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Your Friend The Taxman

One of the smallholding magazines recently published an article about VAT and tax as they apply to smallholders and it seems worth repeating that you ...  More on this Item... >

Farmers Markets

For me the Farmers Markets have been a godsend. Several people have asked me how to get started Well:- Each market has a fairly uniform set of rules. ...  More on this Item... >

Hypertufa

Hypertufa is a cast "rock-like" material which can be used to make relatively inexpensive pots for the garden and to coat old sinks. It looks like roc...  More on this Item... >

Good Exercise for Seniors

I came across this exercise suggested for seniors to build muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy, so I thought I would pass it o...  More on this Item... >

Interesting Talk On Hedgehogs

On a miserable winter’s afternoon in March we gathered to hear about hedgehogs. Chris Mclaren’s enthusiasm for them got us all interested in the dedi...  More on this Item... >

Hedgehog Alert

Looking after hedgehogs is not as easy as the TV adverts lead us to believe. Over two days during this warm November we retrieved two very small hedg...  More on this Item... >

New Waste Regulations

New regulations regarding burial and burning of waste came into force on Monday 12th May 2006 . These have been introduced by Defra and will spell th...  More on this Item... >

Operation Bumble Bee

Supermarket giants Sainsbury’s has given its support to Operation Bumblebee, the initiative designed to boost UK bumblebee numbers. Sainsbury’s is fun...  More on this Item... >

A Ticking Timebomb In The Countryside

Tick numbers are on the increase, as are cases of Lymes disease from their bites.

Could Mull become the Noah’s Ark for the Red Squirrel?

The recent discovery of pox virus in grey squirrels in the Scottish Borders is bad news for Scotland’s remaining red squirrel population. Red squirrel...  More on this Item... >

Famous Cattle - The Durham Ox

The Durham Ox How many have seen a pub called the Durham Ox? ( How many have been in a pub called the Durham Ox?)

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