October 28, 2014
Charlotte’s Chickens: Cool it, girls!
Cold drinking water is really important for your birds in hot weather
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Country Smallholding
October 24, 2014
Working with problem soils
Not surprisingly, gardening experts often have differing views on soil cultivation. While one of our organic gardening writers, Charles Dowding, favours the ‘no-dig’ method, even for heavy and difficult soils, our other writer, Brian Callaghan,…
October 24, 2014
A goat guru
Becky Torrance manages to keep dairy goats, and breeds them to a high standard, without extensive grazing. She talked to Anke Sieker about this, and about her little smallholding in Northumberland
October 24, 2014
From tree to fire
You can save yourself an awful lot of work in handling and processing firewood by learning the most efficient operating systems. Alan Beat has honed them over decades...
October 21, 2014
Slaughter: Humane dispatch
Chris Ashton takes a look at the latest slaughter regulations and associated welfare issues
October 20, 2014
Your breeds: Ahead of the game
Terry Beebe talks to inspirational breeder Dave Hackett, who has a passion for Game birds
October 17, 2014
Our ideal sheep
What is the ideal sheep for the smallholder? Sally Morgan, who keeps sheep at her farm in Somerset, offers a suggestion
October 17, 2014
Building a cob oven
A cob oven is a delightful and very useful addition to a smallholding. Debbie Kingsley, who runs courses on making them, shows you how
October 17, 2014
InFocus: Creating more woods
The Woodland Trust is helping smallholders with a scheme to plant more trees
October 17, 2014
InFocus: Check that electric fence
Autumn and winter maintenance is important, says Meriel Younger of www.electricfencing.co.uk
October 17, 2014
InFocus: Get ready for winter
Experts at The Stables Workshop in Staffordshire offer advice
