Hi everyone, my name is Keith and I live on the moors above Bolton, we have just managed to buy 30 acres of meadowland which is attached to our house, dont have a clue what to do with it yet, but I have just got my farm holding number so I will be able to buy some livestock, if anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them.
Another "hobby" is I make my own biodiesel from waste chip oil from local pubs on which I run my car on at a cost of 9 pence per litre with no reduction in mpg, if anyone would like any info or help in setting up a system just give me a call.
Welcome Keith, amazingly enough your not far from my mother's home. She lives on the moors at Darwen and has a shop at the Last Drop Village. Will be interested to know what your going to do with your 30 acress too, I have 33 acres in Latvia and no animals yet.
Hi Keith and welcome to the world of learning ,
with 30 acres i would say you have some learning to do .i know a couple that mix sheep and goats on about twelve acres and they go together really well ,the sheep eat the grass and the goats eat everything else ,(i didn't know till i spoke to them that goats don't really like nice green grass) but much prefer weeds and hedgrows ,keep us informed as you unravel the mysteries of farming ,it sounds like you have some exciting times ahead ,MOS
sit down with a cupa and the urge will subside
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