Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Chicken Ailments - Terry Beebe covers five ailments any chicken keeper should be aware of, and ways of keeping them at bay.
Getting into Turkeys - Janice Houghton-Wallace looks at the varieties of turkey available and how and where to buy them.
Beekeeping in June - Claire Waring considers the whys and wherefores of rearing your own, and concludes that it’s only as complex as you wish to make it.
A smallholders Diary o- It is March on the Tyne’s smallholding in Wales, and Dot’s diary shows the family missing much of the snow, but overcoming numerous other problems as they both deal with lambing, and run a course on it.
What the books don’t tell you – From John Seymour to Katie Thear, the books written on the subject of smallholding and downsizing could fill an entire wall of shelving. Mwenzi Morris, who often learnt things the hard way, looks at what they sometimes fail to tell you.
Tags: Red Mite, Smallholders Diary
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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Cooking with Elderflowers – Elizabeth McCorquodale pays tribute to a real taste of the British summer, elderflower, from the pleasures of foraging for it, to the taste of elderflower fritters and the fizz and sparkle of elderflower champagne on a warm summer day.
Making Goats Cheese – Rekindling Home Farmer’s original motto of ‘You don’t need a cow to make cheese’, Heidi M. Sands makes goat’s cheese, but without a goat in sight.
Tags: Making Spices
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Sunday, March 3rd, 2013
June in the Veg Garden – The first full month of summer sees the garden at its very best. The editor sets out the tasks for gardening home farmers.
Fantastic Fennel – Maureen Little discusses the growing requirements of veg diva fennel, and serves up a couple of delicious recipes to make the most of its uniquely aniseed flavour.
Edible Flowers – Dave Hamilton looks at some of the nation’s edible flowers, together with recommendations for their use, cultivation and foraging.
Growing Large- Kevin and Gareth Fortey visit giant veg triple world record holder Ian Neale, who shares his top ten tips for success.
Tags: Growing veg, Home Farmer, kitchen garden, wormery
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Sunday, March 3rd, 2013
What Trailer? -John Butterworth’s essential guide to all you need to know about general load-carrying trailers, together with the latest (and some forthcoming) legislation.
A Community Beer – Ruth Tott reports on one craft brewer’s quest to create a truly ‘crowd-sourced’ beer for the capital city.
DIY Chicken house and run – Joanne Mudhar and Tom Wilmot recycle readily available bulk food containers to create movable chicken housing, and here’s their step-by-step guide to how they do it.
Looking after your hand tools - Mike Clark begins a new series on looking after your tools, starting with isolating a workspace for the job, then stocking the workspace, and finally sharpening all those critical blades and edges.
Down your Way – Ruth Tott visits a farm in Yorkshire that concentrates of growing lavender for the trade and the public.
Tags: DIY, Folk Art
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