The Accidental Smallholder Forum

Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Dan on September 24, 2013, 12:18:19 pm

Title: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Dan on September 24, 2013, 12:18:19 pm
We've added a category in our links directory (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/links/) for smallholding blogs (or online diaries, or anything close to that). Thanks to FrostyM (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=25158) for the suggestion.  :thumbsup:

If you have a personal blog or website related to smallholding please list it here or PM me and I'll add it to the directory. No commercial sites please - if you want a commercial site linked pick the appropriate category and PM me.

Thanks,

Dan
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: ellied on December 17, 2013, 02:20:45 pm
Hi Dan, I've just added a blog to my website, not sure if I qualify as I do have things for sale but it's hardly a commercial site!  et me know what you think, the link could go to the blog direct if you don't like the site as a whole.

barleyfields.webs.com is the url if you want a look.
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Dan on December 18, 2013, 02:07:07 pm
No problem, added now.  :thumbsup:

If you want to change the description just PM or email me a new one (dan@tas.re)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: ellied on December 19, 2013, 09:14:24 am
Thanks  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Small Plot Big Ideas on December 19, 2013, 02:01:02 pm
I've just checked and my blog is already listed - thanks!  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Hamish Crofter on January 15, 2014, 06:40:32 am
I'm planing to test the water with a podcast starting in the springtime. Mainly about our challenge of building our house on our newly purchased croft and then working the croft on Skye.
Watch this space........
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Rookie on January 24, 2014, 12:59:32 pm

Not quite about smallholding, but about living a simple, thrifty and sustainable life:
http://simplechristianlivingblog.wordpress.com/ (http://simplechristianlivingblog.wordpress.com/)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Backinwellies on January 24, 2014, 02:42:35 pm
please add   http://nantygroes.blogspot.co.uk/ (http://nantygroes.blogspot.co.uk/)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: tattycat on February 07, 2014, 09:52:16 pm
Hiya Hamish Crofter. We went up to Skye to look at a smallholding. What weather, nd it was April! The caravan we stayed in was roped down......Quite frankly Shetlands/Soays. Belties/Highlands. Nd lots of thick hedging for any chance of garden!! Always thought Blueberrys or Cranberries would do well... All the best! :wave:
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: tattycat on February 07, 2014, 09:55:22 pm
Ok folks We've moved, now we need to pay for the place...I need to get us OUT THERE, any tips, ideas, what you yourselves are doing? Blog or Website or both.......
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: marka on February 08, 2014, 07:27:11 pm
Dan,

Not really a seperate dedicated blog but could you add our facebook page as we are using this as our blog whilst we sort out our own web page.

Our address is as below :-

https://www.facebook.com/WellsideCroft (https://www.facebook.com/WellsideCroft)

Many thanks

Mark
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Cactus Jack on April 08, 2014, 03:57:53 pm
This is my little blog link


http://wp.me/p1moKF-65 (http://wp.me/p1moKF-65)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: melholly on April 19, 2014, 07:34:22 pm
Me please to the list! Though I need to update it!!


Blogspot address on my signature.


Thanks!
Mx
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: melodrama on April 28, 2014, 11:26:38 pm
Hey Dan, I have started something akin to a blog - it would be a blog if I knew what the hell I was doing but here it is anyway.


www.alieninthecountry.com (http://www.alieninthecountry.com)


I would appreciate any feedback anyone has but I'm sensitive so be nice.
Melanie x
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: GeorgieB82 on June 02, 2014, 08:09:13 pm
We have a website which is regularly updated with photos of the smallholding, plus my dad writes news items.

www.wthanonline.co.uk (http://www.wthanonline.co.uk)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: shadygrovefarm on February 16, 2015, 07:39:59 pm
Hi Dan

Have sent you a message through contact form but just in case........

