The Accidental Smallholder Forum

Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: SmallTimeSmallholder on December 08, 2011, 10:57:24 pm

Title: Hello Everyone!
Post by: SmallTimeSmallholder on December 08, 2011, 10:57:24 pm

I'm so excited to have found this fabulous forum  :D I haven't seen much I'm not interested in so far!
I am aspiring to become an accidental smallholder  :) We're just on the edge of the Ashdown Forest in East Sussex and started, as so many people have, with  a few chickens in the garden. We made the most of our broody hen this summer and put her on eggs. Three tiny little chicks are now our biggest chickens, two of whom are for the table. At the end of September I became the very proud owner of our first pigs! 4 beautiful Saddlebacks- they're truly fabulous  :thumbsup:
I am now considering if I've got room for a couple of orphan lambs next to my veggie patch next summer...
I'm really looking forward to seeing and hearing what everyone's getting up to and sharing information on many trials and achievements   :yum:

Title: Re: Hello Everyone!
Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 08, 2011, 11:50:05 pm

 :wave:  HI and welcome from windy Shropshire.  I grew up in Hastings and had many a picnic in the Ashdown Forest as a child.

Title: Re: Hello Everyone!
Post by: melodrama on December 09, 2011, 09:24:46 am

Hello from Forfar  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello Everyone!
Post by: Blinkers on December 09, 2011, 10:21:52 am

HI and Welcome from Wonderful South West Wales  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello Everyone!
Post by: Miss Piggy on December 09, 2011, 07:48:17 pm

Hi and welcome from a Windy West Wales.  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello Everyone!
Post by: Dan on December 10, 2011, 09:50:43 am

Hello, and welcome from a cold Carnoustie.  :wave:

I have very fond memories of Ashdown Forest, having grown up in West Sussex and visited it frequently.

Glad you're enjoying your pigs, and hope you can find space for lambs.  :sheep: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hello Everyone!
Post by: lill on December 10, 2011, 11:33:10 am

hi and a warm welcome (well bloddy freezing at the moment) to the forum look forward to your postings  :wave: :wave:

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Post by: Rosemary on December 12, 2011, 09:31:17 am

Hi and welcome from sunny Carnoustie  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello Everyone!
Post by: thenovice on December 16, 2011, 11:02:20 am

Hello from Cranbrook, Kent. It is a great forum, with lots of nice people and loads of info for those just starting. (me too!) :wave:

Title: Re: Hello Everyone!
Post by: manian on December 26, 2011, 07:08:27 pm

hi from a windy derbyshire :)

Quote from: Dan on December 10, 2011, 09:50:43 am

I have very fond memories of Ashdown Forest, having grown up in West Sussex and visited it frequently.

Dan where did you live in west sussex. i grew up there too
:) small world

Title: Re: Hello Everyone!
Post by: Black Raven on December 26, 2011, 10:33:47 pm

Hello  :wave: