How do you like them Apples? Well six GoodGymmers had this to ponder as they rocked up to Bath City farm once more for our montly visit.

Categorising Apples was the first item on the agenda. The Farm required us to sort apples into the following categories:

1) Bad Apples (these could be fed to the animals) 2) Large apples for turning into Apple Sauce 3) Small Apples for juicing

This was very relaxing work, although the aim was to empty the barrows of apples in order that we could get down to some more traditional GoodGym toil. Apples were sized and placed upside down in individual layers in trays before being transferred to their shed for whatever destiny awaits them.

Jane found an additional category:

4) Pears that look like apples but are actually pears - their fate is unkown to me at the time of writing, but you heard it here first.

We had ten minutes of fun feeding the bad apples to the animals in this order: pig, sheep pig, goats and actual sheep. Felt sorry for the chickens a little to be honest but we made sure to say hello and give them positive vibes.

Back to the grind then, and more traditional Bath City Farm work. All hands on board as Emily, Jane, Dan, Ellie, Meyrick and Kate were then tasked with digging up soil from one place and barrowing it (now the barrows were empty of apples) to another.

Usually the distance between digging and delivering the soil is inversely proportional to my expectations but on this occasion it wasn't so far. The Farm are planning on growing Gooseberrys and needed soil to fill a new planting area ready for this. Newsflash on Gooseberries - they are apparently 'IN' again after years in the wilderness .

All in all a productive day for the team, no Applecarts were upset and no Gooseberries were fooled. See you again next month Bath CIty Farm.