Well it looks like all the efforts of the last four years have been worth it. This weekend sees us self sufficient in Pork, Lamb, Chicken and Eggs. We even have some of last years fish left from our boating trips to Lyme Regis. We still havent mastered the all year fresh vegetables though, so with this in mind we have just redesigned and rebuilt our vegetable plots, with the help of my cousin and her family. We now have a raised bed system to improve the drainage as we are on a heavy clay soil and prolong the growing period. We have 16 beds at 5x5ft and 8 beds at 5x10ft plus the poly tunnel. We have designed the beds so they can be individually netted and covered with fleece should they need to be. So I expect by this time next year we should be in a better position for vegetables as well.