Josh's blog

The trial and errors are different for everyone, some people are focused on locally made, others for shopping plastic free. I began with a few bits in the kitchen like glass jars, wooden dish brush and buying a few organic products.

December arrives and winter starts with us getting ready for our very first christmas market this year!  We’re looking forward to showing McGowan R...

At McGowan Realm, you may have seen the Christmas page is now up and running. We’re hoping to show off our products that we sell throughout the yea...

As we reach out for more sustainability, I thought I would include some of our values this month, as I plan to display the same message on our McGo...

In the fields as I drive past most days and evenings they have been in full harvest with machinery and bales on the move. In late summer our busine...

It's the height of summer and our wildlife garden has gone into full stretch. Hedges bursting so tall and wildlife popping in from all angles. The ...

Reaching the half way point of the year has meant so much wildlife has been buzzing already...

30/05/2021 At McGowan Realm I've been setting up the new website on a different platform to make plastic free shopping with us that bit easier, aft...

26/4/2021 Out and about I'm listening to baby sparrows in the eaves of houses demanding food from their parents. The blooming woodland floors are a...

27/2/21 This week has been a step into spring, I'm now seeing more people out making the most of the sunshine. The hedges around the country are ge...

17/2/21 Living with the changes for almost a year it has been a remarkable year of adaptations, for a lot of people who work indoors/or who are ask...

25/1/2021 The last blog I wrote we had snow and parts of the country have had a recent blanket again. It does make for beautiful scenes but it can ...