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How to Grow Food in Your Polytunnel by Mark Gatter & Andy McKee
Stuff about growing things. We can't be more specific.…
The Polytunnel Handbook by Andy McKee & Mark Gatter
The last decade has seen an unprecedented rise in demand for organic fruit and vegetables, and each year more of us are discovering that home-grown food is fresher, tastier and…
Chicken & Eggs: River Cottage Handbook No.11 by Mark Diacono
Chickens are a fantastic addition to a garden or outdoors space - you don't have to live in the back of beyond to have a few clucking around and giving you fresh eggs. They come in…
Pig Ailments: Recognition and Treatment by Mark White
Pigs are often the first livestock smallholders keep for meat production. There's nothing quite like your own pork, sausages and bacon, and pigs will plough your land too.…
Starting with pigs
An overview of everything you need to know when thinking about keeping pigs for the first time.…
Using raddle
The ram also needs to be fertile and have normal libido. I would advise the use of raddle – either as a block with a h…
Starting with cattle
If you are smallholding to produce your own food and you have enough land, I think you should think seriously about keep…
Lambing box
Two weeks prior to the start of lambing is also the time to get the lambing box together. Don’t leave it to the last m…
Selling eggs
What you need to know when selling your surplus eggs at the farm (or house) gate.…
Fly Strike
Fly Strike is a horrible thing for any flock owner to deal with and can easily be fatal to the sheep if not detected ear…