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There is a farmer in North Yorkshire who is writing a blog each month. His name is Paul Phillips and his farm is just outside Northallerton. The blogs can be accessed below. Over the year you will learn about what goes on during each season so please come back on a regular basis to find out more.

Just click on the months below for the blog of your choice.



	June >>

Hello again, Well, June was an interesting time for me as I spent two weeks of it sat by the pool at our hotel in Tunisia! It was a lovely holiday and I came back fully refreshed and rea...



	May >>

Hello again, May started very busy for me as not only were we busy on the farm, but I was also singing and dancing in a show for Northallerton Operatic Society, which involved me in many choru...



	April >>

Hello all, April started with the first of our lambs being born. Having not had any lambs born on the farm for at least fifteen years, this was a learning curve for me, and a chance for ...



	March >>

Hi again, It's the beginning of March and spring really does feel like it is in the air which has been really nice. It's still cold though so I need to make sure I wrap up warm before I go...



	February >>

Hello to you all, The new year has had a very busy start down on the farm. I mentioned in the December blog that I was busy with a local pantomime, well that went very well and thankfully it is no...



	January >>

Hello all, Happy New Year. I am slightly late writing my blog this month and December now seems a long time ago. The reason I am late is mainly due to the amount of time one of my hobbie...



	December >>

Hello. I write this blog from my nice warm office, looking outside at the freezing, foggy weather that has finally found its way to England. People say that the weather is a farmers'...



	November >>

Hello to you all again. Things "down on the farm" have been a little quieter this month because of the nice dry weather that we all had at the end of September and beginning of Octob...



	October >>

Hello again. I have found time to write this blog on an evening where the rain has meant the ground is too wet to work. Our work between the beginning of July and the end of October is v...



	September >>

Hi everyone, my name is Paul and I am a farmer from North Yorkshire. Through this blog I will let you know what we are up to each month on the farm and then try to explain how we produce the food that...

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