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Community => Events => Topic started by: Rosemary on September 24, 2015, 09:37:05 am

Title: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: Rosemary on September 24, 2015, 09:37:05 am
is this Saturday 26th September at Lanark Agricultural Centre

Do come if you can. It's organised by a(very) small group of smallholders who do this on a voluntary unpaid basis and it needs smallholder support.

There will be a few TASers there - HappyHippy, bigchicken, Andrew, Fleecewife, Tiva Diva, Carse Goodlifers, oor wullie (the latter two are doing talks in the seminar programme) and many more.

It's a good day out for smallholders - if you have a TAS Tshirt or badge, stick it in and see who you pick up  ;D

Hope to see you there.

Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: bloomer on September 24, 2015, 03:48:36 pm
And me I'm going. And Mrs b, and all the little or not so little b's...

Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: doganjo on September 24, 2015, 05:55:41 pm
Hope you all have a great time - once again, as a Committee member oft eh Brittany Club, I am attending our Annual 'Le Weekend' in Lincoln. 

Can't see it changing for the foreseeable future either  :huff:
Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: cans on September 24, 2015, 07:55:07 pm
Good luck everyone.        Hope the  :sunshine:    :sunshine:

Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: Fleecewife on September 24, 2015, 08:00:34 pm
Yes I'll be there, and I'm hoping to be able to look around all the things in addition to the animals.  So many folk have wanted to talk about our sheep at past shows that we haven't had enough time to see all the stalls, or go to any of the presentations.  I'm really looking forward to it.
My TAS hoodie no longer fits (I've grown rather than it shrinking) so I'll dig out a badge.
 :goat: :sheep: :&> :chook: :cow: :llama: :pig: :wave:
Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: oor wullie on September 24, 2015, 09:36:33 pm
Even Rosemary might not have known this but Highlandrose will also be doing the seminar with me.

Looking forward to meeting people there.
Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: Fleecewife on September 24, 2015, 11:29:00 pm
Even Rosemary might not have known this but Highlandrose will also be doing the seminar with me.

Looking forward to meeting people there.

I'll only know who you are if you're sitting on your bucket oor wullie  :eyelashes:
Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: Carse Goodlifers on September 25, 2015, 12:50:37 pm
......It's a good day out for smallholders - if you have a TAS Tshirt or badge, stick it in and see who you pick up  ;D ......
I don't have a Tshirt,or a badge  :(
I'll look out my sandwich boards and wear them instead  ;D
Although I fear that security may pick me up instead  :thinking:
Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: Fleecewife on September 25, 2015, 06:48:53 pm
Eek  :o  Help  :o

 I've just discovered there are no forms/numbers for my egg and fleece entries in with my tickets.  I definitely entered 2 lots of eggs and a fleece.  Does everyone else have those forms to accompany their entries?
Is there somewhere I could pick up some extras when I arrive?  I wonder why I didn't check when the tickets came  ::)
Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: HappyHippy on September 26, 2015, 12:06:05 am
Don't worry Juliet - they'll be ready for you when you drop off your entries in the morning  :thumbsup:
See you there  :wave:
Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: smhowie on September 26, 2015, 06:38:16 am
we will be coming it my chance to convince the other half of the good life
Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: lord flynn on September 26, 2015, 08:57:22 am
I can't make it this year, hope it all runs smoothly and you all have a good time! :)
Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: Fleecewife on September 26, 2015, 03:49:08 pm
Don't worry Juliet - they'll be ready for you when you drop off your entries in the morning  :thumbsup:
See you there  :wave:



Thank you Karen.  That was good to know  :wave:


How did the pigs do?  :pig:

I'm home already as I'm tired out.   Loved the horses - and everything else too of course  :thumbsup:   I don't envy those of you with long miles to travel after such a long day.
Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: oor wullie on September 27, 2015, 09:39:50 pm

I'll only know who you are if you're sitting on your bucket oor wullie  :eyelashes:
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I never thought to bring a bucket and I don't have a TAS badge.  It is a but late now but I was doing the "starting from scratch" seminar.

Despite a little nerves we had a great day out.
Title: Re: Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival 2015
Post by: smhowie on September 28, 2015, 10:27:12 am
had a great day son loved the pigs. grandson (2 years old) wanted to bring home the Eriskay pony