GOODBYE GOATS, HELLO COWS! | ARE WE TOO LATE TO PLANT OUR VEGGIES? | PERMACULTURE FOOD FOREST FARM

It's been nine months since we made a dedicated FARMVLOG - we've got a lot to tell you!
Let us introduce you to our two dairy cows, our jersey called Hazel and our Dexter called Damson!
We explain why we have decided to change from keeping goats to keeping cattle, why we have decided that cow dairy is better for us than goat dairy.
We look back at the development of our small berry farm and discuss why we are late in planting out our veg garden.
We talk over what veg varieties we are planting in our market garden this year and then gather some branches from the forest garden to use as pea sticks. We then plant some peas, broad beans and onions all with the help of our toddler.
FOOD FOREST BERRIES
2024 sees work begin in establishing a small scale, permaculture designed family soft fruit enterprise that will rub shoulders with our other on-farm businesses. We aren't trying to compete with or replicate the large soft fruit commercial farms that are common place here in Scotland and around the world but showcase a small scale, ecologically diverse model that will work with our family farm's values and needs both economically and environmentally. Our sales will be direct to the consumer, working with our local community via a Community Supported Agriculture model (CSA), either through weekly fruit shares or by offering a pick your own/U pick. The berries grown in the market garden will add to the top fruit - apples and plums - that we have already been growing in food forest systems for nearly a decade.
About Tap o' Noth Farm:
Hi, we're James and Rosa! Welcome to Tap o' Noth Farm, an 8 acre permaculture designed food forest farm/homestead in Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland. We practice home scale to small farm scale agroforestry and regenerative agriculture methods to produce organic fruit and vegetables, raise dairy cows and goats for all our raw milk needs, geese to graze our silvopasture and coppice systems and laying hens, moved around in a Chickshaw, for an abundance of eggs.
Our videos aren't 'how to's' - more videos to give a glimpse into our lifestyle and hopefully inspire you to bring aspects of what you see into your own life.
HEDGE + FURROW'S OFF-GRID SHEPHERDS HUT
Come and stay on the farm in our traditional shepherds hut, complete with pizza oven and wood fired outdoor bath, set amongst fields, trees and beside a beautiful pond.
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[@user-gk1lx5dp9z]

Love how Lilli helps and chats away. She is growing up so quickly.

[@arcobalenonellorto8994]

Lilli is so sweet when she gave the good morning to the chickens 💚

[@farmyourbackyard2023]

Lillie’s sweet good mornings were so precious. I’m glad you are focusing on family.

[@8THIRSTY]

Delightful as always. We have loved milking our Dexters in Australia; Jersey's too; on our 30 acres. Always such a great time listening to your calm and joyfilled vlogs. Thank you, James, Rosa, and Lily xxx love the pea sticks

[@TapoNothFarm]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@patblaney3895]

Top of the morning to you

[@marilynstanbury5098]

Great to see you and the vegetables again, but really sad to see the goats gone, use to love seeing them as I was brought up with goats and they are such characters. Loved seeing the relationship between Rosa and the goats, but glad they have a good home. Lily has such a wonderful upbringing with your way of life, pure magic. Thanks

[@TapoNothFarm]

They might come back one day!

[@polarbear3753]

Enjoyed the video--Glad to see you all back full of the joys of spring. I have missed them immensely. And Hey-History repeating itself with the cows---you'll have a wonderful stone cold dairy in the house for all the mouth watering milk and cream and butter to come. New tatties 'n' butter -everybody's favourite.

[@TapoNothFarm]

Thanks so much!

[@TheWoodlandOrchard]

What a great childhood for Lilli. She's a very lucky girl. I've also just planted out my peas in a 'forest' of hazel brash. Looks a lot more interesting than bamboo. Keep at it!

[@herewegrowmama]

Love love loved this! So inspiring with the cows and especially loving all you are learning about Dexters!! 🌿🌱

[@TapoNothFarm]

Hey Leah! Thanks so much for watching...you'll have to come meet the coos some day soon X

[@carlyamandaart]

Fantastic Vlog, I’m missed your Smallholding updates and goodness I love the cows. I met some Dexters at the weekend and really love the idea of milking them x

[@TapoNothFarm]

Thanks you!

[@carolbulmer8253]

Hi, James, Rosa, and Lily. So good to see you all. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your vlogs❤️❤️❤️

[@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture]

I admit, I do sometimes wonder about a Jersey here. It'll be interesting seeing how they work out for you.

[@annabelmacrae5256]

Love your videos. This takes me back to my childhood in the NW Highlands croft with our milking cow Mum made butter and crowdie and we children took pails of milk to old aunties. More videos please ❤

[@TapoNothFarm]

Sounds wonderful!

[@veronicabalfourpaul2288]

Very nice kind of farming!

[@ronaldshort9819]

Butter and cheese and rich milk…..maybe just the wrong goats….Nigerian dwarfs are supposed to be best for that, and you could cross Nigerian dwarfs with Nubian which would also get you the same but more volume…..just saying 😊

[@punjabseth260]

👍👌

[@lascauxpermaculturegardens9601]

Congratulations on getting cows, I am sure you will love them! We love the opportunity to make all our dairy and fresh milk/cream. More importantly, you will have so much compost! One thing I should mention, health and safety, as a fellow jersey owner, be careful with your position when you milk, do not have your face in hoof range , if she kicks( rope snaps, a fly goes by,needs a pee 😅) she will break your jaw. Enjoy the journey!

[@TapoNothFarm]

Thank you!

[@fionagrows1848]

When did that tiny baby turn into a walking , talking little girl! How time flies.

[@danyoutube7491]

I was amazed when she said Romanesco! It's quite a long word, and she pronounced it so well. She looked to be having such a fun time playing with her mother's hair too :)

[@maristermcsorley4203]

What a lovely surprise they look beautiful 😍 love the music who is the artist? Thanks for the lovely video 😊

[@TapoNothFarm]

Its a song called Better than Two by the Visitants, thanks for watching!