Please add me  :excited: it's a general website about my smallholding ups and downs includes blog up dates (fairly) regularly.

www.shadygrovefarm.co.uk (http://www.shadygrovefarm.co.uk)

Thank you  :wave:
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Dan on February 16, 2015, 07:47:56 pm
No problem, added now.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: shadygrovefarm on February 16, 2015, 08:07:09 pm
Thank you Dan  :hug:
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Buffy the eggs layer on February 24, 2015, 10:26:19 am
www.thechickenwhisperer.co.uk (http://www.thechickenwhisperer.co.uk) blogspot. I also write for the north yorkshire smallholders newsletter.
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Dan on February 24, 2015, 05:58:19 pm
Thanks Buffy, added now.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: john and helen on March 03, 2015, 03:20:49 pm
not really a blog, more of a Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jopes-mill-hillside-produce/771020719622304 (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jopes-mill-hillside-produce/771020719622304)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Harebell on March 29, 2015, 09:43:51 pm
Is there a place/directory with links to people's social media sites - Facebook, Twitter, Instragram etc?

I have a Facebook and Twitter page at the moment and like following other smallholders/farmers  :)
https://twitter.com/MaythornFarm (https://twitter.com/MaythornFarm)
https://www.facebook.com/maythornfarming (https://www.facebook.com/maythornfarming)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Dan on March 30, 2015, 10:39:44 am
Is there a place/directory with links to people's social media sites - Facebook, Twitter, Instragram etc?

I have a Facebook and Twitter page at the moment and like following other smallholders/farmers  :)
https://twitter.com/MaythornFarm (https://twitter.com/MaythornFarm)
https://www.facebook.com/maythornfarming (https://www.facebook.com/maythornfarming)

You can add your FB page to your profile here:

http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=forumprofile (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=forumprofile)

At the bottom of this form is a field for your FB URL, just put the whole thing in including http:// and it'll save it to your profile and put an FB icon under your profile pic on every post.

I'll have a look at pulling out everyone's FB links into a directory of sorts, shouldn't be too hard.
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: adrian007 on July 02, 2015, 10:20:04 pm
Our blog is starting to tell the story of how we are changing 3 fields full of weeds into a small holding in Cornwall.

Hope you like it!
www.axeheadfarm.co.uk (http://www.axeheadfarm.co.uk)

We're on facebook too - search for Axe Head Farm... we're the only one :-)

We love comments - please feel free to ask/comment.

Thanks
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Dan on July 03, 2015, 07:22:25 am
Our blog is starting to tell the story of how we are changing 3 fields full of weeds into a small holding in Cornwall.

Excellent! Added now:

http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/links/smallholding-blogs/ (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/links/smallholding-blogs/)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: smallholdingsister on July 04, 2015, 07:59:22 am
Hello. I am a new member and my blog is at smallholdingsister.com

Any advice gratefully received!
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: sarab on July 06, 2015, 04:23:54 pm
Not sure how much land constitutes a smallholding, but I started a blog when we moved to Bulgaria for two reasons, one was because my memory isn't that good so it acts as a diary, but also because I found other people's blogs very handy when doing my research and figured mine might be too. It seems I was right and a few people have followed and been encouraged to do the same.

http://debrazzaman.blogspot.com/ (http://debrazzaman.blogspot.com/)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Millwood on July 07, 2015, 09:28:50 am
Hi, Please can we have our blog added? We have a 3 acre market garden in Oxfordshire.

http://www.themarketgardeneynsham.co.uk/blog

Many thanks
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: The_Hawthorne_Pack on August 01, 2015, 09:49:35 pm
Hi Dan and Rosemary   :wave:

I have just started a blog about our microholding, please add it to your list.  Only started today, more input tomorrow.

