Forwarded with permission from author. Regards Karen There was an interesting article in the paper about allotments this weekend. It's about gluts and plot...
http://www.hampshireswater.org.uk/festival.html Winchester is the place to be from 10:00am onwards on Saturday 16 August 2003, when the first Hampshire Water...
... Don't forget about fruit. Now's a good time to be thinking about strawberries. You could try sowing some asparagus (overwinter in pots, to plant out next...
Hi Anybody here know how I could go about become a tenant farmer??? TIA Karen "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." --John Dewey ...
Hi Elizabeth Thanks for your helpful reply. When you say about strawberries now, do you mean from seed or plugs? – I’ve no idea! I love the asparagus...
... If you're lucky you might get some runners from fellow allotment-eers. Or you could send away to Marshalls or one of the other catalogue people. Their...
http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf/librarytitles/Press_rele ases_200325072003.html Blair urged to identify Government scientific advisor who...
Found this whilst looking for something else – like you do :-) Anybody use them? Regards Karen "Education is not preparation for life; education is life...
Hi computer finally fixed again & I'm back on line. Has any one dried tomatoes before, how long do you leave them outside for etc. ? with thanks Lily [Non-text...
This link should help: http://doityourself.com/vegetables/dryingtomatoes.htm I think the humidity is too high in the UK even with the current Med-like climates...
Has any one dried tomatoes before, how long do you leave them outside for etc. ? I successfully sundried some tomatoes a few years ago when we had heatwave ...
Jon, i live in south west France so lots of sunshine, temps around 40 this last couple of weeks......jean when you said you bottled them up? with olive oil? on...
Hi Lily, ... You could bottle them in brandy - could dig out a method for you if you like. Used to receive bottled figs in brandy from an Italian friend which...
That's an idea Elizabeth, here in France they bottle a lot of fruit in alcohol, most of it quite strong I must add ! i have made peach wine which was nice. if...
Couldn't find my preseving bible (1955 Min. of Ag. guide to Preserving, well worth having if you ever find one in a jumble sale), so here is the one from Oded...
if you have an AGA no problem other wise i suspect Jon is right. One this i do is freeze them. yep just bag em and freeze whole of halved (ie bad bits cut...
Don't know if anyone is interested, but my neighbour is selling his smallholding (he's getting divorced!!!). It's on the North Yorks Moors, near to Whitby, has...
Sounds perfect, if only it weren't so far away!!! Off to ferret out the piccies. Thanks for letting us know Denise. Regards Karen ... From: Denise Newey...
I am trying to put a definition together, what are your thought on this; What is a smallholding? Oxford Dictionary: n. Brit. an agricultural holding smaller...
I dunno, I've always thought of a smallholding as a small version of a farm, perhaps a micro farm! :-) Karen x ... this; ... farm. ... or ... required...
Karen, I wish it were that simple. You see hear in holland something like 98% of farmers have a masters degree in agriculture and are totaly obsest with...
Hiya all, Just wanted to say hi, we are complete we are novices at this and would really appreciate any advice!! We are considering getting some ducks and I...
Hi sarah, Your ducks can run free as long as u dont want any flowers or plants to grow in the garden as they love pulling just about anything up.... You will...
Hello! ... You will indeed get them. Our runners lay 200+ eggs a year (one individual has laid an egg virtually every day since last Sept), and Campbells are...
More details as promised. The smallholding next to us goes on the market today. The selling agent is Richardson Smith - 01947 602298 - The property is called ...
