The Country Smallholder - August 2024

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The Big Interview - Jane Howorth MBE, founder of The British Hen Welfare Trust, talks to The Country Smallholder about what it means to be rehoming her millionth hen.
Sow seeds now for winter harvest - There’s a surprising amont of veg that you can start now.
Experts answer your Q&As - Nick Hamilton of Barnsdale Gardens gives advice on gardening; controlling rats, why you need an electric fence tester.
Oxford Sandy and Black Pigs - How this historic breed helped change a smallholding.

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.