Home Farmer

[Speckledhen]

Not sure if this quite the right place to post this but anyway here goes.

Received a sample issue of a new magazine through the post yesterday called Home Farmer.It looks really good with the topics covered including a recipe for soda bread, henkeeping, vegetable growing and renewable energy.

Here's a link to their website www.homefarmer.co.uk

[Richard]

Interesting and thanks. I used to promote 'The Home Farm' image, but have calmed it down a bit.
This was inspired by Paul Heiney's Book, 'Home Farm' where he describes various size gardens and what you can do with them.

Just found it on Amazon - bit pricey now, obviously valuable (I'm rich, I'm rich, I've got a copy!!!!).

CLICK HERE

[Richard]

Ginger thought it was good as well.........

[Keep It Green]

Richard

What stuff does the book cover? everything and anything involved in small scale farming? Do you know of any other good books covering this topic?

Thanks

MAtt

[Richard]

Garden Farm
Small Home Farm
Medium Home Farm
Large Home Farm
The Farming Year
Hedging
Gates and Fencing
Blades and Sharpening

Keeping Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Cows, Milking, Calfing, Bees, Rabbits

Kitchen Garden
Working with Nature
Composts and Fertilizers

Deep Beds
Rotation
Herbs, Fruit

Expansions into Tractors and Horses

Food from the Fields (Cereals, more smallholding / larger farm)

Making Bread
Cereal Foods
Dairying
Making Cheese
Curing Bacon and Hams
Sausages and Smoking
Jam making and bottling
Pickles and Chutney
Wine and Mead making
Cider Making


To be honest, only about 25% of the book referred to my situation, but I learnt a lot about 'other things' and he seems on a similar wavelength to me on certain things.

It's extremely well illustrated (DK).

I guess it's the same as 'Complete Self Sufficiency', you take from it the bits you want to take from it.

For those unaware, Paul Heiney was a Presenter on 'That's Life' way back when.