Latest From The Elephant Farm
Well the weather this week so far is glorious ! So lots has been a happening down on the farm.…
Introducing our Dobies of Devon Food Ambassador and the Elephant Farm Blog posts
The Dobies of Devon gang are very excited to be welcoming Simon Hulstone (Michelin Star chef and all round good…
The shortest day, the longest night
Today – the Solstice – so it’s now officially Winter, when the night (or hours of darkness) far outstrips…
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Progress in our ‘Dobies’ garden plots
We’ve gone from four inches of rain in two days to nights of heavy frost and freezing temperatures. But on…
Thinking of Summer !!
Touring on the continent this summer in our motor-home, whilst the UK wet seemed to follow wherever we travelled, I was nevertheless…
Good living at the Malvern Autumn Show
We are here again on the Three Counties Showground in the lee of the Malvern Hills, enjoying a day of…
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Summer Reading
The long light evenings of Summer always seem to me to be a good time to catch up on reading.…
Vegetable Heaven
Back at the ‘Beat the Spiralling Cost of Food’ Dobies of Devon display at the Malvern Spring Gardening Show this morning (stand…
Fruit, Nuts – and Pancakes
Thinking about fruit when walking around almost any supermarket has me realising just how glad I am that years ago…
Mixed Medley for a Dark Evening
Rain is lashing the windows and it’s blowing half a gale – the first really wintry day we’ve had here…