December 6, 2013
Winter Fair was record breaker
DEC 6, 2013: A record attendance of 29,374 and a top price of £7,100 for a baby beef heifer was just part of the overwhelming success of the 24th annual Royal Welsh Winter Fair at…
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August 20, 2013
Community shops flourishing
AUG 20, 2013: At a time of hardship, one sector of the economy is proving to be a real success story – the community shop. There are now well over 300 such shops across the…
May 7, 2013
Meet the cool cowgirl
MAY 7, 2013: James Strawbridge has been meeting some smallholders who push the boundaries with adventurous food projects. Here is one of them...
April 29, 2013
New country show in August
APR 29, 2013: A new country show will open its gates to visitors this summer at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire.
April 17, 2013
Show season gets underway
APR 17, 2013: The country show season is underway - with hundreds to choose from!
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.
