Environmentally Friendly Accommodation

Exciting news !

One of our members, Beechenhill Farm, has been shortlisted for the Sentinel Environmental Business Awards!

These prestigious awards are seeking “Companies that have introduced environmental improvements which are enhancing the quality of life within North Staffordshire.” Beechenhill Farm has done extremely well to be shortlisted and is up against a large business and a multinational company! We all wish them luck in the finals.

A number of our Peak District Farm Holiday members are also committed to sustainable business practices and conserving the beautiful Peak District environment in which we live and work, and have been awarded either the Peak District or the Staffordshire Environmental Quality Mark. Look out for the award logos on the farm website entries - you can be sure of a quality eco holiday with us.

Meanwhile on the farm, the snow hit a few days ago, melted a little and has now frozen solid. We are expecting more this evening!

The chickens have been pottering about in the snow but seem to have been a little discombobulated by it and keep gathering in snow free patches – we assume to chat about the weather!

The snow will shortly disappear giving way to warmer weather - why not book a holiday with us and enjoy the Peak District countryside in all it's summer glory. Our free range hens will be back in full egg production by then so you can enjoy a tasty breakfast.

Quite Revolutionary

They say the definition of a farmer is "a man outstanding in his field".

Peak District Farm Holiday members are all outstanding in their field and are keen to embrace modern technologies, be it utilising renewable energy, using electronic tags on cows to monitor animal health and feed rations, or submitting animal passport information on line.

Rural internet connection can often be a trial with slow download speeds, but farmers are computer savvy and whilst not pioneers, we are definitely using modern technologies to our advantage.

Our latest marketing initiative for the Peak District Farm Holiday group has been the creation of a QR code for our magazine advertising, which when zapped with a smart phone will take users direct to a short video. The video (below) is designed to give a taster of the outstanding quality holiday accommodation we offer on working farms and show the fabulous Peak District landscape in which we are fortunate enough to work.

We hope you enjoy a moment of escape to the Peak District and getting up close with the animals.

Now is a good time to think ahead and book your summer holiday for 2012.

We look forward to welcoming you to our farms so you can share our passion for the countryside.