The Country Smallholder December 2026

A country Christmas is a state of mind – let us help you get into the spirit of the season with our gift guide for the smallholding way of life.  Plus how to survive the festivities and look after livestock, how to make leftover Christmas food delicious and make your own bees’ wax candles. What’s special about water meadows,  the fabulous Fell pony and days out in December.  Practical Poultry section looks at Heritage turkeys, that are not just for Christmas, why we love pure breed poultry,  taking a photo for your Season’s Greetings and the biblical history of chickens.