Life on a UK Smallholding | September's Harvests, Pigs and Campfires

Welcome to our smallholding in North East England! Join us for a typical mid-September weekend as we balance our full-time jobs with the joys and challenges of smallholding life.
In this video, we:
• Discuss what September means for our smallholding.
• Harvest apples and juice them in our rustic outdoor kitchen, sharing tips and tricks we’ve learned along the way.
• Spend the afternoon with our pigs, guessing their weight and navigating the tricky task of putting in their ear tags.
• End the day by cooking a delicious home-grown meal over a log fire.
Whether you’re a seasoned smallholder or just curious about the lifestyle, we hope you find inspiration and practical advice in our journey. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more updates from our smallholding!

[@maureenmckenna5220]

From the picking, to the cutting, to the grinding of the apples, you’ve got a lot of work, just for juice. I have a different appreciation for apple juice prices now. Looks delicious. What a treat.

[@livingthegoodlifeinwales]

Fabulous video, chic. Covered so many things about the smallholding. Totally deserves all the views and new subscribers. Well done!!❤

[@FitforKings_ley]

“A strongly worded letter” 😂😂😂 - always a good day to wake up and see there’s a new vid from your smallholding. Loved the update and the new voiceover form intro ❤

[@TrekkieMum]

That was a lot of work for one day finished off with a delicious looking stew well done 😊

[@myrustygarden]

It’s beautiful seeing morning fog in the sunrise but yep 😢😢 dark by 7:30 pm is no fun. 🤭 my super dwarf apple tree has its one apple 🍏. Pigs with apple sauce stuffing 😂. 7:09 I’m surprised Steven’s not made a stand for the apple shredder. 😂😂 are you talking from the lavatory Tracy. He’s mad at you Steven 🤦‍♀️. Oh now you’ve put your foot in Steven she’ll be planning all night long. 23:55 hello Rodney and Buster, our poor dog can’t run loose we have predatory birds and coyotes. A fantastic update to all, have a super and hopefully sunny weekend, Ali 🌦️🇨🇦

[@badseedbrighton46]

Just found your channel...top work top and content. My house in sussex is up for sale and I'm looking to start my own smallholding in Normandy. So I intend to binge watch your back catalogue...and as others have said...your lamb stew looked bloody handsome. ✌️

[@vickibrown8447]

That stew looked fab 😊

[@sarawalker8479]

I’m very very jealous of your apple harvest! I had about 30 apples on my tree and the squirrels have had the lot!

[@livingthegoodlifeinwales]

Chic, what a fab opener!

[@oursmallholdinglife5243]

Fantastic I love these videos of all the weekend jobs. Apples are amazing! The flavour of the Large blacks is lovely they look in great condition. I slap mark mine the day before I take them to the abattoir don’t fancy my hands so close to their mouths to put tags in 😂 Xx

[@KirstyHart-nq4wk]

What a lovely opening x

[@davinacaine3615]

🤤that stew looked amazing, great video

[@veedebee]

Pigs looking great, I think ours might be a bit too fat, but she’s going next week so we shall see and I’ll be leaving the tag to my other half 😂. Now Steven has said about moving that fence it’s pretty much a done deal, there’s thousands of people out here in KZbin land waiting to see it!!! I’m watching this at elevenses time and never before have I wanted lamb stew and apple juice more than a coffee and biscuits YUM. I was also wondering how you’ve found your chickens as table birds this year? I’m thinking of trying another breed to run alongside ours, do you have a preference out of your two? Fingers crossed for a bit more sunshine for the garden, Thankyou both xx

[@shannonkatereadsstuff]

Just found you! Love it. What breed of hogs? I love that you’re not breeding for super fat - no point in just having acres of lard and no meat!

[@annlockey8552]

I always dreamed of a small holding, but it just never happened. Might be worth making a frame for the crusher stick a bucket underneath.

[@juliew7379]

What type of pigs do you have? We have kept Berkshires for the past few years but they do tend to run fatty, delicious meat though and lovely pigs to keep.

[@pyrrhical3423]

Did you ever consider doing this abroad?

[@andrewpeters3424]

Do you make cider?.

[@christopherhinton6456]

been better turned into cider.