Casalinho

Author: Andrea

  • The Perils and Pleasures of Pickup ownership

    We’ve recently become the proud new owners of a pick up truck. We were forced into it as our existing vehicle gave up on us, but every cloud has a silver lining and the pick up is far more practical for the sort of lifestyle we lead.     That’s just one of the loads more »

  • A Pressing Question about Goats

    All the goat advice is to ensure that your animals have access to fresh, clean water at all times. Otherwise they will refuse it. My own experience of goats back this advice up. So why then, when I give our goats a bucket of fresh, clean water, do they conspire to crap in it within more »

  • Casalinho on Facebook

    You guys are going to have to help me here, as I’m a complete Facebook novice! I’ve been trying to load a page for Casalinho but I need 25 ‘likes’ to secure it’s own URL. I’ve got 4 so far. All of you out there who have Facebook accounts, can you help me please? I’ve more »

  • Easter Bunny travels!

    There was a rumour a few days ago that the Easter Bunny had been spotted on the Santander ferry. Well it turns out that it was true. We didn’t see him, but the evidence was plain to see this morning.  

  • Dying your own Easter Eggs

    Easter is this weekend, so in an attempt to avoid chocolate eggs I’ll be decorating some of our own with the kids this afternoon. The chickens are producing 4-5 per day at the moment, not as many as they might but acceptable. They’re loving the extra protein in their diet I’ve been offering care of more »

  • Did I say Spring?

    It’s absolutely my own fault. I should never have mentioned nice weather. The weather gods must have been checking out my last post! Since then I swear the whole Atlantic ocean has landed on our place 🙁 Our damp but good spirited bunch of volunteers have been soldiering on regardless and have been doing a more »

  • Spring has Sprung

    Let’s hope it lasts! We had our first evening without out the stove on a week or so again, then our first volunteers braved a dip in the river. Now we’ve got to the stage where the sun creams are out and we’re spending the afternoons wishing we’d started work earlier in the mornings! The more »

  • Live in Vehicles Welcome

    The local council are ‘improving’ the track leading to the farm. It’s a bit of a painful subject, as the rerouted road goes through the corner of our orchard. Staying positive though, it means we’ve been able to create an area specially to park up live in vehicles. When we’ve parked these up before we’ve more »

  • Volunteer Space pictures

    I couldn’t load these last time I updated, but I know you’ll have waiting with baited breath. So here is the volunteer space today, complete with a shirtless Nelson. It doesn’t take much to separate him from it!        

  • Hold the Press – Nelson seen on farm before 9am!!

    Nelson is working flat out. I know that doesn’t seem in character, but I actually saw him with my own eyes here before 9am last week! We’ve been planning a common room / dining room / shower area for volunteers and visitors for some time, but the Permaculture Design Course we’re holding here in June more »