Clearing winter brassicas

The brassica patch has come to the end of its productive phase so it is gradually being cleared to make room for the new root bed. It still has one last use though! The plants are combed through for the last crop for the kitchens, and the still green leaves are separated from the stalks and taken down to the chickens and young calves, to give them a nice fresh treat before the new grass of spring comes through and the insects are thriving again. Waste not, want not!