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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: rebeccabeau1 on December 16, 2013, 05:46:05 am

Title: New to the Forum
Post by: rebeccabeau1 on December 16, 2013, 05:46:05 am

Hey there, my name is Rebecca,
I've grown up on a farm all my life and now setting up my own smallholding! I am very passionate about where my food comes from and hoping to create a situation where I can be semi self sufficient!
I am mad about pigs (both to eat and as company!) and looking to keep a few for personal consumption and possibly to sell.

Looking forward to some great help and advice :)

 :farmer: :pig:

Title: Re: New to the Forum
Post by: kelly58 on December 16, 2013, 06:00:28 am

Hi from Caithness  :wave: l got pigs this year 2 Mangalitza x gilts, love them, real characters :love:

Title: Re: New to the Forum
Post by: Bionic on December 16, 2013, 07:23:59 am

Hello and welcome to the forum  :wave:  From your background it sounds as if you might have plenty of advice to give us :)

Title: Re: New to the Forum
Post by: Rosemary on December 16, 2013, 08:34:51 am

Hello and welsome from  :gloomy: Carnoustie  :wave:

Title: Re: New to the Forum
Post by: Somewhere_by_the_river on December 16, 2013, 09:25:22 am

Hello and welcome (from another newbie!)

I completely understand what you mean about being passionate about where your food comes from, we feel exactly the same  :)

Angela x

Title: Re: New to the Forum
Post by: mickgil on December 16, 2013, 07:57:12 pm

Welcome to the site

Title: Re: New to the Forum
Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 16, 2013, 10:15:31 pm

 :wave: and welcome from Shropshire. I love pigs too and would have them if I had space and if my husband hadn't threatened to walk out if I did. My goats are here under sufferance.  ;D

Title: Re: New to the Forum
Post by: MelRice on December 16, 2013, 10:24:15 pm

Welcome from Germany too....I would love pigs but around here they are stupidly expensive compared to the bought pork....so we eat lots of lamb.

Title: Re: New to the Forum
Post by: dozer on December 19, 2013, 10:26:13 pm

Welcome from yet another newby ;D

Title: Re: New to the Forum
Post by: darkbrowneggs on December 19, 2013, 10:33:51 pm

Hi   :wave: and welcome from Sue - you will enjoy it here there are lots of knowledgeable folk who will help when you get started.  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: New to the Forum
Post by: goosepimple on January 10, 2014, 07:38:29 am

 :wave: hi Rebecca, you'll find pig meat selling is a hot topic on TAS  :D

Title: Re: New to the Forum
Post by: devonlad on January 10, 2014, 09:16:19 am

hi from Devon and welcome. great forum for getting all those helpful little tips and providing just the right answer when you're panicking. good luck with pigs. we raise a few ourselves and they are just fabulous animals- plus blooming tasty. :wave:

Title: Re: New to the Forum
Post by: CPWSolf on January 10, 2014, 05:55:35 pm

Welcome from South Wales.

Sounds like you are living my dream

Chris