- Format: Innbundet
- Antall sider: 184
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- EAN: 9780857332257
- Utgivelsesår: 2012
- Bidragsyter: Shankland, Liz
349,-
- Taking on a smallholding: pros and cons, commitment needed, financing the move.
- Finding the perfect place: importance of location, land needed, common pitfalls.
- Getting ready: learning new skills, planning how you will manage your land.
- Legal requirements: getting registered, dealing with red tape, livestock regulations.
- Essential equipment: finding the best kit to make light work of chores, health and safety.
- Growing fruit and veg: improving soil, extending the growing season, planting an orchard.
- Your first livestock: buying, caring for and rearing animals for meat.
- Growing feed for livestock: care of grassland, making silage and haylage.
- Selling your produce: regulations involved, direct sales, farmers¿ markets.
- Wildlife-friendly farming: biodiversity, habitat maintenance and creation.
- Showing your livestock: getting started, preparation, using shows to promote your stock.