The mower is now buzzing as the grass is growing.
The glamping site is looking good with tons (and tons) of logs available to segregate tents and edge firepits.
The logs have come from the huge effort from Will and Owen at WillOtrees. If you’re close to the farm and need a tree surgeon then please do look them up. They, as are all the contractors aligned to Lee at the handyman group, are professional, hard working and good fun to work with.
(https://www.instagram.com/willo_trees?igsh=MTltNjA0d2FnYnJubA==).
The crops are growing well and I caught up with Geoff on Friday while he was spraying with Woody and aligned plans for the grain store and open barn. It means that once NPN finally finish their electricity works and we’ve completed the new grain store we can start thinking about what we do next with our open barn. I’m really looking forward to the coming discussions with Fraser and Alistair about how we can move that (and the rest of the site forward).
As part of my day yesterday I moved Steve and Tobi’s truck and caravan as, after the tree works, Dad now has an amazingly open garden. It’s now mown and awaiting gardeners to spruce it up.
We also have dates for part 1 of our house and office refurb too. Bespoke bookcases, benches and office layout to come.
We also had initial discussions with a possible wedding dress company looking for a shop at the farm as well as embedding our relationship with Phoebe (SASA) and Alex.
The frustrating things of the last week relate to our commercial let and the ongoing planning delays (this time mostly caused by me relating to the complexity of the interaction between our commercial arrangement and business structure). Hopefully all resolved soon.
We hope that Farrbrew will be opening the bar soon. When they do please do join me on a sunny Friday evening and I can show you around and explain our plans.
Stanbridge Farms 
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