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Look out for our regular practical (and sometimes controversial) contributions to the “Country Smallholding “ magazine including:
Life on an offshore island; establishing a mainland smallholding; killing a pig at home; fresh veg all year; keeping a cow (six part series); hay versus silage? Sheep breeding; harvest from the sea; welsh sheep; etc etc
Life on an offshore island; establishing a mainland smallholding; killing a pig at home; fresh veg all year; keeping a cow (six part series); hay versus silage? Sheep breeding; harvest from the sea; welsh sheep; etc etc
Phone: 01758 721898
Courses for Smallholders
We are thinking of holding a number of “livestock experience” weekends during the summer months, with the intention of providing a “taster” for anyone new to keeping livestock. Clients will be fully involved in the day to day routine of caring for sheep, cattle (including milking), pigs etc, and also learn to carry out basic husbandry tasks such as hoof clipping sheep, dehorning calves, dagging & dosing and much more. These weekend courses will be held purely in response to demand, so if you feel that you would benefit from this experience,
(Accommodation may be arranged with local farmhouse B & Bs)