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I'm still here,I thought that' might be why you all disappeared.Nice to see some familiar names.

Casper,firstly best wishes for your project.Should you need inspiration,pop down this way(Tenbury) there are several small cider producers(and quite a few large ones).We have more orchards than anywhere in the known universe,(I've got 23 apple trees in my back garden),any prob getting interesting / ...

CURSES....!!!!!!!

(and the dribbling's got worse)

Nice to see you all back,hope your health's back together Mike.

Blimey,what a hornet's nest.Great thread 'though. My kids have had the same sort of experience as Boboff's,but does that mean that others from a different environment,and with different life experiences would be OK with it? I simply don't know. Even a couple of years back,I'd have said ''all kids sh...

Stew 'till soft,add some sugar but leave it still quite tart,Blitz 'till smooth,serve as a sauce over baked mackerel or similar oily fish(fresh sardines if you can get them.) Lovely.

All the very best from a recent mover..whatever gets thrown at you in the upcoming months,don't lose sight of the end result,it will be well worth it.Deep breaths !!..Best Wishes.

I'm not certain it's that easy.We never had to deliver our excess milk at all.People who came for it(strictly for pet's use,of course) often came from miles.One lady came from Dudley(at least 30 miles).The upside is goat milk freezes really well,so if you can find a source,have transport,and one of ...

My kids had nothing but raw goats milk ever 'till 2 yrs ago( they'll only drink skimmed uht now they think pastuerised cow milk tastes weird!!),but who the hell likes the taste of pastuerised goat milk?......soon as you heat it it smells like a Billy's bum.

boboff wrote:What's your favorite type of Jam?

Blackcurrant, What's Yours?

It is legal in England (not sure 'bout Scottieland) to sell raw goat milk so long as it's for pets................................(perhaps the dog could spare a bit).....................

You got it Flo,every second word you express for the next three days is....!!

Seriously,have you thought about keeping a couple of goats yourself? Look at my old posts on this (ad bloody nauseum) you really don't need anything more than a decent garden..pm me, if you can stand the tedium.

I'll have a go at this. Firstly,you're absolutely right,what they eat is a huge factor in how they turn out,so don't completely swerve the standard white hybrid birds,they can be kept free range,they will still finish quite quickly,and we sold many of these (all pre ordered) in our small holding day...

I've had similar experiences with some rooted Philadelphus that I thought were sufficiently hardened off.There have been 4 or 5 days here recently which although the temp never dropped much below 7 or 8C,there has been a seriously,and for early May,unusually cold wind.....that's where I'd put my mon...