Newsflash

It's a very strange time for us at the moment at Alledal Gård.

We've been here in Sweden for over 4 years, and during that time we have had some down moments, but mainly we've had a wonderful time trying to make a success of our little farm in Skåne. I have no regrets about coming to Sweden in the summer of 2006.

Now, I'm afraid, the end is nigh, and we are shutting down the farm. Over the last few weeks the chickens, ducks, and geese have found new homes, and hopefully in the next few days the goats will have new homes too. By the end of 2010 Alledal Gård will no longer be an active farm.

We've had some wonderful successes with the yellow ducks and the chickens particularly, and have found it to be incredibly rewarding. And for me personally, a fantastic way to switch off when I come back from work on my main job.

This is the beginning of a new chapter for us, and hopefully over the coming months we'll be able to share more of our plans for the future. If you've followed us over the years, many thanks, and I hope that we've brought some pleasure to you from our little corner of the Swedish countryside. 

 

 


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The arrivals of the first Swedish chickens
Written by Stephen Baines   
Saturday, 02 September 2006
Today saw the arrival of our first Blommehöns - a local Swedish breed of chickens, which means "Flower Hens".
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Lingonberry Jam
Written by Nigel Holmes   
Wednesday, 30 August 2006

We went out at the weekend to Landskrona and found some wonderful Lingonberrys at a Farmers Market. Lingonberrys are sometimes called Cowberrys in the UK. We decided to make Lingonberry Jam. A sweet but rather tart jam that goes so well with Swedish meatballs (of IKEA fame) or fried herrings (though to be fair just about everything in Sweden is served with herrings of some kind)

  

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Hunting for Crayfish Part 2
Written by Stephen Baines   
Monday, 28 August 2006
Well, it took 9 days rather than one night, but... We've perservered, and waited, and checked, and waited... Today was the day!
Last Updated ( Friday, 09 February 2007 )
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Hunting for crayfish - Part 1
Written by Stephen Baines   
Sunday, 20 August 2006
We were told by everyone at work that we were incredibly lucky to have a stream through our land, and we must have crayfish, especially as we had heron in there on a regular basis. It's August, it's crayfish season, so we decided to give it a go.
Last Updated ( Friday, 09 February 2007 )
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Today we've been wrestling with intestines...
Written by Stephen Baines   
Wednesday, 26 July 2006

The topic title sort of says it all, really...

Today we've had our first attempt at making English style sausages.

Last Updated ( Friday, 09 February 2007 )
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A little good news
Written by Stephen Baines   
Saturday, 22 July 2006

After the first couple of weeks we're checking our energy consumption levels, too.

 

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A little bad news
Written by Stephen Baines   
Saturday, 22 July 2006

Well, our first two weeks in Sweden are pretty much up, and it's an ideal time to look and see where we stand on the carbon front.

 

Last Updated ( Friday, 09 February 2007 )
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