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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Bethpotters on April 19, 2016, 03:28:10 pm

Title: Hi new here.
Post by: Bethpotters on April 19, 2016, 03:28:10 pm

Hi,

I'm new. We recently moved house and I'm now registering the land for a holding number. We've had ducks and chickens for a few years and we now have geese too. I've grown veg for a few years and will be doing that here too, plus flowers and herbs. I've been mentored for a year in beekeeping keeping and our bees arrive in June.  I have two new Swienty poly nationals and two second hand wbc.  We also plan to rear Berkshire piglets for meat and breed golden guernsey goats (small scale) and I'm in the process of starting a handmade soap business that will use goats milk, honey and beeswax.

I'm currently doing an OU  degree in environmental studies but it's deferred for this and next year.I'm learning all I can remember local groups and reading regarding all things smallholder. I'm interested in permaculture, biodiversity, peak oil and transition. Mean while I have two teenagers, one that I'm a carer for and my hubby is just as involved but away during the day doing the main job that pays the mortgage.

Thanks

Bethpotters

Title: Re: Hi new here.
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 20, 2016, 10:23:44 am

Hi there Bethlotters :wave: and welcome from North Cumbria

Title: Re: Hi new here.
Post by: Bionic on April 20, 2016, 10:39:15 am

Hello and welcome to the forum. It sounds as if you are a busy lady Beth.

Title: Re: Hi new here.
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on April 20, 2016, 10:48:08 am

Hi and welome to TAS from a fellow permaculture enthusiast. Whereabouts in Aberdeenshire are you? We are up near Huntly.

Title: Re: Hi new here.
Post by: Bethpotters on April 20, 2016, 12:14:04 pm

Hi, I'm outside insch. Are you T o' N? ?

Title: Re: Hi new here.
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on April 20, 2016, 12:51:59 pm

No I'm the Keith side

Title: Re: Hi new here.
Post by: Rosemary on April 20, 2016, 02:54:23 pm

Hello from  :sunshine: Carnoustie!

Title: Re: Hi new here.
Post by: Sudanpan on April 20, 2016, 05:59:26 pm

Welcome to TAS  :wave:


From t'other end of the country  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hi new here.
Post by: Lesley Silvester on April 20, 2016, 11:57:16 pm

 :wave: and welcome from  :sunshine: Shropshire (somewhere in the middle). I have pure Saanens.  :goat: :goat:

Title: Re: Hi new here.
Post by: Jullienne on April 21, 2016, 10:31:10 am

Hi and welcome from a sunny mid/south Wales, opposite end of the country. It sounds like you're rather a busy bee atm. Heres wishing you all the best with everything, it all sounds very exciting :excited:

Title: Re: Hi new here.
Post by: YorkshireLass on April 21, 2016, 11:42:15 am

Hiya from the other end!
You might like this blog - permaculture in the Scottish climate https://scottishforestgarden.wordpress.com/

 :gloomy:

Title: Re: Hi new here.
Post by: Bethpotters on April 21, 2016, 03:13:30 pm

Fab thanks, I'll have a good nosey?