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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Impatient girl on August 14, 2016, 06:46:39 pm

Title: Newbie
Post by: Impatient girl on August 14, 2016, 06:46:39 pm

Hi
Hope nobody minds me joining this forum.
My Hubbie and I are looking to buy our first smallholding next year and I want to do as much homework as possible.
My hubbie (peter) has a farming background and I (Lesley) a gardening one so hopefully we will have some of the practical knowledge , it's going to be more the legal and everyday knowledge we will be lacking, hence my appearance on this forum hopefully I can pick up lots of tips.
Hopefully one day doing the same to another newbie

Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: TheSmilingSheep on August 15, 2016, 05:56:45 pm

Hello 'newbie' - you're very welcome! We all share here, and I imagine that between you, you'll be sharing lots of knowledge with us before you know it...
Where are you looking to move / set up?
I'm sure for lots of us the years spent planning and discussing is a HUGE part of the fun.... the anticipation of it all!
Good luck! :wave: :wave:

Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Impatient girl on August 15, 2016, 06:26:59 pm

Looking at wales , but it wil be more about the correct set up, at the moment we are not ruling out anywhere .

Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on August 15, 2016, 07:32:11 pm

Heya and welcome to the forum from Ceredigion. If you're looking to move to wales it may be worth trying the smallholding centre, very good and there are quite a few available too. All the best with your search and if you need anything feel fre to let us know! Love the name by the way ;)

Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Caroline1 on August 15, 2016, 09:42:44 pm

Welcome Lesley, I am have had mine for nearly 2 years and so much to learn, but so rewarding as well.

Any ideas what you are looking at doing or hoping to try a bit of everything?

Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Impatient girl on August 15, 2016, 09:56:36 pm

We already have a veg garden at home and an allotment, so it is livestock that will be new to me , but really looking forward to it .

Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: devonlady on August 16, 2016, 08:34:59 am

Hello and welcome from Devon. Fun times ahead!

Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: bloomer on August 16, 2016, 08:37:40 am

Hello and welcome from Fife,


The only stupid question is the one you don't ask :-)


I have had my sheep just over 2 years and still learning...

Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Lesley Silvester on August 16, 2016, 11:55:33 pm

 :wave: and welcome from sunny Shropshire.

Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Steph Hen on August 17, 2016, 07:41:32 am

Welcome from Scotland  :wave: 

I like your name! Too much patience and life passes you by!
I grew up in Wales but have lived the last 10 years in Scotland and Scotland, especially north east coast wins outright as a place to live - if you've not been, worth a visit before signing up to damp Wales! (Just my opinion, but before I came up here I thought it was all deserted rocky mountains!) best of luck x

Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Rosemary on August 17, 2016, 09:01:23 am

Hello and welcome from  :sunshine: Carnoustie. We're 10  miles North of Dundee; I'm from teh Clackmannanshire but Dan's originally from West Sussex, although he's been here for more years than he's not and is a Scot by choice.