Our Farm Diary

Right, first things first, if you've followed our #renovation journey so far, you might have noticed that some of the photos in our posts aren't your typical staged influencer pictures... firstly, we're not influencers. We share our journey as normal people, soaking up whatever weird, mundane or magical thing life throws at us, hoping to bring some down to earth #realism to the staged world that is sometimes presented to us on those tiny screens! Secondly, part of simple livi

Ok, so it's a little under the first year since the #willow cuttings went into the ground but it feels like the right time to blog about our progress so far as we reach the end of the first season. If you've followed our social media accounts (and if not, why not?!) you might have seen that back in march we set about planting over 300 willow cuttings in one of our tops fields. Let's back track... we've been on our own farm now for about two and a half years, but we decided no

A lot of small businesses are finding this Christmas build up slower than usual, the dreaded budget with all the doom and gloom associated headlines isn't helping, but we thought we'd do a quick blog post of how easy it actually is to support small businesses. So, here are five easy things you can do that will make a difference to a small business in the run up to Christmas and beyond. Read their Blogs Chances are most small businesses have a blog like this one. It can be lo

When we were looking to purchase our own smallholding, the space for our business to grow and thrive was a non negotiable so, when we viewed our now farm, the old Shippon was the perfect candidate for the forge. Some of it, as you may already have seen, has been transformed in our floristry and willow workshop with the other half now occupied by our forge and blacksmith's workshop! Firstly, we had to get the forge from our previous property two hours away. Armed with an Enter

So, a farmhouse is never truly complete without a pantry so we decided that, what was the utility room, needed to have a bit of an upgrade and become a self sufficient enthusiasts dream storage space. This needed to be a multipurpose space, where we could store the dogs' bits and bobs, do laundry, be a walk in pantry and, provide a space for our farming jackets and overalls etc. The previous owners left us with a handy storage bench which, combined with an open space to hang

It's no secret that as autumn and winter set in, many people feel mixed emotions ranging from fatigue and lack of energy to full blown sadness. In this post we've included five easy ways to help cope as the nights draw in. If we look at the principles of slow, seasonal living, we're encouraged to embrace the longer nights as a time of reflection, self care, creativity and most importantly, as a time of reset. Many people don't realise it, but during the spring and summer, the

Ok, first of all, let me tell you that I'm writing this blog after six hours on the phone to Companies House and Gov.UK today alone, so...

The old small cattle shed screamed out to be utilised as one of our #workshops. We decided it would be better suited to the #floristry...

They say #moving house is one of the most stressful things you do in your life, I don't know who 'they' are but let me tell you... they...

So, in just under a month, we'll have had the keys to our very own little slice of #YnysMôn for two whole years... considering it took us...

What a year it's been!

We've been wanting to write this little farm update blog post for ages now but it just didn't seem right writing about all the great...

So it's been just over a month since we officially launched Evans and Moose!

We're really pleased that you're taking the time to have a look around our site so thank you! If you've read through our about us page,...