In this issue

ECO-FITTING YOUR GARDEN
Create the perfect growing plan on limited land.

POTTY ABOUT POTS
Top tips for bumper container crops.

BLOOMING MARVELLOUS
The new nursery promoting perennials..

THE FUTURE OF GROWING?

Could growing plants independent of the weather and soil, and using less space, turn us all into smallholders, asks Charlotte Cooper

7 mins

The show must go on

With UK shows scuppered by Covid-19, Helen Babbs discovers that there is still plenty for livestock-owning smallholders to look forward to — virtual showing from the comfort of your own farm

8 mins

‘Surely I will retain my Strawberry Champion's title?'

Last year diarist Corinna Bull was victorious in the Strawberry Stakes, but could husband James be about to steal her crown?

5 mins

Blooming brilliant

Will and Lauren Holley purchased a four-acre field in Somerset, converted it into a nursery, opened during lockdown and now their perennial plants are flying off the shelves. Julie Harding meets the go-getting couple

9 mins

FLOWER POWER

With their colourful blooms and scintillating scents, flowers are a natural mood booster. From stunning wedding bouquets to delicate edible flowers, Stephanie Bateman e-meets four smallholders who make a living from a variety of flower-growing initiatives

10+ mins

Feeding frenzy

With a vast range available, choosing feed for livestock is never simple. Nutritionists and smallholders give their top tips to Stephanie Bateman to make that selection more straightforward across a raft of species

8 mins

Prevention is better than cure

A bespoke health plan can benefit all goat-keepers and their charges, whatever the size of the farm or holding, says vet David Harwood

7 mins

Idle talk… ?

… no, says PhD student Laura Garnham, chickens really do communicate effectively with each other and have a vocabulary of around 24 different calls, a far wider repertoire than most other creatures in the animal kingdom.

8 mins

Eco-Fitting Your Garden

In this extract from How to Create an Eco Garden, author John Walker explains eco-fitting and how you can use it to create an effective intensive food garden in a limited space

5 mins

Going potty

With the Covid-19 lockdown, growing your own veg is all the rage, but what if you have limited space? Leslie Bliss discovers a whole new world of container crop growing

8 mins

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The Country Smallholder Magazine Description:

The Country Smallholder is aimed at the ever-increasing UK audience interested in living a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable way of life. From people already living on a smallholding, to allotment owners; from those with a couple of acres of land, to those aspiring to get more out of their garden or even window box. With 73% of UK residents claiming to want to live more sustainably post Covid, The Country Smallholder has something for everyone.

Every issue will carry; free vet advice; helpful practical features on all aspects of smallholding, from keeping chickens to crop rotation; information on poultry, pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, and alpacas; rural crafts; property; small tractors and machinery, as well as keeping readers up to date with all the latest news and innovations.