Riverside Mithian Blog
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Riverside Mithian Blog is a smallholding blog founded by Emma Kate and Andy Smith in 2020. Their mission is to share their passion for smallholding and promote sustainable living. They document their journey and offer tips and advice on everything from raising livestock to growing vegetables.
Riverside Mithian Blog
1M ago
Walking up to the barn in the gloom before sunrise for first light checks. The ewes have been in there for a week now, based on the date we put the ram in, they should be having their lambs. However, there’s no sign. The ..read more
Riverside Mithian Blog
4M ago
Veganuary was started in 2014 and has grown steadily since with 629,000 people signing up last year according to the organisers. Marketing folk have jumped on the bandwagon and our social media feeds will soon be clutter ..read more
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9M ago
In my previous life I was an RAF pilot and switching from flying to pigs has been a huge lifestyle change. However, one thing has stayed the same: the impact of the weather on my working day ..read more
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11M ago
Construction and farming are the UK’s most, and second most, dangerous industries so I should have known better building on a smallholding! However, we need a barn so I’m putting one up with the help of a professional bu ..read more
Riverside Mithian Blog
1y ago
Last November we bought half a dozen store (suitable for fattening rather than breeding) lambs as an experiment. Today we sold them at Truro livestock market. So how did it go ..read more
Riverside Mithian Blog
1y ago
Most of the content I push out on social media is about the joy of smallholding. A Cornish pastoral of beautiful sunrises and adorable animals frolicking on sunlit pasture. And that’s not altogether misleading; Cornwall ..read more
Riverside Mithian Blog
1y ago
Today marks the beginning of meteorological spring and although we will have a few more wintry days ahead there’s an unmistakable feeling of change. It’s lighter in the mornings and while I will miss the time to have a l ..read more
Riverside Mithian Blog
1y ago
A shelterbelt is a windbreak comprising more than one row of trees. This week we've been planting one by the hen house. We hope it will serve 3 functions ..read more
Riverside Mithian Blog
1y ago
Food prices are increasing at a record rate, - 13.1% in the year to July according to the Office for National Statistics - making them the biggest driver of Consumer Price Inflation (CPI). Farmers and processors are pas ..read more