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OLD GOAT

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About OLD GOAT

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  1. Spot on with the above comments Blackbriar. We have to learn to appreciate FOOD again & thats begins at home & shcool ( I remember that we had a large veggie garden at school & used the produce !). We all have to make an effort everyday by staying out of the supermarkets ( I'm shooting myself in the foot here as I sell direct to them !! ), buy Local, get an allotment, keep some chocks instead of a F.......ing cat ! , find out about all your Local farmers,CSA's, etc, find out about Slowfood & all the other groups who surport real food,it dos'nt cost anymore than the SHIT in the
  2. RIP Little Man which he was & a very BAD actor. He must have some hidden talents as he abit of a ladies man !
  3. Yes this issue is of great concern to me, as I farm full time for a living,selling direct to the supermarkets without any contract ! We don't have any waste as we keep a few pigs for ourselves but this is not possible for most people. This subject is a BIG one & I really think it starts at HOME & the way we see food ! We in the western world have more now on our plates than ever before & at a very cheap price but we still have food poverty & bin half of it !! I think about this a great deal as it's my living but it feels like most people NEVER think about it ! I could go on for
  4. I Keep around to 100 a year, all of them are cross bred, they have a very big grass paddock, feed them wheat & old bread from the bakers soaked in whey ( we have a goat farm,so the whey is a waste product from our cheese making ! ), they all get to about 2.2 Kg upto 2.6 kg max after 15 weeks. We sell 20 to 30 which pays for the wheat,we save a fortune this way !!
  5. Fartichoke's ! I grow & enjoy eating them & my pigs love them !
  6. Great post,u found this in which book ?
  7. Great post,just had a look at your video & will have a look at the others, nice one !
  8. Having it tonight, jugged hare is the recipe I'm doing. I hung it for a few daysbut as it's been unusually warm weather,did'nt leave it too long,then gutted it & left it in the fridge for two more days ! Will tell u how it was tomorrow !!
  9. Had half an hour on my hands this evening,walk around the farm & bagged my first hare & it's a monster, I'm happy, just wanted to share !!!
  10. My wife have just got me 4 km of sheep fencing to put up ! So the the rest of my summer is F.......ed !
  11. Well Done,We have fight back & not ROLL OVER !
  12. Lets keep the same OLD CRAP going about Appleby shall we !
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