I’m really looking forward to seeing you again this year on the 23rd! Is that presumptuous? Not really—many of you have been buying turkeys from me for over 25 years. So, consider this a gentle reminder to get your organic turkey orders in!
Christmas Organic Turkeys
Farming has once again been a roller coaster of emotions, weather challenges, and plenty of hard work, keeping my blood pumping and sweat pouring. The winter of 2023/24 brought us twice our annual rainfall condensed into just four months, and my thoughts often drifted to drought. The soil ploughed up in a strange condition, and the colder spring meant plant growth was slow, leaving my confidence shaken. I found myself questioning, “Do I really know what I’m doing? Is this the year that nature humiliates me?”
I tried everything to warm the soil while battling various challenges—whether from the air, microbes, or the environment. At times, the plants looked like they’d been on a bender for weeks! But slowly, the season changed. Warmth arrived, green began to emerge in the fields, nourishing rain fell and transformed my fertile oasis into a vibrant landscape. It bounced into life and I was off the hook. I can grow crops! The summer proved to be sufficiently wet, not so good for the holidaymaker, but a delight for the vegetable farmer.
Collection day is Monday 23 December from 12-4pm, cash on collection.
As Harvest Festivals take place in churches across the country next weekend, please spare a thought for the farmers and the trials we face in producing food from the soil, nothing more, nothing less!
Please complete the turkey order form on my website, this helps ensure that I have all my orders in one place: roddysorganics.co.uk/turkey/
Keepin’ it rural,
Roddy
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