Hi, firstly what a great and inspirational site, i am in Orkney ( on one of the smaller isle) with my wife and 4 children 8-13 year old, i have 8 acres split into 2 plots, in the past i have had sheep, pigs and chickens but i have only been at it as a bit of a hobby mainly to teach the kids the better things in life, however this weekend we get our first two shetland cows, so excited, as you can imagine life on the Isle is a bit manic with fulltime employment being difficult due to ferry travel etc. so between us my wife and i have 11 part time/ relief jobs to make ends meet. My aim however is to concentrate on being a smallholder as much as i can, i have no ambition of being a full scale farmer due to land prices but would love to be completly self sufficiant in meat and am now nearly there, the sheep, turkeys and chickens are all happy at the moment ( Turkeys not for much longer though) and now for the next step. i hope to contribute as much as i can however interweb very sketchy at home so now cant wait to get to the office to catch up with the site/forum. have a great week people. Danny