February edition on Sale (From Smallholder)

February edition on Sale

9:52am Wednesday 11th January 2012 in News

This month we have a storehouse of inspiration, information and shared experiences for 2012.

In news this month, Sheep on stamps; new number for farming advice; horse riders put in plea for forestry access. Plus you ask the questions and our experts answer – This month, a permaculture poser; what is an acre?; which horse for working and is there ANY truth in old sayings?

To help in this time of austerity, Smallholder is offering free classified for items less than £50 Sell your unwanted items under £50 for free in our special offer Your readers letters: More on illegal egg imports; sportsmen or trespassers?; smallholding makes a welcome return!

smallholding clubs.

Seed swop and potato day for Cambridgeshire Group plus top tips for a successful smallholding.

RWAS SPRING FESTIVAL 19-20 MAY 2012.

Rare breeds on show for the future.

Saving money: New for 2012 our regular series on cutting costs but still improving your life style - watch out for scrap stores in your area!

FREE SEEDS FOR EVERY READER (PLUS p & p):How growing your own can save you money.

Country customs: How different was “comfort” food for country people 150 years ago?

Conservation: How to identify winter waders that visit your land.

Grow your own: Seeds on trial; hardy vegetables for winter weather; beginning a back to basics series on how to grow your own good; crop rotation; visiting a recreated kitchen garden.

Bees: Spring plants for your bees and Charlie Dimmock gets busy bee keeping and making a DVD.

poultry PAGES - 20 PAGES OF poultry HELP AND ADVICE INCUBATION SPECIAL – fully illustrated pull out and keep guide to how an egg actually hatches; record all your hatching on our Incubation Chart; how much water do ducks really need? Around the poultry shows; time to talk turkey for this year’s production; everyone can be a chicken keeper.

Pigs: Taking care of your pigs in the cold weather.

Lambing special: Why feeding is of such importance to the pregnant ewe – what you need to know; the equipment you need for a successful lambing – get it ready now!

In Machinery: Golden harvest – the last of the Leylands – make a good choice for a working smallholding.

In security: Protecting your land and equipment from crime – the experts’ views.

In Alpacas: Watch over your alpacas to keep them safe in the winter weather.

Business: Inside a community food project.

In property: My house is built of straw- a building material for the future; continuing our series on renovation – disposing of waste ecologically.

Plus the monthly stock and stud guide plus hundreds of useful smallholding classifieds.

Next month - Why every garden needs a greenhouse.

All about duck eggs including selling regulations.

Antibiotic resistance - what poultry keepers should know. Lambing questions and answers – when to call the vet. Guide to buying a tractor. Fresh fibre – getting your fleeces clean.

Plus an in depth 20 plus Poultry pull-out section every month plus more smallholding success stories; on your allotment; how to do hands-on smallholding skills, rural news and every month, money saving offers and remember, FREE CLASSIFIED UP TO £50 for readers.