First Cut In The Pit

Thursday afternoon - James starts to mow the Barn Field

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Friday morning - small shower early morning - soon dries up and we "row up the grass"

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Friday afternoon - contractor starts picking up at one o'clock

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Mowing and rowing up all day

Saturday morning - "mowed out" by eight o'clock - contractor arrives to continue picking up at half past eight. Rowing up and carting grass all day.

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Saturday 10pm - the last load of First Cut comes in and that's it for tonight. (There's still the levelling of and sheeting up to do of course - and then muck to spread to get the grass growing again)

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And earlier this evening our last load of "conventional milk" was picked up. At midnight a sea change sweeps through the cows and and tomorrow the milk is Organic

The photos were taken in the Teapot Field and by the silage pit.