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Title: Hello from Devon
Post by: Partridge farm on April 27, 2010, 05:20:54 pm

Hi, I am completely new to this! My husband & I run a small farm in Devon raising rare breed pigs and cattle. We have a few chickens and have just constructed a polytunnel today so we can start to grow all our own veg!! I would love to be completely self-sufficent and one day hope this will come true! We started off with a small veg patch and 2 pigs and have just got bigger and bigger ! Look forward to chatting soon.

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: sandy on April 27, 2010, 05:28:01 pm

Hello and welcome, with a bit of luck, money and hard work you will get there, I only have a few chickens as I run a B&B, funnily enough we were buying a house 4 years ago in Devon but it fell through 2 x, well the selling of our house did, so anyway, we changed our plans as eventualy the house we wanted sold, now we live in Central Scotland and have no regrets, even love the cooler weather!!!

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: JulieS on April 27, 2010, 05:35:36 pm

Hello and welcome.  I'm in Devon too  :)

What pigs have you got?

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: Partridge farm on April 27, 2010, 05:38:15 pm

Hello, Scotland is stunning, my husband would love to live there. We are thinking of starting a B&B to earn a few extra pennies! I'm just not sure about having complete strangers in my house!! We only moved to devon in January so we are just finding our feet and getting properly organised now!!

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: Partridge farm on April 27, 2010, 05:39:59 pm

Hello Julie, We have large Black, Gloucestershire Old spots and a saddleback!! They keep me busy!!

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: valr on April 27, 2010, 06:26:09 pm

Hi from another newbie!  :wave:
Val

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: Simon O on April 27, 2010, 06:46:20 pm

Hi there - yes the fruit and veg are v important and maybe get overlooked a bit as the animals are more exciting! Welcome from another new person to the site, also in Scotland.  :)

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: Daisys Mum on April 27, 2010, 08:24:49 pm

Hi and welcome from the Scottish Borders,  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: doganjo on April 27, 2010, 08:26:13 pm

Hi and welcome from another Clackmannanite!  I wouldn't like strangers in my home either, but Sandy and Steve thrive on it.  Their house is much more suited to it than mine anyway - can be separate from their guests if they want to be.  I think that is the key - I couldn't do that in my house.

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: little blue on April 27, 2010, 09:43:28 pm

hello and welcome from Derbyshire

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: Partridge farm on April 27, 2010, 09:54:54 pm

Thank you for all your messages, i feel very welcomed x

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: Annie22 on April 28, 2010, 02:01:44 am

Hi and welcome from Australia.

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: Hilarysmum on April 28, 2010, 07:01:10 am

Hi welcome from another GOS lover.  I also have a large black, he is just a pet though.

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: Rosemary on April 28, 2010, 07:33:56 am

Hi and welcome! From rainy Clackmannanshire - hopefully making the grass grow though.

My parents in law had a guest house but their accommodation was completely seperate - a single door between both parts of the house. I'd like a wee caravan site at our new place but Dan's not so keen.

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: CameronS on April 28, 2010, 09:07:19 am

Welcome from the depths of fife   :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: doganjo on April 28, 2010, 04:04:56 pm

Quote from: Rosemary on April 28, 2010, 07:33:56 am

Hi and welcome! From rainy Clackmannanshire - hopefully making the grass grow though.

My parents in law had a guest house but their accommodation was completely seperate - a single door between both parts of the house. I'd like a wee caravan site at our new place but Dan's not so keen.

Good little earner in the summer if you have hard standing pitches and electric hook ups, plus a shower/disposal point, and a shop.  Can be tying unless you can afford someone to run the shop

Title: Re: Hello from Devon
Post by: Partridge farm on April 29, 2010, 11:43:54 am

I think the camping idea is an excellent one although we dont have much spare room and i know my husband is against it!! Maybe one day though!! X