Author Topic: Need a Helping hand (Read 2708 times)

thommobhoy · « **on:** September 28, 2009, 12:44:17 am »

Hi there. I am new to the growing your own food. So new that i was wondering if anyone could tell me where i could get hands on experience in my local area of ayrshire?

i have always wanted to grow my own fruit and veg and keep livestock, but i have been a bit scared about having the responsibility. i really don't want to be the guy who set out with good intentions and failed.

so any help would be most grateful. Also i am a joiner to trade and at the tender age of 23 i am still fit (

) to do hard work!

Thanks

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #1 on:** September 28, 2009, 07:06:38 am »

Hi and welcome. Could you ask at your local library for the contact details of local smallholding groups and start there? Do you have a local farmers' market where you could make enquiries?

Rosemary · « **Reply #2 on:** September 28, 2009, 09:08:37 am »

Scottish Smallholders are based on Ayrshire. I'm sure there will be folk who woudl LOVE to have a fit and healthy joiner to help out!

sandy · « **Reply #3 on:** September 28, 2009, 08:17:11 pm »

Hi, we could do with a joiner living with us...always something to do here but we have no land as such, just 16chickens and 2 Ducks but our 300+ year old house needs lots of TLC

marigold · « **Reply #4 on:** September 28, 2009, 09:36:01 pm »

What a great offer.....
Anytime you would like a weekend away in Angus you'd be very welcome here. We've only got 11 hens and 4 ducks and we're juct establishing some raised beds for our veggie patches, but after a whole weekend of barrowing muck and aching all day today, I'd be so grateful for any help.
Our only guest accomodation though is an old static caravan without electricity so you would probably be better with a local smallholder.

thommobhoy · « **Reply #5 on:** September 30, 2009, 05:33:58 pm »

thanks for the advice i was wondering if anybody new any contact details of Scottish smallholders, i have looked all over the internet but to no avail!

doganjo · « **Reply #6 on:** September 30, 2009, 06:34:50 pm »

Try www.smallholders.info - Central Scotland Smallholders Association is possibly the only one - Rosemary will know.

Troubled Waters · « **Reply #7 on:** October 01, 2009, 03:28:46 pm »

Hello and welcome.

We just started having a go to see what happened. Mayhap try some things considered easy to start with, toms, tatties, carrots and the like.

Also mayhap try small holding groups, allotment groups. Bound to be short one or two day courses you can do too.

Good luck and keep us posted on how you get on.

Rosemary · « **Reply #8 on:** October 01, 2009, 04:07:17 pm »

I can't find it either - the address I had www.scottishsmallholders.org isn't working. It was Ayrshire based - maybe gone defunct.

doganjo · « **Reply #9 on:** October 01, 2009, 06:18:01 pm »

Got this by using yahoo and that address you gave Rosemary. Perhaps they have changed to a .co.uk extension?

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