First we picked the fruit. A lot was picked earlier but there was still fruit on the trees

Washing apples

The apples (& some pears) needed washing first

Then Farmer Jake (and others) fed the machine with fruit to be cut up

The fruit was cut up and added to the press and then the fruit was pressed into juice

The juice was poured into bottles & containers (some will be frozen)

The bottles were put out to sell

Money was counted (to pay Kemerton Orchard Group who kindly brought their press)

The buckets were washed & we all went home

This is the last entry for this years’ Harvest Diary where Farmer Jake summarises this years’ success in each crop and tells us how Overbury have contributed to the UK food market from the crops that have been harvested.

Farming On Facebook

To keep updated about Overbury Farms don’t forget you can visit our Overbury Farms Facebook page. You don’t have to be a Facebook member to see our page – just go to www.facebook.com/overburyfarms and keep updated on the farming year. If you are a member why not ‘like’ our page and you will be the first to hear about all the latest news!

The Harvest on Twitter

To find out what farmers think about this years’ harvest follow #harvestUK or #harvest11. To follow Farmer Jake directly go to http://www.twitter.com/No1farmerjake

To find out on Social Media about the harvest the #harvestUK or #harvest11 are the hash tags being used on Twitter.  Farmer Jake’s Twitter feed is  http://www.twitter.com/No1farmerjake – No1Farmer Jake is Farmer Jake’s Twitter name.

To keep updated about Overbury Farms don’t forget about our Overbury Farms Facebook page. You don’t have to be a Facebook member to see our page – just go to www.facebook.com/overburyfarms & keep updated on the farming year. If you are a Facebook Member why not ”like” our page & you will be the first to hear about all sorts of things (including what this lamb is up to)!

On Sunday  17th April we had our annual ‘Lambing Live’ event at Park Farm, home to our flock of Mule and Mule x Texel ewes.  We were very lucky with the weather with hot sunshine all day for our visitors.  In total somewhere between 850-1,000 people turned up to learn about our sheep flock and how we manage the farm and the conservation on Bredon Hill.  In addition we had Paul, Rod and Tom our Gamekeepers talking about life as a keeper.  At the village hall we had lots of displays of local food including the an opportunity to purchase some local food and lamb burgers being sold by our great friends at Eckington Manor Cookery School

As long as you are a Facebook fan before 5pm on Friday 15th April just give your name to Suzie (who will be “checking you in” on Sunday) and 3 adults can go on the trailer for the price of 2. (Adults £5, Children Free of Charge).

Go to facebook.com/overburyfarms and if you would like to become a fan, click “like”.