19 Feb 2013

LOVING OUR MINI MINI URBAN SMALL HOLDING AND A STEP TOWARDS SELF SUFFICENCY, ORGANIC FOOD WITH ZERO FOOD MILES

MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN ALL THE SEEDS ARE IN PROPAGATORS AND BULBS ARE JUST SHOWING THEIR GREEN STEMS AND THE GARDEN IS ONLY WEEKS AWAY FROM BURSTING INTO COLOUR, THE BIRDS ARE SINGING EVERYMORNING, THE SUN IS SHININING AND A HINT OF PROMISE IS IN THE AIR
 
 
LAST YEAR, YEAR THREE, HAS BEEN THE BEST FOR LIVE STOCK AND THE WORST FOR VEGETABLE CROPS BUT A GREAT LEARNING CURB WHICH GIVES US MORE PASSION TO TRY HARDER THIS YEAR AND GROW IT ALL...
 
THIS IS THE END OF OUR FIRST JOURNEY WITH OUR VERY FIRST PIGS, IN A FEW DAYS THEY LEAVE US TO FINISH THEIR JOURNEY AND BECOME ........... TODAY WE HAVE BEEN TO THE ABATTOIR AND MEET WITH THE TEAM, AND WHAT A FABULOUS LOVELY CALM FARM, WITH THEIR OWN FARM SHOP ON SITE TOO. THE TEAM WERE SO SUPPORTIVE AND VERY INFORMATIVE AND IN SUCH A RELAXED MANOR THAT WE NOW FEEL VERY OK WITH THIS PART OF THE JOURNEY, IT IS KIND OF WEIRD, CANT REALLY EXPLAIN, I THINK I HAVE WE HAVE FELT ALL THE EMOTION OF THE JOURNEY EARLY ON AND NOW WE ARE AT THE END IT IS CLOSURE.
 
OUR PIGS TIME WITH US IN PHOTOS
 
LEMONGRASS HAVING A SHOWER IN THE EARLY PROMISE OF SPRING SUNSHINE
 
 

 
SPRING IS VERY MUCH ON THE WAY AS LEMON IS VERY PLAY FULL TODAY
 
 
 
LOTTIE AND LEMON HAVING A HELLO NOSE TO NOSE
 
 
HOW GORGEOUS AM I
 
 
DON'T FORGET ME I AM GORGEOUS TOO
 
 
HAPPY PIGGIES
 
 
HELLO THERE BEAUTIFUL HOW DO YOU DO?
 
 
GINGER NINJA HAVING A LAY DOWN AFTER A GOOD RUB DOWN

 
GINGER LOVES ROLLING AND LEAPING WHEN WE ADD FRESH STRAW TO THEIR BED, LEMON GOES IN AND TOSSES HALF OF THE STRAW OUT FOR THEM TO PLAY IN
 
 
LAZY MID MORNING REST AFTER DOING THE HOUSE WORK
 
 
LEMON TELLING GINGER OFF AS HE WANTS TO HELP WITH THE HOUSEWORK AND SHE DOES'NT LIKE HIS HELP SO SHE KEEPS THROWING HIM OUT AND HE KEEPS RUNNING BACK IN, SUCH FUN TO WATCH THEM
 
 
OUR GLORIOUS PIG ARK AND RUN ON DAY ONE AND WITHIN 4 WEEKS IT WAS A PROPER PIG RUN ALL TURNED OVER AND MUDD
 
 
LOVE OUR GLORIOUS GIRLS THIS IS THEIR NEW EXTENSION RUN OF 50FT CONTAINED SO THAT I CAN TRY AND KEEP THEM OFF MY VEGETABLE BEDS
 

 NAUGHTY CHICKENS RAIDING MY STRAWBERRY POT!!!


SUCH FUN CAT FLAP TRAINING FOR OUR GIRLS, WE EXTENDED THEIR OUTDOOR SAFE RUN WITH A OUT DOOR RUN AWAY FROM OUR VEGETABLE BEDS AND PUT A OLD CAT FLAP IN THE FENCING FOR THEM, IT ONLY TOOK A FEW HOURS AND HEY PRESTO! THEY GOT IT, CLEVER GIRLS...
 

 

 GLORIOUS EGGS FROM OUR GLORIOUS GIRLS
 
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEARS IMPROVEMENT AND LESSONS TO BE LEARNT WITH GROWING OUR MAIN STAY CROPS AND RAISING MORE PIGS.

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