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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: LeonardCottage on October 08, 2010, 03:40:59 pm

Title: Hi from Lincolnshire
Post by: LeonardCottage on October 08, 2010, 03:40:59 pm

Hi everyone,

What a great site this is.  We've been smallholding for a few years now and keep chickens and ducks (for eggs and meat), milking goats, pigs, meat rabbits with plans to take on some meat goats and sheep in the Spring of 2011.  We also grow some of our own fruit and vegetables.

Besides 'working the land', we've recently started running smallholder courses.  We currently have Poultry and Beekeeping courses held once a month and a Food Safety for Smallholders Course which runs once every 3 months.

Over the coming weeks we'll be adding more and more courses including traditional crafts as well as more livestock husbandry courses.

We look forward to dipping in and out of the forums to advise and get advice!

Title: Re: Hi from Lincolnshire
Post by: Rosemary on October 08, 2010, 04:13:06 pm

Hi and welcome from damp and drizzly Carnoustie :wave:

Dunhill Golf here today and tomorrow

Title: Re: Hi from Lincolnshire
Post by: kelloggs on October 08, 2010, 04:29:22 pm

Hi LeonardCottage,

Welcome to the forum from Norfolk :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Lincolnshire
Post by: HappyHippy on October 08, 2010, 06:25:29 pm

Hello from me in South Lanarkshire and welcome to TAS forum  :wave:
I've got some chickens and pigs  ;) :pig: :pig: :pig:
Like you, I'm hoping to run some courses in the new year - I suspect I'll be picking your brains lol!

Title: Re: Hi from Lincolnshire
Post by: Frieslandfilly on October 09, 2010, 07:57:55 am

Hello from Oxfordshire, I have been thinking about running chicken keeping courses, but not quite sure where to start!! We only have very basic facilities here, would I need a classroom type place?

Title: Re: Hi from Lincolnshire
Post by: Power Poultry on October 09, 2010, 10:39:58 am

Hi and welcome from West Norfolk

Title: Re: Hi from Lincolnshire
Post by: morri2 on October 09, 2010, 10:42:25 am

Hi!  Welcome from north Wales.  Foggy here at the moment.  I have relatives in Lincolnshire and understand you've been getting all the dry sunny weather over the last few months....lucky you!!!

Title: Re: Hi from Lincolnshire
Post by: Daveravey on October 09, 2010, 01:02:05 pm

Hi from Fife   ;)

Title: Re: Hi from Lincolnshire
Post by: ballingall on October 09, 2010, 06:31:52 pm

Hello and welcome.

I have thought about offering a course here, so I may pick your brains about that!


Beth