March 9, 2011
Sexy Svenson is in the mood
The sap is rising, and Martin Gurdon’s cockerel is responding...
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Country Smallholding
February 23, 2011
My ex Battery hens
Rescuing ex-battery hens was the best thing Kirsty Macleod has ever done Around a year ago, I decided to bring home five scrawny hens, much to my mother’s dismay. They needed ‘help’ (in the form…
February 23, 2011
Hen Party
Stephanie Holmes holds parties to show people about henkeeping
February 15, 2011
James Strawbridge – The Garden chef
The kitchen is at the heart of any smallholding, and here are some tips to make the best use of it
February 9, 2011
Puppy love
You’d be forgiven for thinking that chickens and dogs were not natural bed fellows. But a one-year-old hen that thinks it’s a dog has adopted a litter of puppies, much to the bemusement of their…
February 9, 2011
The art of hen keeping
This lovely painting of hens is by celebrated artist Mary Ann Rogers. The painting, ‘Woodlanders’, was inspired by Mary’s own flock which is kept in a woody patch near her studio in Northumberland.
January 20, 2011
Winter tasks
Helping your chickens through the winter months
January 12, 2011
New hope for honey bees
JAN 19, 2011: There is new hope for the beleaguered honey bee.
January 12, 2011
Join Open Farm Sunday
JAN 19, 2011: Farmers and smallholders are being encouraged to open on June 12 for Open Farm Sunday.
January 12, 2011
Green schemes ‘boosting birdlife’
JAN 19, 2011: Government-funded measures to help birds in winter are working, according to a scientific study
January 11, 2011
The ups and downs of community involvement
As you will have seen from previous issues, we are seeing something of a boom in community food initiatives. This seems to be partly due to consumers’ increasing disillusionment with the supermarketdominated system linked to…
