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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: davinad on October 08, 2018, 01:12:23 pm

Title: New to the forum
Post by: davinad on October 08, 2018, 01:12:23 pm

Looks like an interesting site. Thanks for letting me in. I have a small 26 acre farm in Central Alberta, Canada. I have raised pigs, rabbits, sheep, vegetables for market and various poultry. I have settled in to the poultry and sheep. I am getting close to retirement so I am working out my after retirement lifestyle and supplemental income. The Farmstead lifestyle appeals to me because of the quality of food and maintaining my health, the exercise, fresh air and joy of raising animals well and with love.

I look forward to reading and following others stories.

Ta Ta for now.

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: nimbusllama on October 11, 2018, 08:04:15 am

Hello and welcome to the forum  :wave: I am sure you will find it useful as there is lots of good advice on here  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: Perris on October 11, 2018, 08:23:58 am

 :wave: hello davinad  - what kind of poultry and sheep do you keep?

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: Lesley Silvester on October 11, 2018, 10:25:56 am

Hello  :wave: and welcome to TAS forum.

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: Fleecewife on October 11, 2018, 11:48:09 am

Hello and welcome  :wave:   I'm looking forward to learning more from you about homesteading in Canada, your animals and challenges.  For example you have very different wildlife in Canada to that we have here - do you have problems ever?  Here in the UK our biggest problem is losing sheep to roaming domestic dogs which think they are wolves, with owners who don't see a problem with their antics.

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: RCTman on October 11, 2018, 07:05:38 pm

Hi and welcome

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: Rosemary on October 11, 2018, 08:04:19 pm

Hello and welcome to TAS :wave:

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: Penninehillbilly on October 12, 2018, 01:56:10 am

Hi davinad, welcome to TAS, I hope you get the info you want, and we get some info from you ;D .
I'd love to hear of different farming practices in Canada.

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: Possum on October 13, 2018, 08:44:13 pm

"Ta Ta for now" - That sounds interesting, but not very Canadian  :) . Isn't that 1940's Britain and ITMA?

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: alang on October 13, 2018, 09:14:38 pm

Welcome to the forum. I used to visit Goose Bay in Labrador when working in the military.Beautiful country, friendly people and one i would love to go back to and explore more.