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by maverick71
Tue Sep 24, 2013 3:21 pm
Forum: Recipes
Topic: Home Brewed Beer Part 1
Replies: 9
Views: 3668

Re: Home Brewed Beer Part 1

I realise this is an old post but as a former commercial brewer with my own microbrewery (few years ago now)would like to say nice guide, its a very good a simple guide, i hope to continue some full grain mash brewing at home. If anyone in London North Kent area wants to group buy some materials let...
by maverick71
Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:43 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Can you keep chickens and rabbits in uk cities?
Replies: 8
Views: 2116

Re: Can you keep chickens and rabbits in uk cities?

There is no general rules preventing having rabbits or chickens maybe only local ones as outlined above. Over a certain amount of birds you do have to register them with MAFF or whatever they are called now but the figure would be way above most "household" levels of chickens. I went to an...
by maverick71
Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:34 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: New from Kent
Replies: 8
Views: 1991

Re: New from Kent

Hi and Welcome

I am from north Kent also and relatively new still trawling through all the good stuff on here
by maverick71
Fri Aug 30, 2013 12:31 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Another Newbie
Replies: 8
Views: 1494

Re: Another Newbie

i found a site http://www.internationalegg.co.uk

which seems to be reasonable and only other side of the river so could collect.

not sure if these are the guys Toddie was referring to
by maverick71
Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:53 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Is growing food a waste of time?
Replies: 41
Views: 10047

Re: Is growing food a waste of time?

We have been trying to grow our own veg this year, we started late last year with a allotment. I echo previous comments of we can only grow weeds and potatoes :D but we are learning now for when we really need to. The allotment is not far but obviously in a SHTF scenario these places will be targets...
by maverick71
Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:24 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Another Newbie
Replies: 8
Views: 1494

Another Newbie

Hi All Another newbie In south East England. Wife mainly got me into it but i guess a number of skills required dovetail with our other current and previous hobbies such as camping,overlanding,kayaking and bushcraft etc. Found this site whilst looking for a supplier for Powdered egg. Have seen quite...