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Tag Archives: small holding
You’re looking at the remains of Russia
Russia’s monolithic gateposts might lead you to expect a substantial dwelling, outclassing the cottages on the Dinas mountain. But no. The gatepost on the left was positioned (and broken?) by a JCB about 35 years ago when the farmer removed it from a dip in the … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, History
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, Dinas Mountain, Pembrokeshire, Preseli hills, Rusha, Russia, small holding, The Preselis
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Self sufficiency in West Wales
Sally Seymour’s lovely scraper board illustrations*are based on the farm near Dinas where the Seymour family strove to become self-sufficient in the 1970s. The illustrations appear in the book Self-Sufficiency – The Science and Art of Producing and Preserving … Continue reading
Posted in Art, books, Crafts, Farming
Tagged Carningli Press, Dinas, farming, John Seymour, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Sally Seymour, self-sufficiency, small holding, Tegfan, Wales
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Tegfan, Dinas Cross 