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Suitable for landowners as well as those contemplating a move to the countryside, this title takes the reader right from that all-important Step 1 - finding the perfect smallholding to creating a viable lifestyle. The ‘Good Life’ has never been so popular. More and more of us are searching for the perfect rural idyll – our very own piece of the countryside where we can live side by side with nature, produce our own food, and have a degree of control over what we eat. Written by an experienced and successful smallholder, the Smallholding Manual is ideal for existing landowners as well as those contemplating a move to the countryside. Unlike previous books in this genre, it takes the reader right from that all-important Step 1 – finding the perfect smallholding to creating a viable lifestyle. It offers a complete introduction to the myriad potential land uses and provides clear, step-by-step guides to getting to grips with enjoying a new, more fulfilling lifestyle. • 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. More and more of us are searching for the perfect rural idyll – our very own piece of the countryside where we can live side by side with nature, produce our own food, and have a degree of control over what we eat. Written by an experienced and successful smallholder, the Smallholding Manual is ideal for existing landowners as well as those contemplating a move to the countryside. It takes the reader right from that all-important Step 1 – finding the perfect smallholding to creating a viable lifestyle. It offers a complete introduction to the myriad potential land uses and provides clear, step-by-step guides to getting to grips with enjoying a new, more fulfilling lifestyle. 'a first-class job' Firetrench
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