Farming Friends

Gulliver Geese are specialist goose breeders based in Norfolk. They have over 20 years experience of breeding geese and hatching goslings. It is interesting to hear how Gulliver Geese first got started with geese, I’ll just say it started with film stars!

Gulliver Geese produce;

The website also provides excellent information about;

Gulliver Geese would certainly be my first choice for purchasing goose eggs, goslings and geese with their years of experience as testimony to their success. They also have an excellent website for information about starting out with geese so checkout their website for all your goose needs today.

Have you ever wondered which type of potatoes to grow, when to plant them, where is the best location, what soil type should they be planted in or what chitting means, then How To Grow Potatoes ebook is the book for you. How To Grow Potatoes is an eBook full of knowledge for the gardener growing potatoes in their vegetable garden or allotment.

I bought this excellent ebook for only £2.99 and it was £2.99 well spent as I have already been able to consult it many times whilst I have chitted and planted my first earlies and if you are not sure what first earlies are or which potatoes come under this category then get yourself this informative and easy to read ebook that will answer all your potato questions.

I am delighted to have been asked to review an ebook called Rearing Weaners For The Table - A Beginners Guide By Rebecca Hillman of SallyGardens Smallholding.

I have printed the 23 page book that Rebecca sent me via email so that I can read it thoroughly, so that I can give a comprehensive review of the book.

My initial thoughts are that this is a great book for those wanting to keep a few pigs for the table as it offers practical advice, support and information with lots of facts as well as first hand experience.

I wish I had read this book before I got my pigs as I wouldn’t have felt that I was facing pig rearing on my own.

I will post a more detailed review when I have finished reading the booklet but my reading has currently been interrupted by the arrival of 21 piglets!!!

I have just purchased the pyramid slug trap from TopVeg as a gift for a gardening friend.

Although I am yet to see the product in use, I would like to praise TopVeg for their speedy delivery of this item.

I look forward to reviewing this product when my gardening friend has the pyramid slug trap set up in their garden.

In the meantime, if you have any friends or family who are enthusiastic gardeners who are tired of seeing their beloved plants and vegetable crops being eaten by slugs, then why not get them this unusual gardening gift and help them make their garden a slug free place.

Visit TopVeg for more information about the pyramid slug trap.

I recently bought Mark Eccleston’s calendar from Lulu as I admire his work.

I was very impressed with the calendar when it arrived. All the photographs are excellent but here is a sneak preview of my favourite photograph in the collection.

If you want to see the other photographs then visit the Lulu site.

This calendar is good value for money priced at £7.50 and would make an excellent Christmas gift.

I recently bought Drew Bennett’s calendar from Lulu as I greatly admire his photographs.

I also wanted to support Drew because he has created this calendar to raise money for the Machinski family and their battle against cancer.

I was very impressed with the calendar when it arrived. All the photographs are excellent but here is a sneak preview of my favourite photograph in the collection.

If you want to see the other photographs then visit the Lulu site.

This calendar is good value for money priced at £8.27 and would make an excellent Christmas gift and don’t forget your purchase would be raising money for a good cause too.

This week is British Sausage Week so what better way to celebrate than by having our favourite sausages - the classic pork sausage from The Blue Pig Company for lunch.

Preparation

• Cooked in roasting tin for 30 minutes in a hot oven with a little water in the bottom of the tin.
• Served with mashed potatoes, beans and grated cheese.

Verdict

• Colour of the cooked meat was not pink when cut into but a light brown colour.
• The sausages browned well on the outside and in places had a crunchy, crispy texture which complimented the moist and juicy texture of the inside of the sausages.
• Juicy sausages.
• Moist and meaty.
• Texture was not too fine and not too coarse.
• No gristle or bone in the sausages.
• No shrinkage in size when cooked.
• Not fatty.
• Tasty.
• Also very suitable for the BBQ.

Click on this link for more information about The Blue Pig Company and The Blue Pig Company’s Products.

What are you doing to celebrate British Sausage Week?