April 17, 2013
Show season gets underway
APR 17, 2013: The country show season is underway - with hundreds to choose from!
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April 3, 2013
Tim Tyne’s Best Breeds
Veteran CS writer and career smallholder Tim Tyne is writing about his favourite breeds each month. Here he writes about one of his favourite pig breeds - the Gloucestershire Old Spots
April 3, 2013
Smallholding in the city
Sara Ward has created a mini country smallholding in her back garden in West London
April 3, 2013
Give hedgehogs a helping hand
The ‘gardener’s friend’ is under threat, says Penny Bunting, and smallholders can give them a helping hand
March 6, 2013
How to deter rats
MAR 6, 2013: Rats can create havoc for henkeepers. To deal with them, you have to understand how they behave. Laurence Beeken explains
March 6, 2013
Simple? Course it is ….
Mar 6, 2013: Plenty of advice in CS is aimed at the more experienced smallholder, but for the beginner it can be tricky working out what you want to do when you have never even…
March 6, 2013
Cutting costs of pig feed
Just how easy is it to reduce your monthly pig feed bill? Liz Shankland looks at the options.
January 22, 2013
Coming soon to a smallholding near you
JAN 20, 2013: Vermin can be the bane of a smallholder’s life. Here is some advice on dealing with the problem from specialists PelGar International, from Hampshire
January 22, 2013
The Land Battle
JAN 20, 2013: An imaginative and exciting scheme was launched to provide would-be smallholders with affordable land and low-impact dwellings. But then it was blocked by members of a council planning committee. The story highlights…
January 22, 2013
Jack of all trades
JAN 20, 2013: Adam Henson advises on getting to grips with being a smallholder
August 28, 2012
Can pigs ever really be PETS?
AUG 28, 2012: Many people can be lured into pig keeping when they are ill-prepared for it, as Liz Shankland explains
