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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Mel on October 16, 2010, 10:56:31 pm

Title: Hello from Northants!
Post by: Mel on October 16, 2010, 10:56:31 pm

Just wish to say hello  :wave: to you all,my hubs and I have a rented paddock of just over one acre,we have some 60+ :chook:chickens now and grow our own veg with moderate success,we are just contemplating having some pigs! We have been at our current location 4 years a love the smallholding if that is what you can call us! We are green as can be,all organic,free range and endeavour for frugal living..or maybe we are just peasants :o!

Title: Re: Hello from Northants!
Post by: piggy on October 16, 2010, 11:35:03 pm

Hi and welcome from Suffolk. :wave:

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Post by: Rosemary on October 17, 2010, 08:34:54 am

Hi and welcome from beautiful, sunny Carnoustie  :wave:

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Post by: Fleecewife on October 17, 2010, 08:55:58 am

Hello and welcome  :wave:  I too love being a peasant - nothing derogatory about it.  I work on the land and come from a long line of others who also worked the land.  Enjoy it  :farmer:

Did you see a tv prog a while back where John Prescott was travelling Britain talking to 'working class' people?  He spoke with some unemployed young women, one of whom said she wasn't working class because she didn't have a job.  To her being working class was something to aspire to, which Prescott missed.  She hit on a fundamental truth there. 

We are all so lucky to have access to land and be able to work it.

Title: Re: Hello from Northants!
Post by: doganjo on October 17, 2010, 09:54:41 am

Welcome from Clackmannan, the Wee county in the middle of Scotland.  Not a smallholder as such, just got ducks and hens and loads of dogs, but I also have an acre - just garden but trying to muss it up a bit, not having a lot of success with veg but I have THREE apples!  Am I chuffed!  I'm down your way three times a year at our dog club events. At Catthorpe Manor for our Le Weekend in September.  Weather was lovely.

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Post by: Hilarysmum on October 17, 2010, 11:57:33 am

Hi smallholders or peasants still very welcome.   :wave:  What type of pigs are you considering?

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Post by: Daisys Mum on October 17, 2010, 02:23:08 pm

hi and welcome from the Scottish borders  :wave:

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Post by: faith0504 on October 17, 2010, 03:58:00 pm

hi and welcome from moray  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Northants!
Post by: carrie on November 04, 2010, 07:31:16 pm

hi, welcome from southern ireland. we had a smallhalding in northants about 10 years ago. it's a lovely county. you're not peasants, just enjoy what you have.

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Post by: Sylvia on November 05, 2010, 08:56:48 am

Hello, it's fun being a peasant isn't it :)

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Post by: morri2 on November 09, 2010, 05:11:20 pm

Hi!  Nothing like frugal living - best way to be.   Welcome to the site. :wave:

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Post by: little blue on November 09, 2010, 07:49:48 pm

hello and welcome :wave: