[KerryA1]

Thanks everyone for your lovely and welcoming replies.

We are pretty swamped at the moment with wedding stuff (I swore it wouldn't take over my life but I've failed), but once that is done we'd love to take up all your offers to visit your smallholdings. It will be great to see how different people have gone about it, and what you can achieve in the space you've got - I find it very hard to picture 'an acre' and what you can do with it.

I will PM those of you who have offered to let us visit when I'm in a position to make proper arrangements.

K

[carrie]

Welcome. It is a string question, but so much fun, who cares, enjoy whatever you have.

[egglady]

i've read this thread with real interest, oh btw welcome Kerry and feel free to visit us in Fife (near Cupar) anytime as well.

however, what i'm thinking is, wouldnt it be good/interesting if those of us that want to create a group where we visit each smallholding in turn.  i'm sure there would be lots and lots of ideas we can all share - i know we do this via the forum, but i am one of those people who gets on better face to face as i find it hard to visualise things without seeing them.

for what it's worth i'm happy for our place to be first on the list!  we have 6 acres with sheep (shetlands); horses; bees; ducks; hens (both layers and table birds) and grow our own fruit and veg (varying degrees of success!) and i try and run my own business from home too......varying degrees of success with that too as never enough hours in the day!

what d'ya'all think?

[woodlandproductsfife]

where abouts are you egglady? do you need to have a small holding to get involved? or it ok to visit, Thing is I will just leave wanting one even more!!! though its maybe not far off fingers crossed


   Craig

[Fleecewife]

I think it's a great idea in principle.  Our local smallholding group does a similar thing, visiting eachother's places great and small.  Everyone brings some baking for afternoon tea and we all learn so much.  There are always ideas to borrow from others and it is good to meet face to face. 
It can be difficult to get away though, particularly for those who are working full time and need their weekends to cram in as much work as they can.  So pros and cons.

[Daisys Mum]

I think that it is a very good idea and would love to be included, sometimes I need a bit of inspiration which I am sure I would get by seeing other(and probably better run smallholdings)

[egglady]

shall we go for it then?  i like the idea of everyone brings something for eating - makes it much easier for the 'host'.

We are in a wee village called BRUNTON, 40ish minutes on from the FRB or 10 mins from Tay bridge just off the A92 - really easy to find.

what about a date towards the end of august?  shall i start a separate thread?

[woodlandproductsfife]

ah ok egglady. im just East of kirkcaldy in a little village called East Wemyss, Well I say village maybe more apropriate would be little middin lol

[ballingall]

Sounds like a good idea egglady- I may not be able to make all of them though as some weekends are busy with shows. But I would like to come along if I can- and am happy for people to come here.

Beth

[Hilarysmum]

Bit far for us sadly