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Wonders of the Hebridean breed of sheep

Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Beyond basic husbandry requirements, Hebrideans are resilient and self-sufficient sheep (photo: Darren Cassie)

An old breed for new times

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Friday, May 31, 2019 Words by Niall Greenan from the SmartBunker ®
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How Alderney Free Range Pigs have gone from strength to strength

Friday, July 19, 2019
Tess with one of the 70 pigs Alderney Free Range Pigs keeps at any one time

Smallholding on a Channel Island brings unique challenges — including the lack of a resident vet — but Alderney Free Range Pigs has gone from strength to strength over its decade in existence, finds Joanna Woodnutt

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Protecting fruit trees from climate change

Friday, July 19, 2019 Kim Stoddart
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In an extract from her new book The Climate Change Garden, co-written with Sally Morgan, Country Smallholding's gardening correspondent Kim Stoddart explains how smallholders can start future-proofing their fruit-growing efforts

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How to attract bees to pollinate your vegetable patch

Thursday, July 18, 2019 Kim Stoddart
Bee kind to pollinators!

How can you widen your resilient reach beyond the veg garden? Kim Stoddart explains how native planting 'off piste' will help to entice those vital pollinators back onto your patch

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