Hi all,

I joined this group quite recently and don't yet own a
smallholding. I live in Cumbria, and the option I'm looking at is
to buy some land separately and use that as a sort of smallholding
until I can afford the house and land in the same location :-)

My question is, where do I start? Is there a good beginners book
(basically one that spells out what you have to do) I'd like a few
sheep, couple of cows, chickens and a vegetable plot.

I'm looking into buying about 4 acres at the moment, I've got a
friend looking into quality and value for me but need to know where
to go from there.

All help appreciated, sorry to be so vague.

Thanks
Claire