The pigs.

This is what the slope looks like before the pigs are on it - a tangled mass of gorse etc



And after they've been on it a while... this one taken from the bottom of the slope looking back up the hill. It really is amazing!

The pigs.

One of the highlights of our visit to John's was meeting the pigs... and the piglets. The pigs do an amazing job of clearing the land and are clearly very content with their lot. I'm including a quick video of John with Louise (I think!).

John has them on a steepish gorse covered slope, which they happily rooted about in, and it is stunning to see how effective they are at clearing the thicket of gorse etc, leaving John free to move them on and then seed the area they've cleared.

Week two by the sea!

One of the things I got very excited about was using John's rotovator, and with some help managed to turn over the soil ready for planting potatoes. I am keen to come back and stay here to help with some of the jobs. John has a wonderful vision for his land.

Week two by the sea!

We met up with John at a restaurant (couldn't resist the banoffee pie - the best ever!) and drove on up to his land.

They have worked so hard and are doing an amazing job, building this barn etc etc.

John still has the same sense of humour!