Thanks everyone for the welcome 8)
So far Ina, I,m only doing things in a small way.
I grow some gooseberries, blackcurrents, rhubarb, strawberries and raspberries in my tiny garden, and I use them to keep me in jam, pies and sauces.
I just about have room to put a greenhouse, and am looking for a second hand one now so that I can grow tomatoes, peppers and chili,s( which it seems I should have started by now)
I get tomato supplies from my sister, who has a bit more space than I do, and pay her back with chutney,s, but I want to get my own toms going. Goes down well does my tomato chutney
I,m learning beekeeping as we speak, and also make cheese(to a fashion, but I,m getting better lol).
This is all in preperation for the smallholding I aspire to living in one day!
If I can,t afford one here, I,ll move abroad, but I don,t want to go into it unprepared.
With enough land, I will keep chickens and goats for sure, and then think about other livestock.
I,m applying for an allotment as soon as the greenhouse is set up and then can hopefully be a lot more self sufficient. Hopefully I can keep a hive on it too as my garden is way too small. I,ll have to check that out when I apply.
Well that,s my story so far, now all I need is some money to take it further
hi libby please to meet you
Jessie