The Dogmother Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I get together with a couple of friends and we all swap the mags that we read, when I get mine back I send them off to another friend so that's recycling in a big way! I get a subscription to Practical Poultry mag every year from my folks, I also sometimes buy Country Smallholding, and a friend lends me her Kitchen Garden mag Which you you read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I have just subscribed to Gardeners World with some spare Tesco clubcard vouchers I had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I am a practical poultry girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 friend bought me a subscription to Practical Poultry for Christmas. I buy the Gardeners World mag occasionally, but often don't find time to read it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaP Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I have subscriptions to Practical Poultry and Home Farmer and I buy Smallholder, Country Smallholding and Country Living. Lisa P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Home Farmer for me and sometimes gardening magazines if I see them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I don't subscribe to any but have read Practical Poultry (And will probably subscribe now as i thought it was really good plus I'm no where near a WHSmiths that seems to be only place around here that sells it) I've also picked up Home Farmer which seems quite good as it covers chickens and fruit/veg issues. Grow Your Own is good too as the articles don't assume you know everything about plant/gardening. I also love all the homes magazines like Your home, Good Homes etc but they have nothing to do with chooks... just me dreaming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I don't subscribe but read Practical Poultry and Smallholder. Sometimes buy Home Farmer and may well subscribe to that and . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie the Moocher Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Country Living Which has a tiny bit of poultry and a tiny bit of gardening, but mostly I like the combo of home/outdoors/craft. I occasionally buy and Smallholder, and my Mum gives me her pre-loved gardening magazines (usually with tatty covers where she's ripped off the free seed packets!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie the Moocher Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Hee Hee Don't use an acronym for Practical Poultry or it puts in a !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 P P without the space is the code for a Miss Pepperpot emoticon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Oh well, i like Practical Poultry and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I subscribe to P P, Home Farmer and Country Smallholding (well, you can dream ). Hubby has Gardeners World, grow your own and Kitchen Garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I subscribe to , Country Smallholding and Home Farmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph101 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 The Small holder one and Practical Poultry (But I decided not to buy the latest one after brosing through it in WHSmith first and spotted a graphic step-by-step guide on how to slaughter geese). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I subscribe to Home Farmer. Occasionally buy Practical Poultry and Country smallholder. I used to buy Grow Your Own every month but stopped when we moved. We have just got one of the greenhouses and the veg garden up and running so I will be buying GYO from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 used to buy Practical Poultry when we first got the chooks and bought Home Farmer quite a few times but you don't see it in the shops anymore. Kitchen Garden was always our gardening mag of choice but we have a years worth of back copies so I just re-read them month by month through the year. We don't really buy magazines anymore because they are so expensive. I was a BBC Good Food subsciber for about 5 years and I have kept them all so again I re-read them month by month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Subscribe to Home Farmer - that's my fav. Hubby normally buys me P P but I think that's so he can buy one of his sporty ones without feeling guilty I sometimes buy country smallholder but only if it looks like a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I get Gardeners World and I'd LOVE Home Farmer but that would be something new. Birthday hints were ignored! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Subscription to Country Smallholding, get Practical Poultry and Home Farmer when we see it. Mum gets Country Living and Gardeners World which I flick through before passing on to my brother. Every now and then I'll buy Farmers Weekly (one of the reasons we decided to eat organic where possible - have you seen how many chemicals are dumped on spuds?). Not too fussed with Smallholder - that is virtually like Farmers Weekly, not as user friendly for a plebby like me, imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I have a subscription to Home Farmer and Practical Poultry. I doubt I will renew Practical Poultry next time, I find it more geared for breeders and show people rather than backgarden henkeepers like me We swap eggs with one of our neighbours for back copies of The New Scientist Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I am a Practical Poultry fan. I subscribed to Home Farmer when it first came out, but found I wasn't reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I got a suprise subscription for Practical Poultry from my OH. Bless him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 I got a suprise subscription for Practical Poultry from my OH. Bless him Now that's what I call a good, useful present! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I seem to have the lot! I used to adore Practical Poultry but have recently turned a blind eye to it because it became very repetitive and a bit lack lusture. I have changed my loyalty over to country smallholding, small holder, gyo, gardeneners world. It is a bit scary to see the amount of money they actually cost, but hey ho, they are a good read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
