Howdie from Herts!

beeza · Post: # 57215Post **beeza** » Sun May 13, 2007 10:23 pm

Hiya, just joined today and thought it only polite to introduce myself...

On the first few runs of climbing the self sufficency ladder; just starting my second year growing veg and have inherited a log fire which i used a fair bit last winter.
Also love a spot of salvaging and skip raiding, which I guess is only natural considering my choice of profession (see below)

Getting into self suifficency partly for the obvious ethical and environmental reasons, but even more so from the more practical perspective of trying to live well on a stupidly tight budget - had to all but sell a kidney to buy a house with a garden in the first place!

Work for a waste management consultancy in central London - I specialise in advising local authorities on improving the effectiveness and effeciency of their recycling and organic collection services - am lovin all the recycling and waste min discussions and will definately be adding my ten penith worth.

red · Post: # 57220Post **red** » Sun May 13, 2007 11:04 pm

hi and welcome

ohareward · Post: # 57223Post **ohareward** » Mon May 14, 2007 3:01 am

Welcome to the forum Beeza. I suppose you go around checking on skips and things for local authorities and then see what's in them.

Robin

Millymollymandy · Mon May 14, 2007 5:33 am

Hi Beeza and welcome!

Andy Hamilton · Mon May 14, 2007 11:21 am

Hello and welcome. My house is full of things that should come in useful one day instead of going in the bin

glenniedragon · Mon May 14, 2007 3:24 pm

Welcome to the site, at least you can have an official reson for clambering in skips! look forward to reading your perspective. Welcome
on board

kind thougths
Deb

The Chili Monster · Mon May 14, 2007 9:19 pm

the.fee.fairy · Mon May 14, 2007 9:35 pm

Where in herts? I'm a hertfordshire lass too!

ohareward · Mon May 14, 2007 11:29 pm

That's some welcome Chili Monster.

Robin

Barefootandhappy · Tue May 15, 2007 12:07 am

From one newbie to another, hi there!

Cornelian · Post: # 57386Post **Cornelian** » Tue May 15, 2007 2:30 am

Welcome from the edge of the world, Beeza!

beeza · Post: # 57477Post **beeza** » Tue May 15, 2007 9:11 pm

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone

Sadly skip raiding opportunities at work are rather limited, besides I'd have trouble getting any sizeable finds back home on the packed commuter train

Hiya Ms Fairy, nice to know i'm not the only aspiring selfsufficienteer in the county, live in Knebworth now but grew up in Potters Bar and WGC - and you?

shoe shine · Tue May 15, 2007 9:51 pm

i'm a newbie too. I have a feeling i might be a youngster here- only 18. but i'm into my "interesting" recipes (i've seen a few here) and my home brew (currently fermenting Stoneheads stronger nettle beer at the moment, with a few additions)

Andy Hamilton · Tue May 15, 2007 9:53 pm

shoe shine wrote:i'm a newbie too. I have a feeling i might be a youngster here- only 18. but i'm into my "interesting" recipes (i've seen a few here) and my home brew (currently fermenting Stoneheads stronger nettle beer at the moment, with a few additions)

Most of us still think like we were 18

welcome to the site shoeshine. (feel free to start your own post to say hello)