Lincolnshire Smallholding & Self-Sufficiency Club
Welcome to the Lincolnshire Smallholding &
Self-Sufficiency Club (LSSSC) website.
We are currently
redeveloping the site and hope to have a new look with new content very
soon. In the meantime please take a look through the current
site.
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Updated
The advertisement section has been updated (28
April 2008)
2008 Meetings
Details of the November meeting have now
been added. As the dates/venues are confirmed, the
details will be updated.
AGM
The AGM will be held on Sunday 18th May, at 12 noon.
Hosted by Kevin and Georgia Bull. Further details in the meetings
section.
Bull Calves
Most Bull
calves from dairy herds are culled shortly after birth, as they are not
economic to rear. Patrick was at Cote Hill Farm recently, and thinks that
there is a possibility that club members might be able to purchase these
calves, to rear on for themselves. Any body interested should contact PATRICK for
more details.
Compost tea
trials
Thanks to all of you are helping with the Compost tea trials. I
will prepare another batch ready for saturday 26th April. Please contact deano to
arrange a suitable time for collection/delivery. High volume users can
arrange for a batch to be made specifically for them by contacting
me.
Scything
There are a number
of members who have started to use the Austrian scythe. There are a number
of events taking place around the country this year. The most interesting
of which are as follows:
Sunday 15th June The fourth
West Country Scything Festival. Held in Somerset. This is the original
festival, and a great day/weekend out. The event is combined with a green
Festival, and includes entertainment, music and dancing.
Sunday
22nd June The first East of England Scything festival. To be held in
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
I promised Simon that if he organised an event,
that I would try and bring along some mowers. It is to be held in
front of the hall on the Wational Trust Estate at Wimpole, camping can be
arranged, and there will be competitions for novices, and the more
experienced. Just let me know if you're interested in going along, and
I'll let Simon know.
July date tbc John Letts is
organising a day/weekend mowing some ancient varieties of wheat. This
might be the first time that wheat has been cut like this for many years.
A woodworker is trying to design a cradle to attach to the scythes to
stack the cut grain more neatly. Refreshments will be available/provided.
The date is flexible at the moment, but hopefully we will get a better
idea of when the cutting is likely to be, as the crop matures. Once again,
if you're interested in taking part, let me know.
I will pass on details to those who want them.
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Traditional Skills and Crafts, Pig Keeping, Sausage Making, Home Meat Curing,
Baking, Winemaking and Home Brew, Alternative Energy, Recycling,
Permaculture, Self-Sufficiency, Composting, Growing Fruit,
Preserving Food, Bartering, Organics, Poultry keeping, etc.
If you are interested in any of these subjects then come along to a meeting.
Click on any of the links below to find out more.
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