[SmallTimeSmallholder]

I'm so excited to have found this fabulous forum  I haven't seen much I'm not interested in so far!
I am aspiring to become an accidental smallholder  We're just on the edge of the Ashdown Forest in East Sussex and started, as so many people have, with  a few chickens in the garden. We made the most of our broody hen this summer and put her on eggs. Three tiny little chicks are now our biggest chickens, two of whom are for the table. At the end of September I became the very proud owner of our first pigs! 4 beautiful Saddlebacks- they're truly fabulous 
I am now considering if I've got room for a couple of orphan lambs next to my veggie patch next summer...
I'm really looking forward to seeing and hearing what everyone's getting up to and sharing information on many trials and achievements   

[Lesley Silvester]

   HI and welcome from windy Shropshire.  I grew up in Hastings and had many a picnic in the Ashdown Forest as a child.

[melodrama]

Hello from Forfar 

[Blinkers]

HI and Welcome from Wonderful South West Wales 

[Miss Piggy]

Hi and welcome from a Windy West Wales. 

[Dan]

Hello, and welcome from a cold Carnoustie. 

I have very fond memories of Ashdown Forest, having grown up in West Sussex and visited it frequently.

Glad you're enjoying your pigs, and hope you can find space for lambs. 

[lill]

hi and a warm welcome (well bloddy freezing at the moment) to the forum look forward to your postings 

[Rosemary]

Hi and welcome from sunny Carnoustie 

[thenovice]

Hello from Cranbrook, Kent. It is a great forum, with lots of nice people and loads of info for those just starting. (me too!)

[manian]

hi from a windy derbyshire

I have very fond memories of Ashdown Forest, having grown up in West Sussex and visited it frequently.

Dan where did you live in west sussex. i grew up there too
small world

[Black Raven]

Hello