Author Topic: Hello from a country small holder!  (Read 5631 times)

SmallHoldJenny

  • Joined Aug 2012
Hello from a country small holder!
« on: August 29, 2012, 02:48:45 pm »
Hello everyone!11!!

I'll start by introducing myself as a part-time small holder (if only it was part-time!!!), i have watched this web site for a long time, and now i have moved to a small holder i decided to register.

hello everyone! i hope to make a few friends and learn alot

Thank you,
Jen

fairhaven

  • Joined Jul 2012
  • Norfolk
    • The Hazy Rainbow
Re: Hello from a country small holder!
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2012, 03:22:20 pm »
 :wave:  Hi Jen

 I only joined this site a few months ago & have had some really great advice & couldn't be without it now!!
I'm in Norfolk with a couple of large black sows (& 16 piglets) 4 Norfolk horn sheep, 4 turkeys, ducks & chickens and the kid's ponies, Since browsing the threads in the vegetables, herbs & craft sections on here I've also got into the veg growing side of it too now  :thumbsup:    Who knows... I may even buy a spindle & learn to spin  ;D

 How about you?  Livestock, Veg or a bit of both?
Sheep: North Ronaldsay & 4 Horned Hebridean - We also breed & exhibit 3 breeds of rabbit - Chinchilla, Deilenaar (rare breed) & Colour Pointed English Angora.

SmallHoldJenny

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: Hello from a country small holder!
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2012, 03:31:27 pm »
Sounds fascinating!

we mainly grow veg, but have recently built a small chicken coop to keep some chucks! the small holder lifestyle is lovely!

currently we have 4 plots that we rotate every year; peas, beans, potatoes etc..

in the future i would like to have some ducks and maybe some sheep and maybe even some turkeys. How much time do you spend caring for them?

my son has helped me start a small blog where we hope to sell some produce / wood products eventually, you can take a look here countrysmallholder.co.cc (there is a nice little tour on there to show everyone what we have!)

Thank you! ::)

Possum

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Somerset
Re: Hello from a country small holder!
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2012, 05:32:56 pm »
Hello and welcome from a stormy Somerset :wave: :raining:


Good luck with all your plans.

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Hello from a country small holder!
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2012, 06:30:48 pm »
 :wave:  and welcome from Shropshire.  I'm a back garden smallholder with goats, fruit and veg.

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Hello from a country small holder!
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2012, 10:05:15 pm »
Hello and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

Beewyched

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • South Wales
    • tunkeyherd.co.uk
Re: Hello from a country small holder!
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2012, 10:07:34 pm »
Hiya & welcome from West Scotland  :wave:
Tunkey Herd - registered Kune Kune & rare breed poultry - www.tunkeyherdkunekune.com

sabrina

  • Joined Nov 2008
Re: Hello from a country small holder!
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2012, 08:14:45 am »
Hi and welcome  :wave:

Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Durham
Re: Hello from a country small holder!
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2012, 08:21:07 am »
Hello and welcome from Durham :wave:

darkbrowneggs

  • Joined Aug 2010
    • The World is My Lobster
Re: Hello from a country small holder!
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2012, 11:02:21 pm »
Hi there, and welcome from Worcestershire  :wave:
To follow my travel journal see http://www.theworldismylobster.org.uk

For lots of info about Marans and how to breed and look after them see www.darkbrowneggs.info

Small Farmer

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • Bedfordshire
Re: Hello from a country small holder!
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2012, 11:16:17 pm »
Hi wherever you are from Bedfordshire
Being certain just means you haven't got all the facts

Victorian Farmer

  • Guest
Re: Hello from a country small holder!
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2012, 06:31:36 pm »
welcome from Aviemore highlands  :raining:

 

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