Active | Unanswered Forums Last Post Threads Posts Blogs Welcome to Smallholders' Blogs Smallholders' Blogs (web logs) are online diaries which readers can use to record their experiences on their Smallholdings. Re: Adding images by Sally Cowling (W... 31/01/2006 2:05 PM 2 3 Yellingham Janet East describes day to day life on a Devon farm This time I really hav... by Janet East 01/06/2010 4:17 PM 14 36 A Little Stone Cottage in Wales Deb and Ian have just brought a smallholding of 1.5 acres in mid Wales. It needs a lot of work and won't be liveable for a while. They are currently still living in the Black Country where their chickens, ducks, dogs, cats, guinea pigs, vegetables and son live, as they have to work, and go to the smallholding at the weekends to renovate the cottage and sort out the land. Eventually they hope to move jobs and live full time in Wales. Deb and Ian never thought they would be able to afford a smallholding and have been searching for several years. Now they have different dilemmas - where to keep the livestock - Midlands or Wales?, should they move the vegetables over? Will their son come with them? Where will they get the money to renovate from? The sun has got his ha... by Deb and Ian 08/04/2010 3:23 PM 17 17 Flexmore Farm Victoria and Stephen Hinds set up their 35 acre smallholding 4 years ago. They breeds Berkshire Pigs, Water Buffalo (for meat & dairy), Goats, Honeybees, Chickens & Ducks. Last year won 8 awards for their sausages at the Good Food Show, London, one of which went on to win the National Award. Winter 2009/2010 by Flexmore Farm 04/01/2010 12:29 PM 2 2 Really Small Holding! Alan Beazley, a serving police officer, lives in Sussex on the South Downs, with his wife Tracey and two teenage children. He dreams of owning a smallholding but, in the meantime, endeavours to make the most of his small garden, where he grows his own veg, keeps chickens and even makes his own wine! Re: Sloe Vodka & Rum by Newby 10/01/2010 10:41 AM 2 3 Corkie's Girl Dianne has lived on an eight acre smallholding in Cheshire for about 8 years. She has calves, lambs/sheep pigs, ducks and chickens, horses, and two German shepherds. She grows her own vegetables and makes her own hay. Dianne lives with her partner Paul and son Joshua. What rare breed chicke... by corkies girl 02/03/2010 9:22 AM 3 4 Louisxix Louisxix keeps an allotment and has been a beekeeper for 30 years. Post 3 by louis xix 08/03/2009 7:28 PM 3 3 Forest Artisan Forest Artisan, from rural Norfolk, talks about traditional bread making in a wood burning bread/pizza oven. Re: How I came to buil... by Ovenbottom 03/07/2008 8:47 AM 11 16 16 acres or there abouts My name is Rose, we have 16 acres or there abouts in the beautiful county of Devon, a little piece of Eden, the only noises being sheep, cattle and being Devon the odd roar of a jet flying over, but we can put up with that. 16 acres or there abou... by Rose 25/02/2008 10:27 AM 8 8 Favalle Stu Crawford has lived in Italy for 15 years and describes life on his smallholding, Favalle, which is situated in Northern Tuscany. Re: Spring is on it's way by English rose 06/09/2009 2:09 PM 9 14 Kilmeedy Lodge Animal Sanctuary A daily diary of life running a private sanctuary for farm animals and general country living. Kilmeedy Lodge Animal ... by sueatkilmeedy 17/01/2007 10:10 PM 4 5 Four Acres in Wales Colin and Rose moved from the South of England to Wales seven years ago to run a smallholding. The Weather by Colin Hayden 15/02/2007 9:15 PM 2 2 Keeping a Smallholding whilst working full time Denise and her family live on a 7 1/2 acre smallholding on the North Yorkshire Moors. Latest Update by Willo 16/05/2007 8:14 PM 2 2 CountrySmallhol...Blogs (please select) Forums Home |- Search Forums |- Active Topics |- Unanswered Posts User Options |- Sign In |- Join this community |- Forgot Password Administrators |- Forum User Guide Livestock |- Cattle |- Equine |- Goats |- Pets & Small Animals |- Pigs |- Poultry |- Sheep |- Waterfowl Others |- General |- Cookery |- Gardening & Growing |- Machinery |- Property & Renovation |- Home Brewing Blogs |- Welcome to Smallholders' Blogs |- Yellingham |- A Little Stone Cottage in Wales |- Flexmore Farm |- Really Small Holding! |- Corkie's Girl |- Louisxix |- Forest Artisan |- 16 acres or there abouts |- Favalle |- Kilmeedy Lodge Animal Sanctuary |- Four Acres in Wales |- Keeping a Smallholding whilst working full time

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