smallholdingsister's strivings

smallholdingsister

They are quite timid, but very sweet. Dog not impressed.

Sleepover today for not sure how many children.

Eager_Elephant

Just spent 3 days reading your whole thread - it was definitely 3 days of my annual leave put to good use.

Congratulations on your smallholding - I hope it is everything you thought it would be.

My dream is to buy a smallholding - currently we rent a house and also rent some land in the village (with pigs, turkeys, geese and chickens) so living the smallholder lifestyle without owning.

Will subscribe and follow your journey.

smallholdingsister

Eager_Elephant wrote: »

Just spent 3 days reading your whole thread - it was definitely 3 days of my annual leave put to good use.

Congratulations on your smallholding - I hope it is everything you thought it would be.

My dream is to buy a smallholding - currently we rent a house and also rent some land in the village (with pigs, turkeys, geese and chickens) so living the smallholder lifestyle without owning.

Will subscribe and follow your journey.

Goodness you are kind!

Yours sounds great. I want chickens but DH says no!

I have just had an ebayer assume I would courier on a local pickup only item and when I said no, she replied with "Oh he'll give you a call".

smallholdingsister

Morning! ebayer had a tantrum over email. She tried to bid again on the same item relisted but I had blocked her.

Sleepover guests didn't until 1.30. Ten year olds with smartphones and snapchat. Whaat?!

EatingTheElephant

Congratulations on the new additions and for surviving the sleepover.

newgirly

Congratulations on the new arrivals, I love the noise they make, so cute

Karmacat

Wow! Such a lot going on

I've been thinking about your polytunnel

Two types of food: the basics, the easy stuff like courgettes and beetroot and tatties, cucumbers, tomatoes, all of that, but also the things that people would normally grow inside the house - you could have a little herb plantation of basil and coriander and chili - if you look on it as a smallholding, it's about growing the crops where you can "add value" - or the expensive stuff so that you cut down your outgoings

No chickens? :eek:

And kudos to EE for having pigs too, thats downright impressive!

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Eager_Elephant

smallholdingsister wrote: »

Yours sounds great. I want chickens but DH says no!
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Is there a reason he doesnt want them?

I may be able to counteract any statement he has about them :rotfl:

Eager_Elephant

Karmacat wrote: »

And kudos to EE for having pigs too, thats downright impressive!

Ooh thanks Karmacat.

This is our 3rd year of owning pigs - if anyone has the space to rear pigs I recommend it, they are such interesting, intelligent animals.

greent

Yeay to getting the gpigs!! Such brilliant pets for smalls - a good size to handle, not too wriggly (generally - we do have one crazy, mad one) and live for a decent length of time - and don't often need much vet involvement - so are reasonably cheap!!
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