[duncanbury]

Hi my name is Duncan my wife and I jane run a smallholding in the Scottish Borders. We have horses, alpacas, dogs cats children and a whole heap of work ahead as we start to transform the landscape and dig for food.

Passionate about good food...we are intending to provide food to the  local pub which has just been bought and is being revitalised ina small village.

Passionate about alternative energy...save your coke cans for a solar heat absorber.

Passionate about life oh and motorbikes!

We are also a distributor for compact tractors but this is the wrong place and time to advertise so I wont.

[DavidandCollette]

 :wave:from north Lincolnshire. Tell me about coke cans......

[Fleecewife]

  from South Lanarkshire.  Tell me about bikes 

[sheep lady]

  Welcome from a relatively new-comer to small-holding.  Am interested in compact tractors - have slightly soft (wet) 4 acres and need to find something suitable for towing a harrow/topper/roller.  A guide to prices would be helpful, also interested to know why you decided not to have sheep. 

[Rosemary]

And hello and welcome from Carnoustie 

[Lesley Silvester]

  and welcome from Shropshire.

[devonlady]

And from a very Spring like Devon!

[duncanbury]

I don't want to offend anyone or abuse the forum...but our compact tractor site is www.siromerscotland.com  for those asking....

[mowhaugh]

Hello, I'm in the borders too.

[Fleecewife]

I don't want to offend anyone or abuse the forum...but our compact tractor site is www.siromerscotland.com  for those asking....

Oh - I wish you'd said that a few days ago.  Yesterday Mr F had to go all the way down to Blackpool-ish way to collect a hedge trimmer for our Siromer (one of the first imported) because the carrier wasn't interested in coming up here.  He fitted it today and has started to play 
Still, we know where you are now - it's an hour or so away but rather closer than Blackpool. Your holding sounds as if you're full of innovation 

We still love our little red tractor.

[duncanbury]

Thank you for all your kind welcomes. I really appreciate this. We are based between Selkirk and Melrose. Facebook page is Friarshawmuir. Anyone welcome for coffee if passing and to exchange tips on smallholding....its harder than we thought!

[duncanbury]

I don't want to offend anyone or abuse the forum...but our compact tractor site is www.siromerscotland.com  for those asking....

Oh - I wish you'd said that a few days ago.  Yesterday Mr F had to go all the way down to Blackpool-ish way to collect a hedge trimmer for our Siromer (one of the first imported) because the carrier wasn't interested in coming up here.  He fitted it today and has started to play 
Still, we know where you are now - it's an hour or so away but rather closer than Blackpool. Your holding sounds as if you're full of innovation 

We still love our little red tractor.

Ah yes Pilling is the location...I am off there on tuesday if you need anything picking up and bringing back up...(limitied space available so no new tractors.. I am working closely with Kath to support small holders in Scotland

[duncanbury]

:wave:from north Lincolnshire. Tell me about coke cans......

Save all your coke cans...and use tham for heat exchanging or heating polytunnels using the suns rays...google is your friend

[duncanbury]

  from South Lanarkshire.  Tell me about bikes 

My wife loves horses....I love bikes...currently more horses than bikes....but it has been the other way round.
D

[Fleecewife]

  from South Lanarkshire.  Tell me about bikes 

My wife loves horses....I love bikes...currently more horses than bikes....but it has been the other way round.
D

We seem to have more bikes than chickens