We are in Todays Guardian

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We are in Todays Guardian

Post: # 12601Post Andy Hamilton »

If you take a peek at page 4 of the home and garden section of Todays Guardian an article about smallholding in the 21st century you will see a nice little mention at the bottom of this site.
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Post: # 12602Post Shirley »

wooohoooo!! Nice one Andy - have you (or anyone else) got a scanner so that we can all see?? It's a 10 mile round trip for me to go out and buy a paper :roll:
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Post: # 12604Post Muddypause »

'Tis here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/family/story/ ... 55,00.html

Quite a nice article.

Don't know how long they leave articles like this up for, but may be worth linking to from the main page.
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Post: # 12605Post Shirley »

stew -

love ya mate - thanks for that!!
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Post: # 12612Post ina »

:cheers: Printed it off, to be on the safe side...
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Post: # 12613Post ina »

Just dicovered a statement in there that I don't agree with: "Goats, traditionally favoured by smallholders as a low-maintenance source of healthy milk, are a possibility, but only if you're prepared to accept the loss of every single plant in your garden."

I've still got most of my plants, although some of them pruned rather more vigorously than intended. And goats aren't really all that low maintenance; they can be fussy.

Mmh, I think a reader's letter is coming up.
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Ooooh! did you know you were going to be 'linked' Andy? be interesting to see if guests increase, what with etical man an all at the moment too...
maybe you've started a revolution!

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Post: # 12628Post Andy Hamilton »

glenniedragon wrote:Ooooh! did you know you were going to be 'linked' Andy? be interesting to see if guests increase, what with etical man an all at the moment too...
maybe you've started a revolution!

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So far has not made any difference to the stats of the site in fact becoming a stumble upon highly ranked site has done much more. - but a link from their website wont hurt us at all. :wink: Did not know about that at all - been showing off about it to everyone that I meet. In fact my parents were down at earlier so made them proud, well nice.
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Post: # 12640Post ina »

Yes, it's good to see it in a paper like the Guardian, isn't it! Makes the parents believe that not all was wasted on their offspring... :lol:

And the article is pretty good, too (apart from the fact that the guy has obviously never kept goats :mrgreen: ).
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Post: # 12657Post Libby »

Congratulations :cheers:

I haven,t been here long, but this a site well worth the publicity :flower:
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Post: # 12676Post Wombat »

Congrats, mate!

Well done! you may well be the leading edge of the revolution....... :cheers:

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Post: # 12685Post Millymollymandy »

Well done! :cheers:

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Post: # 12725Post gunners71uk »

:whdat:

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Post: # 12785Post Wombat »

Sounds like a good line for a song!

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Post: # 12790Post shiney »

Well done, it's always good to get into a paper! I am sure people will come over and see us here.
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