Hello from the Midlands

witch way? · Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:03 am

Hi all, been reading the site for a while and its good to meet people who are on the same planet as me. We've a one acre 'mini-holding' off which I try to grow all our veg. We keep a few chix and each year fatten up a couple of weeners. My OH is into eco building projects and (groan) e-bay. We have to work part-time, from home, but the rest of our time is ours to 'play outside' as we please. I believe our government is doing too little too late enivronmentally and am doing my best to convert friends and family by a 'softly softly' approach to be more green. I measure my own success in, when we sit down to a meal, how much of it was produced by ourselves. Well thats me. Pleased to meet you all. W.

tim&fatima · Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:05 am

Hello and welcome, from a fellow midlander.
I only joined a few days ago, after hanging around the site for months. so i know how it feels to get your first reply... all the best in whatever you do..i'm sure we'll speak again.

witch way? · Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:23 am

Hi T&F, thanks for the welcome. Most of the the interesting stuff seems to go on around Bristol/Glastonbury way. Nice to know I'm not alone up here. W.

Mainer in Exile · Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:01 pm

Hello

witch way? · Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:09 pm

Gutten tag.

ina · Post: # 90156Post **ina** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:44 pm

witch way? wrote: Nice to know I'm not alone up here. W.

Down there - from our point of view!

Hiya, and welcome to Ish!

witch way? · Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:54 pm

Hi Ina, EVERYBODY's down here from where you are. They can look up to me and I'll look up to you.

Thanks for welcome. W.

marshlander · Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:23 pm

Hello witch way ? !

We seem to have very similar setups except for the weaners!

witch way? · Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:25 pm

Hi ML, are you veggie?

marshlander · Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:38 pm

Of course! How did you guess ???

ina · Post: # 90167Post **ina** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:59 pm

witch way? wrote:Hi Ina, EVERYBODY's down here from where you are.

Don't let the Shetlanders hear that!

witch way? · Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:19 pm

Sorry Ina (and all Shetlanders) my geography's rubbish.

ML. I am veggie too unless its organic or our own meat. This is both on grounds of animal welfare and also my own health. We have a friend who is allergic to penicilin who comes out in hives when he eats supermarket meat - hmmmm wonder why?

Shirley · Post: # 90171Post **Shirley** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:24 pm

Hello down there ;-)

Welcome to Ish.

witch way? · Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:30 pm

Hi Shirlz - just going to get the atlas. W.

red · Post: # 90177Post **red** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:44 pm

welcome

sounds like youa re doing a similar thing to us.
we are jsut thinking about weeners - how much land do you give them? what sort of piggy set up do you have?