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Title: Hi from a drizzly West Wales:gloomy
Post by: Barcud on June 06, 2009, 12:01:16 pm

Just registered with the forum.
Kate & myself (Mike) are rennovating and managing ! just about, a small farm in Carmarthenshire. Bought 5 years or so ago, and still not finished the house, but getting closer each year. Both working as well.
The land is pretty unimproved, a lot of it wet and over clay, and we are in the agri-environment scheme Tir Gofal. We are managing for conservation and a degree of self sufficiency.
Currently have Welsh Black sucklers, Jacob sheep, Oxford Sandy & Blacks, the usual clammer of ducks, chickens and turkeys, and various bits of antiquated machinery.
Hoping to share and benefit from others experiences, and keen to get a small area of arable underway.
Cheers
Mike  :cow: :farmer:
 

Title: Re: Hi from a drizzly West Wales:gloomy
Post by: jameslindsay on June 06, 2009, 12:04:14 pm

Hi Mike, welcome. It is freezing cold here in Fife today. I'm sure all the hard work you both put in will be well worth it.

Title: Re: Hi from a drizzly West Wales:gloomy
Post by: Rosemary on June 06, 2009, 03:21:32 pm

Hi and welcome form sunny but windy Alloa. Just come back from Fife, where it was freezing.

Title: Re: Hi from a drizzly West Wales:gloomy
Post by: JulieS on June 06, 2009, 05:29:20 pm

Hi Mike and Kate, from a very soggy Devon.

Title: Re: Hi from a drizzly West Wales:gloomy
Post by: Hilarysmum on June 07, 2009, 09:09:55 am

Hi and welcome from a slightly showery Brittany.

Title: Re: Hi from a drizzly West Wales:gloomy
Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on June 07, 2009, 12:23:25 pm

hiya from fws in central scotland
Linz

Title: Re: Hi from a drizzly West Wales:gloomy
Post by: sheila on June 07, 2009, 04:05:12 pm

 Welcome to the site from rainy Lincolnshire

Title: Re: Hi from a drizzly West Wales:gloomy
Post by: prince on June 08, 2009, 09:15:17 pm

hi im not to far away  30 miles ish aberystwyth  it rains most of the time round here nut you soon get used to it  welcome to the site

Title: Re: Hi from a drizzly West Wales:gloomy
Post by: MiriMaran on June 08, 2009, 09:24:04 pm

Hello from an unpredictable Derbyshire!