[alienwithaview]

Hello,

just found this site by chance and am really impressed by the wealth of info and experience!

Have been a keen allotmenteer for a few years, and after years of searching for an affordable and suitable place, in June we finally moved to farm cottage in Wiltshire with a good-sized garden, well, big enough for myself, partner and cat.
The farming landlord stipulates we work the land, and we do just that (when not wasting time in an office). As we're surrounded by fields, we're sure motivated by the sound of the tractors.
As we have a multi-fuel rayburn (cooking / heating) we're looking at growing willow / poplar for coppicing / firewood and I'm working on persuading my partner that keeping chickens and dairy goats is the way forward. The info I found on TAS comes in handy there and I'm sure to ask probing and daft questions every now and again!
Cheers

[sandy]

Welome again, for some strange reason (probaly butter stuck on my glasses) your welcome came up in the wrong place and completly out of context...well thats me, out of context!!! I like it on this forum as I feel we are one big family, that us until we meet[move][/move]then we become friends!!!!!!

[doganjo]

Welcome - I'm in Clackmannanshire just down the road from Sandy and her partner Steve and their menagerie.  I have a large garden (about an acre), 4 dogs, a cat, ducks & chickens.  I often get on my soapbox about getting ex battery hens but some folk think I'm only lining the farmers pockets and letting them carry on their trade.  I disagree, and one day there will be no ex battery hens at all!

[Tullywood Farm]

Hello and welcome to a great bunch of people

Annie is an expert on dogs and has judged at Crufts.  She recommended some dog food on here and my rottie pup is a giant now and really happy
Sandy is a great laugh a minute and really makes me giggle, Linz is expecting a baby soon, and she is great fun too and into arty crafty things and knows where to get wool, Rosemary is really friendly and helpful in lotsa subjects, and most of your questions will be answered on here.

Hope you have as much fun as we do

Julie, Joe n Tara

[sandy]

Anne recommended me some food, now look at me??   

[doganjo]

That was just a baked tattie, Sandy - oh, maybe it was the cheese    Hey but wait a m inute - how many helpings did you have at the CSSA BBQ last weekend............................................. (for CSSA read - a lot of TAS members )

[sandy]

ummm that was nice

[alienwithaview]

Thanks everyone for your kind welcome.
From discussions with my partner I anticipate loads of times when I need your suggestions and advice on what can and can't be done (I'm all for can do - he's all can't do this and that...but usually comes to see it my way)
Anyway, my name is Nur, I'm originally from Poland, lived many years in Germany, and been in the UK for 19 years now (alien) and we do have great views from all our windows.
But there's also quite a busy road at the bottom of the garden, which has seen a few casualties (neighbours' cats and plenty of wildlife), so we're currently busy securing the fence and planting some kind of screening, before we go any further with adding animals to our household.
It's a lovely day today (a few miles west of Salisbury), so gardening it is for me!
Best wishes
Nur

[sandy]

Morning Nur, nice here today too my partner is already cutting t he hedge as it spills out over the path and wet's all our visitors!!!

[Hilarysmum]

Hi and welcome

[doganjo]

Welcome from me too.  I should be out walking my dogs, not sitting at this blessed computer!

[Rosemary]

Hi and welcome, Nur

[Troubled Waters]

Hello, sounds like you have a great place.  Enjoy joining in.
 

[Sharondp]

Hello Nur

I'm soon to be starting out too - just in the process of buying some land.
Used to live in Fordingbridge, south of Salisbury - Lovely spot - who knows - you could have a stall at the Salisbury Farmers Market!
Sharon

[Fluffywelshsheep]

hiya a bit late to Welcome you to the forum, Not really an expert in anything but just realy bored (an does a lot of books readying, interwebs viewing or tv documentry watching) as am at the waitting time for baby to arrive.

Am sure with any question you have am sure SOMEONE on here will be willing to help you out as they have done it, doing it, or future plans for it to take place lol.

Linz