March 28, 2014
Creating an orchard
This is an ideal time to plant fruit trees. Jules Moore gives advice on choosing your site and your fruit
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March 28, 2014
Planning permission: the basics
Advice from Brian Barrow, managing director consultants Acorus Rural Property Services Ltd
March 28, 2014
Tips on buying hatching eggs
MAY 7, 2013: Lots of people buy eggs for hatching, quite often over the internet. Chicken breeder and writer Andy Cawthray offers some advice...
March 28, 2014
How small can you go?
One of the best aspects of a smallholding lifestyle is the pleasure of eating food you have produced for yourself. But how much land do you need? Of course, there is no simple answer. Even…
March 28, 2014
Terry’s Superspud
Welsh allotmenteer Terry Walton has become an unlikely star on The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2. In the last part of a three-part series, he dispenses more growing wisdom to STEVE CHILCOTT
March 28, 2014
Keep your birds safe
Dec 11, 2013: Poultry theft is on the increase. Andy Cawthray offers some security tips
March 28, 2014
CAP reform could hit smallholders hard
Smallholders could lose out if planned reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy are approved.
March 28, 2014
Grape tarts
This recipe works well with grapes that are sweet but still slightly tart. Any leftover custard, virtually a pudding in its own right, will keep, covered, in the fridge for several days.
March 28, 2014
Finding your ground
You don’t have to own your smallholding, says Rebecca Johns
March 28, 2014
Lots of milk to spare!
Goatkeepers can often have too much milk. Richard Pemble offers some suggestions about how to use it
March 28, 2014
Advice for poultry keepers
MAY 7, 2013: Poultry keepers really need to keep their wits about them, says Grant Brereton...
