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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: bigchicken on November 09, 2008, 11:29:36 pm

Title: Hi from Fife in bonny Scotland
Post by: bigchicken on November 09, 2008, 11:29:36 pm
Hi everyone I,m what some people call a kid on farmer, or as I prefer a smallholder. I keep Shetland sheep a variety of bantams and I grow some fruit and veg all because I want to.I,m a self employed plasterer five days a week. Mature male (whey did I nearly write manure there !) with a partner of the long suffering variety and some great kids and grand kids O! I also have several dogs and a Shetland pony who belongs to my youngest. I have about 12 acres all rented I've been up to over fifty sheep at one time but am cutting back a bit still have a few to go before the winter sets in. Glad to be me.
Title: Re: Hi from Fife in bonny Scotland
Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on November 10, 2008, 09:16:15 am
hello and welcome to the fold
linz aka fws
Title: Re: Hi from Fife in bonny Scotland
Post by: HappyHippy on November 10, 2008, 06:09:29 pm
Hello and welcome to the forum !

I think I probably fall into the kid on farmer category too - but it doesn't matter what we're called, the fact that we do it because we enjoy it surely counts enough !  ;D

Karen  :pig:
Title: Re: Hi from Fife in bonny Scotland
Post by: carole on November 10, 2008, 07:11:55 pm
Hello from me too in very very wet and windy Brittany

Carole
Title: Re: Hi from Fife in bonny Scotland
Post by: Rosemary on November 10, 2008, 07:38:47 pm
Hi and welcome! Where in Fife are you? Check out the Forth Valley and WEst Fife Smallholders' Association www.smallholders.info We ahve a meeting om Wednesday and you'd be very welcome - any Fife will do, doesn't have to be West!
Title: Re: Hi from Fife in bonny Scotland
Post by: doganjo on November 10, 2008, 07:40:54 pm
Welcome from another 'maccie on fairmer quine' frae Aiberdeen, but noo doon in ower Clacks.  Just as well you mentioned that meeting on Wednesday, Rosemary, I nearly forgot.  Must tell the Clacks Crafters I won't be there this week.  Gosh ain't life busy when you retire ;)
Annie
Title: Re: Hi from Fife in bonny Scotland
Post by: bigchicken on November 10, 2008, 10:53:17 pm
Thank everyone for your warm welcome I,m just outside Dunfermline and I thank you for your kind invite to the smallholders club but at this time I will have to decline as I,m to busy with work kind regards from me.