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by Arwen Thebard
Wed Aug 26, 2020 12:08 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Derbyshire Woodland. Potential little community?
Replies: 13
Views: 4158

Re: Derbyshire Woodland. Potential little community?

OK that wasn't clear as it followed my post. :D
by Arwen Thebard
Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:20 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Derbyshire Woodland. Potential little community?
Replies: 13
Views: 4158

Re: Derbyshire Woodland. Potential little community?

I dont use facebook. There are plenty of people and places that are just getting on and doing their bush craft thing on land without any hassle
by Arwen Thebard
Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:38 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Derbyshire Woodland. Potential little community?
Replies: 13
Views: 4158

Re: Derbyshire Woodland. Potential little community?

I thought you were allowed to stay on site longer than 28 days if you were "working" your land? ;) Sounds like enough time to me and who is going to keep a head count of who is coming and going. I think the jobs worth bizzies at the local council offices will have more serious issues on th...
by Arwen Thebard
Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:22 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Living in a garage or caravan or what
Replies: 13
Views: 3323

Re: Living in a garage or caravan or what

Done this a few times now and it is a touring caravan for us 100%. (In preference to a static mobile home) Having a comfortable space to go back to is paramount. They are usually well insulated, have a heating system [winter is coming] kitchen and bathroom built in and having a soft and comfy bed to...
by Arwen Thebard
Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:08 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: camping
Replies: 13
Views: 3819

Re: camping

Note 2; There is an almost complete lack of Calor gas refills at all of the campsites we have contacted, but luckily we have several spares. 8-) Did you.see this? http://www.uk-preppers.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=17100 Yes I saw that post, cheers Y.A. We do have two full bottles in the ca...
by Arwen Thebard
Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:04 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: camping
Replies: 13
Views: 3819

Re: camping

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by Arwen Thebard
Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:30 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Derbyshire Woodland. Potential little community?
Replies: 13
Views: 4158

Re: Derbyshire Woodland. Potential little community?

Hi Alf Resco,

I dont think you can use the PMs system until you have ten posts.

In the meantime I have forwarded your post onto certain "interested" parties. :D
by Arwen Thebard
Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:29 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Interesting article on continuing flour shortages.
Replies: 62
Views: 15129

Re: Interesting article on continuing flour shortages.

while only at knee height, it will also lead to a shortage of straw as I imagine. I'm getting that info too from farmers usually at this time of year we are over run with baled white wood shavings ... and can't shift them till late September / early October at the earliest peaking in December... Us...
by Arwen Thebard
Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:02 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Interesting article on continuing flour shortages.
Replies: 62
Views: 15129

Re: Interesting article on continuing flour shortages.

Another thing on our radar is the wheat harvest this year is very low. We are surrounded by crop fields and this years wheat harvest was cut 3 to 4 weeks ago, very early, and at a very short height. The local farmer tells us the lack of early season rain and a pressure to supply his contracts led to...
by Arwen Thebard
Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:56 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Interesting article on continuing flour shortages.
Replies: 62
Views: 15129

Re: Interesting article on continuing flour shortages.

We have also been vacuum sealing our flour (as we do with rice) which seems to be working well. Paper bagging it into smaller Ikg amounts and sealing in food grade buckets with oxygen absorbers.
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