countrytalkandtips.myfreeforum.org

wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1171 Location: Campile. Wexford

I judge my performance in this lifestyle by what my OH puts in the shopping trolley Crying or Very sad

I dont tell her this as I am sure that she would use this as another windup weapon Rolling Eyes

. HFW addresses the cash flow problem to an extent with his one off adding value market. My smallholding could not produce sufficient salable foodstuffs to do this seriously unless I grew just one type of veg. Probably herbs. However the occasional glut could be processed thus we hope. One market per week would make us up to 100euro profit on a good week. We sell eggs, seasonal veg, out of season veg with the poly tunnels help, Turkeys at xmas, my OH sells teas coffees and home made cakes. This set up inevitably ends up like a coffee morning with the regulars spending hours chatting and drinking one cup of tea. Ho Hum. Fun though Smile

_________________
Leave not a trace.

wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1171 Location: Campile. Wexford

Hectic week this week. What with pigeons, caterpillars, rabbits and potato blight. It seems that everything wants a piece of the action Evil or Very Mad

Still the blight seems to be under control <touch wood, spin around three times and invoking the name of a friendly saint>. Hows your year been ?
_________________
Leave not a trace.

MrsL · Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:47 pm Post subject:

I think it's unrealistic to talk about self-sufficiency in today's world; I prefer the term I use - "self-reliance". Make your own life to suit yourself and rely on yourself/ves to do as much as you can. Other people let you down. The odler I get, the more I find this to be so.
We are constantly striving to be as self-reliant as we cn, but this does invoolve some buying of materials and supplies from which to make various things, but we are getting there. One day we will have more land and no electricity and can really go for it then. Until then, we're doing our bit in small steps, relying less and less on others. Can make you a bit insular and oddball, but there you go Confused

_________________
visit my Creative Living forum
21stcenturyhousewife
Radical sanity - it's the way to go.

blowin · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:12 am Post subject:

MrsL · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:37 am Post subject:

I'd be happy to help out - although I live some distance away. After reading through, I was actually going to ask if any of you have actually managed a meet up of any sort at all? Laughing

_________________
visit my Creative Living forum
21stcenturyhousewife
Radical sanity - it's the way to go.

wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1171 Location: Campile. Wexford

We do get to meet on the odd occasion, but as a majority of the membership live in the west/northwest it probably happens more often up there. We did have a great weekend at Camiles and Blowins putting up a poly tunnel and I got to meet some great people. I think we all are odd balls Wink

. Anyone going to the ploughing this year?
_________________
Leave not a trace.

MrsL · Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:19 am Post subject:

Don't think I'll be, but I have broached the subject of an Irish meet with a load of oddballs from Ireland and MrL not *too* Shocked

at the idea. Will watch for details of meet ups, you never know!
_________________
visit my Creative Living forum
21stcenturyhousewife
Radical sanity - it's the way to go.

blowin · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:02 am Post subject:

Anyone got any land which is ploughable ? Even a boat would sink in mine at the moment .

Graney · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 81 Location: East Clare

tractorpunk · Joined: 02 Jul 2009 Posts: 37 Location: east Galway

its so wet up here, all the animals are queing up in pairs waiting for a passing ark. cept the ducks, smug gits