Wark farm, Cushnie, Aberdeenshire

Hillbilly · Post: # 24340Post **Hillbilly** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:08 pm

Shirley and I visited it today! Wow what a great place! Right in the middle of the Strathdon hills. 200 acres of organic farm - pigs, belted galloways, geese, ducks (and pretty sure I spotted some guinea fowl too) and hebredian sheep. They are obviously passionate about what they do and showed us around the place and explained what they are trying to do.

Interestingly, first thing I spotted was the bio fuel heating system - running on excess grain at the moment! Look forward to investigating that more in the near future.

Visit it if you can!

http://www.warkfarm.co.uk/index.htm

Shirley · Post: # 24341Post **Shirley** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:17 pm

Hi Jo

Had a lovely time today and YES you did see guinea fowl... you weren't seeing things.

We are hoping to see him posting on the forum too (yes, I wore my teeshirt again!!!)

Thanks so much for being my chauffeur today :iroc:

Hillbilly · Post: # 24344Post **Hillbilly** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:30 pm

I'm not sure thats the right emoticon for the Volvo roflmao!!!!!

Yes, great fun today. Thank YOU for your company.

Glad I wasn't seeing things with the GF.

Shirley · Post: # 24345Post **Shirley** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:30 pm

loving your new avatar Jo!!

Hillbilly · Post: # 24348Post **Hillbilly** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:39 pm

Its about as close to owning a real sheep as I'm gonna get just now

ina · Post: # 24396Post **ina** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:24 am

... and it's a local breed... Scottish Blackface!

Will have to check out that farm, too - sounds like my kind of place. Well, one of these days, when I have no lambs to feed, the goats are happy to stay inside, and I've not just had an accident...

Shirley · Post: # 24412Post **Shirley** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:37 pm

Hillbilly wrote:I'm not sure thats the right emoticon for the Volvo roflmao!!!!!

either of those any better????