October's Smallholder: Packed with everything you need for a successful smallholding (From Smallholder)

October's Smallholder: Packed with everything you need for a successful smallholding

10:40am Wednesday 24th August 2011 in News

In October's Smallholder

LETTERS: How many eggs should you eat a day? In praise of a bucket

DIARY: Shows events and courses for October

COMPETITION: Win tickets to the East of England Autumn Show and Your Horse Live!

BEES: Why not visit the National Honey Show this year?

FORAGING:Still have a local market and a butchers? Use them or lose them - time is running out for these family run businesses

PRACTICAL SKILLS: NEW SERIESPlant and manage a small woodland

NEWS AND EVENTS:A native tree planting scheme; Home bred stock sale

CATTLE:The Belted Galloway - an all round smallholder's cow

FACT FILE: Quick reference basics to pig keeping and feeding

COUNTRYFOLK: Keep witches away from your home!

URBAN FARMING: City farm harvest; inner city allotments

GROW YOUR OWN:Cut out and keep guide to autumn in the kitchen garden; Your autumn composting queries; extending the season with a polytunnel; how wildflowers help reduce insect pests; a simple guide to Latin plant names

POULTRY PAGES. 22 PAGES OF POULTRY HELP AND ADVICE : The A-Z of poultry - continuing our major series - S is for Silkie - The hen with the distinctive plumage and a reputation for being broody; looking after layers; How to sex ducks and drakes; Your guide to running a poultry show; Open day with the Faverolles; Time to do a health check on your turkeys

GOATS: Looking at mohair - the Angora goat

BUTCHERY: Learning from a beginner's course in pork butchery

PIGS: Using pigs to manage woodland

ALPACA SPECIAL:Meet a breeder; get started in alpacas; previewing the World Alpaca event

MACHINERY: 75th anniversary for Massey Ferguson PROPERTY:Beginning a new series on rennovation - can you take on the challenge?