Harvest time

Blogged by Carol:
Driving over to Biggleswade from Bedford this morning I couldn’t help but notice all the grain lorries on the road full of this year’s harvest. It looks like our recent few days of dry weather is coming to an end with rain forecast for Biggleswade every day this week, no doubt making it a last minute rush for all the local farmers. All of the grain we use at Jordans is grown by a special group of Conservation Grade farmers to whom we pay a premium to plant 10% of their land with nature-friendly habitats that encourage bees, butterflies and birds to flourish in our countryside. Rob Law is our closest Conservation Grade farmer – his farm is just 13 miles away in Royston. Official early reports indicate that the total EU harvest for 2008 is up versus 2007 but we’ll have to wait and see how Rob and the other Conservation Grade farmers have faired.