The Country Smallholder - July 2023

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Making goat keeping ecofriendly
Whilst getting good production and health.

Country recipes from your garden
When Beetroot meets Chocolate for a sweet delight.

Show Diary for Summer
A great day out at a countryside event near you..

Can My Goat Dairy Be Eco-Friendly?

Tamsin Cooper finds greener ways to manage productive goats

6 mins

From Fleece to Floor

Jack Smellie explains the process of turning newly shorn fleece into fibre for rug making

5 mins

Alpacas-Identification and Record keeping

Joy Whitehead explores what you must do, what you might do and what you should do!

5 mins

Cost of Living Crisis: How we can grow back

Andrew Oldham shows how to take back some control of your food

4 mins

Beat the heat!

Andrew Fothergill, National Poultry Advisor at Farmgate Feeds gives his advice on keeping your hens comfortable in the warmer months.

3 mins

Transporting livestock thoughts on trailers

John Sones gives top towing tips and looks at the legalities

2 mins

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The Country Smallholder Magazine Description:

The Country Smallholder is aimed at the ever-increasing UK audience interested in living a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable way of life. From people already living on a smallholding, to allotment owners; from those with a couple of acres of land, to those aspiring to get more out of their garden or even window box. With 73% of UK residents claiming to want to live more sustainably post Covid, The Country Smallholder has something for everyone.

Every issue will carry; free vet advice; helpful practical features on all aspects of smallholding, from keeping chickens to crop rotation; information on poultry, pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, and alpacas; rural crafts; property; small tractors and machinery, as well as keeping readers up to date with all the latest news and innovations.