the daydream fund challenge thread

Itismehonest

lostinrates wrote: »

I think also the issue with council farms...they way they have been used (many council farmers make HUGE profits and stay on, so while they ar enot ''rich'' mlike family-farm owners, they should be encouraged to move on to private farms to give other new entrants a fair crack of the whip at starting out in farming...many actually own private farms/land as well in fact). Plus, with the sell off this precious way into farming and also, crucially with support, into a farming community, is diminishing as an option for new young farmers.

True, I hear that some counties have sold all their tenant farms off.
It's not just councils, though. Around here the NT seems to like to rent out the farmhouses for maximum rent & then, separately, let the grass to local farmers. At least they can reunite the property with it's land as a working farm at some time in its' future, I suppose. The fact that it can never be a family-owned property again grates with me, though.

alfie_1

WASELLING OR WHATEVER !!

ive had my jug of cider,
and now im off outside
im two sheets to the wind,
big dog will be my guide.

i'll have a little prance about
and check upon my plums
i'll croon to the apples
until my digit numbs...

i'll tell em all to grow real well
and not to suffer frost
and if they pay no heed to this
thier plums will be lost !

so while i get real merry
and dance like a twit
can someone do a favour?
a cover for my plums knit.....

lucielle

Many years ago we tried to get a farm tenancy, had many attempts and came second a few times but no prizes for second place. The amount of capital needed was enormous. Still miss the buzz of doing 3 year business plans and that was before excel!!
L

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

True, I hear that some counties have sold all their tenant farms off.
It's not just councils, though. Around here the NT seems to like to rent out the farmhouses for maximum rent & then, separately, let the grass to local farmers. At least they can reunite the property with it's land as a working farm at some time in its' future, I suppose. The fact that it can never be a family-owned property again grates with me, though.

our ex council farm was massive in its georgian hayday, infact, I had to double check everything because depsite the house being relatively humble for a farmhouse, the farm was huge, and the original farm yard would have been bigger than on those monster arable farms....I still can't quite believe it. the council turned the house into five, and split the farm way back, and when they sold it split it again. they are b88888 to buy from and deal with too.


its funny, the historical size of farms, because of course, the big family farms got big by aquisition, farms were so much smaller than what we think of as a normal sized family farm...

Itismehonest

alfie_1 wrote: »

WASELLING OR WHATEVER !!

ive had my jug of cider,
and now im off outside
im two sheets to the wind,
big dog will be my guide.

i'll have a little prance about
and check upon my plums
i'll croon to the apples
until my digit numbs...

i'll tell em all to grow real well
and not to suffer frost
and if they pay no heed to this
thier plums will be lost !

so while i get real merry
and dance like a twit
can someone do a favour?
a cover for my plums knit.....

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Trust you, alfie

ukmaggie45

Welcome Lucielle. We just have a big garden (well for Liverpool, which seems to specialize in tiny gardens ) but we seem to be almost self sufficient in garlic. :rotfl: :j So not even a smallholder let alone a farmer. But we're trying to grow what we can. Last year didn't get much in other than garlic and potatoes (oh, and Kale come autumn that we're still enjoying very much) as house was being half demolished and then extended. Moved in summertime, but didn't get spring planting done, so no tomatoes or other stuff, not even beans!

Big winds last night, the poplar tree at the bottom of the garden (on University Halls of Residence Land) looks to have a broken huge branch that is leaning on the sycamore next to it. OH has reported it to Uni, their estate office is shut till 3 Jan, but it's been logged and they will ask their security patrols to keep an eye on it in the meantime. Meanwhile sitting at kitchen door listening to wind there's a lot of creaking and the odd groan and cracky noise coming from down there. :eek:

Seen 2 foxes cross the garden tonight. First I think was the old fox, he sauntered. Second was much oranger in colour and I could see the white on the tip of his tail, I think one of the 2 cubs our neighbour watched playing on her garden in the spring. He ran much faster.

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

WASELLING OR WHATEVER !!

ive had my jug of cider,
and now im off outside
im two sheets to the wind,
big dog will be my guide.

i'llQUOTE]

sounds about right!:D

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

alfie_1 wrote: »

WASELLING OR WHATEVER !!

ive had my jug of cider,
and now im off outside
im two sheets to the wind,
big dog will be my guide.

i'llQUOTE]

sounds about right!:D

sorry LIR..

my sense of humour gets worse.....

Rummer

This year I am going to grow a.......

:jTree onion :j

Rummer

That is if I can find any in stock anywhere :rotfl: looks like I will have to wait until later in the year to order mine!

Just put in an order with Alan Roman for a few bits and pieces and I am very excited :j:

• Potatoes x2
• Garlic
• Shallots
• Peas
• Curly Kale
• Lobelia
• Sweet William
• Sweet peas

I sent away for oodles of free seeds last year and got a lot through the T&M deals via Tesco so I have loads.

Now I have a huge ask Ladies and Gentlemen. Please will you tell me when you are all starting to plant your seeds etc as I ended up soooooo far behind you all last year and never really caught up