Jheri.

https://gnomecorner.wordpress.com/   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: smallholdingsister on August 08, 2015, 08:08:41 am

Not quite about smallholding, but about living a simple, thrifty and sustainable life:
http://simplechristianlivingblog.wordpress.com/ (http://simplechristianlivingblog.wordpress.com/)

Hi I should love to read your blog. Would you allow me access please?
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: SquareSparrow on September 30, 2015, 01:20:54 am
Hi there, My Square Sparrow blog ( http://square-sparrow.com/ (http://square-sparrow.com/) ) is about life on our 5-acre smallholding, nicknamed The Sparrowholding, near Loch Leven - including the antics of our Shetland sheep (known as the "chocolate sheep"), the ongoing weed war in our long-suffering polytunnel and the joys of country life in general. Would be delighted  if you feel able to share it :-) Best wishes, Karen
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Dan on September 30, 2015, 11:29:22 am
Hi there, My Square Sparrow blog (http://square-sparrow.com/ (http://square-sparrow.com/) ) is about life on our 5-acre smallholding, nicknamed The Sparrowholding, near Loch Leven - including the antics of our Shetland sheep (known as the "chocolate sheep"), the ongoing weed war in our long-suffering polytunnel and the joys of country life in general. Would be delighted  if you feel able to share it :-) Best wishes, Karen

Done: http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/links/smallholding-blogs/ (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/links/smallholding-blogs/)

A link back would be appreciated but isn't required.  :)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: TracyC on October 18, 2016, 09:40:56 pm
Hiya

https://oursmallholdingadventure.blogspot.co.uk

is our blog on moving to our smallholding.  Really appreciate if you add this to your list.
I've sent this via the contact page too so I hope I don't mess anything up posting on here too!  I'll link back to here when I figure out how lol.  Thanks, Tracy
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Dans on November 22, 2016, 03:13:06 pm
Hey,

Can you add mine?

http://goodlife.sixoaks.co.uk/ (http://goodlife.sixoaks.co.uk/)

Thanks

Dans
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: GribinIsaf on February 20, 2017, 09:23:35 pm
Ours is mainly pictures:

www.gribinisaf.uk (http://www.gribinisaf.uk)

Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: BrimwoodFarm on February 20, 2017, 10:00:48 pm
This is mine!

https://www.brimwoodfarm.com/diaries (https://www.brimwoodfarm.com/diaries)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Chaffy on July 06, 2017, 07:56:17 pm
Here's mine https://shipskitty.blogspot.co.uk/
Tends to be full of pictures  :)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: PK on September 05, 2017, 01:47:52 pm
Notes from a Suffolk Smallholding

https://notesfromasuffolksmallhoding.blogspot.co.uk/ (https://notesfromasuffolksmallhoding.blogspot.co.uk/)

Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: oor wullie on October 20, 2017, 02:29:28 pm
Mrs Oor Wullie has started a blog documenting her trials and adventures in dealing with the croft, cows, a baby and me.

Croftingwifie.com
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Nanzilela on August 16, 2018, 11:35:48 am
I do have a commercial enterprise and I run a blog with it. As it has many articles around my expertise I'm hoping it will provide information to the members. If it is not OK I understand.


https://www.agrisellex.co.uk/blogs/blog (https://www.agrisellex.co.uk/blogs/blog)
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: Cornishstar on March 14, 2019, 08:03:33 pm
Hello, after a lot of upheaval etc we are in France and I would love to share my FB blog page if thats ok.  https://www.facebook.com/SustainableSmallholding/ (https://www.facebook.com/SustainableSmallholding/)

We used to have a smallholding in Cornwall with an ag tie property.  After a successful few years commercially making cider we had a change in the family dynamics and decided to up sticks and move to France - where - guess what - we are smallholders.  Ive planted another orchard here and brought my equipment and we made our first juice & cider in September last year, exactly a year after we moved.  I've also written a book, which I mentioned a year or so ago on here briefly and its out on general release at the start of May.  Dont know if Im allowed to tell you about it, but if so, I will post again.  Its a practical guide to sustainable and profitable smallholding, based on what we were doing in Cornwall and what I learned from other smallholders when I worked for both the Rural Business School and Duchy College.
Now that Ive had my cataract done, I feel more able to spend time again chatting about things I love, although Ive been following the forum.
Title: Re: Got a smallholding blog? Tell us!
Post by: PipSqueak on January 10, 2021, 06:42:55 pm
This is ours  :) https://m.facebook.com/BlackOrchardDiary/