yesterday, for sunday lunch we had a most excellent leg of lamb. this had been raised on our field but was part of a flock owned by a neighbouring farms young son, it was part of his payment in kind. when we moved in he came round and asked what rent i would ask for my excess grass, untill i wanted to put my own livestock on it. as there were things he had also i could not afford to put on such a small holding we came to an arrangement. i pay him for milk, fenceposts, wire, straw and hay. he lends me some of his equipment, time and know how aswell as a plentiful supply of manure and as much lamb as we could possibley eat in exchange for a bit of pasture and some of my labour at busy times. i havn't got my head round any beef coming into the equation yet, but he is always asking what beasts we are getting next, and i have promised him some pork when it's ready.