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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: feldar on May 10, 2011, 02:38:29 pm

Title: introducing myself
Post by: feldar on May 10, 2011, 02:38:29 pm

Hi Everyone , i just realized i should have introduced myself before jumping in and joining the forum (typical woman) I'm based in the New Forest and have about 200 sheep, 1 ancient horse, a few pigs ( keeps changing, man goes and buys more) and a hubby who has a tractor addiction!
I love the forum, it is really informative and so nice to be able to share problems with other likeminded people

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: doganjo on May 10, 2011, 02:46:45 pm

Goodness, you're a bigholder not a smallholder  ;D ;D ;D  welcome to the forum from a teenyweenyholder (in Clackmannan)

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: Cinderhills on May 10, 2011, 02:50:09 pm

Hi & welcome from North Yorkshire.  :wave:

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Post by: Rosemary on May 10, 2011, 02:52:13 pm

Hi and welcome from sunny, showery Carnoustie  :wave:

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Post by: darkbrowneggs on May 10, 2011, 04:28:41 pm

Hi there, and welcome from Sue in Worcestershire   :wave:

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: SallyintNorth on May 11, 2011, 01:29:22 am

Hi and welcome from north Cumbria.  We farm beef & sheep and I am a closet smallholder on the side - house cow, native ponies, pig(s), chickens.

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: Hilarysmum on May 11, 2011, 07:42:49 am

Hi from Brittany, I have very many happy memories of the New Forest.  Which part do you live in?

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: feldar on May 11, 2011, 10:26:46 am

I live in lymington, and our ground is near the marshes near the mouth of the Lymington river. We also rent a lot of ground around Brockenhurst.My hubby grew up farming and it's in his blood but i'm a townie who had to learn everything from scratch. We both work full time Paul contract fencing and i'm at southampton hospital and we farm evenings and weekends really hard work but i wouldn't change it for anything even in the depths of winter.

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: Hilarysmum on May 12, 2011, 08:36:53 am

I love Lymington.

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: Southfields on May 15, 2011, 03:34:46 am

Hi Feldar

I am also more of a microholder and live in Salisbury.

Vicky

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: feldar on May 15, 2011, 08:47:32 am

Hi Vicky
Nice to know there is someone nearby, Wiltshire is a lovely county, Salisbury market is our nearest for selling livestock. :wave:

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: Hilarysmum on May 15, 2011, 09:24:32 am

Ringwood Market used to be the meeting place I think on a Wednesday for livestock and dead stock.

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: feldar on May 15, 2011, 09:33:31 am

I know, Ringwood market is a Waitrose now, shocking isn't it

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: lill on May 17, 2011, 09:07:04 am

 :wave:hi and welcome, from Lillian central scotland :wave:

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: Southfields on May 28, 2011, 01:10:15 am

I frequent Salisbury market quite often and occasionally work there too.

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: Hilarysmum on May 28, 2011, 08:11:55 am

I bet waitrose does not attract anything like as much attention as the market did.  Parking along the A31 slipway on a Wednesday morning.

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: feldar on May 29, 2011, 11:03:59 pm

I don't like market much, sounds daft but the townie in me doesn't deal too well with selling livestock. OH goes a lot and we sell our sheep there but i prefer to stay at home.I would rather deal direct to customers than through market but i accept they are essential for British agriculture.

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: Bionic on May 30, 2011, 05:29:46 pm

When I am in the UK I live in Ringwood.  The Wednesday market is still there but it doesn't sell livestock these days. In fact it just the same as any other market. A few plant stalls, meat van too but mostly taken over by cheap clothes/shoes and the pound stall.
If I happen to be there on a Wed I will have a wander but there is nothing to make a special visit for. Its a real shame. 

Title: Re: introducing myself
Post by: Hilarysmum on May 30, 2011, 06:14:36 pm

Markets here are much the same, except that they all appear to have a live chicken stall, sometimes live rabbits as well.