Today's Observer Magazine

[Stonehead]

Meet the Greenshifters

Four families' experiences of smallholding and crofting. And yes, we're the mad crofters mentioned.

[mrsflibble]

cool!

[Millymollymandy]

Brilliant!

[John Headstrong]

good article, the term "Greenshifters" is new to me, but I think I like it.

when I read it and I saw "hobby farmers" I was going to go mad, then I relised they was talking about someone else! "The hardcore crofters" is about right , nice work Stoney.

[mybarnconversion]

Excuse me for asking, but do you get paid for such things? (always wondered!)

[Merry]

Great, Eejoyed the write-up Stoney!

[snapdragon]

wooo fame at last Stoney

now I gotta go buy the paper - and I had given them up

[Andy Hamilton]

Excuse me for asking, but do you get paid for such things? (always wondered!)

Not sure about stoney, but in my experience NO you don't get paid. You might get a meal bought for you or a free copy of a magazine/newspaper and even then they often forget.

Good article Stoney!

[John Headstrong]

I can also add that you dont get paid for such articles, good journalists used to bring tea bags, milk and cookies to a project I used to work on, others would just make the story up from home

[agapanthus]

Wow! :)

[Annpan]

Only just found the link. Thanks for putting it up Stoney

[Big Al]

great article and not at all condersending.

I will be on It pays to watch in this new series starting on Wednesday the 17th of September as a thrifty gardener. A long story but it was bloody hard work filming it. mind you I got £10 for petrol for collecting them from the station and a big sarnie from my favourite sarnie shop. If you do watch the show it is a spoof so it is supposed to be wacky.

Alan

[Millymollymandy]

I'll try to watch you but can you post and remind us before the day so we remember to watch it?