of Montbéliarde cow which produce a high fat, high protein milk. They make their renowned Baron Bigod cheese a creamy, white bloomy-rind cheese handmade on the farm by Jonny and the team. Here I have drawn the Montbéliarde cows a beautiful pied red and white breed.
