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It's a very strange time for us at the moment at Alledal Gård.

We've been here in Sweden for over 4 years, and during that time we have had some down moments, but mainly we've had a wonderful time trying to make a success of our little farm in Skåne. I have no regrets about coming to Sweden in the summer of 2006.

Now, I'm afraid, the end is nigh, and we are shutting down the farm. Over the last few weeks the chickens, ducks, and geese have found new homes, and hopefully in the next few days the goats will have new homes too. By the end of 2010 Alledal Gård will no longer be an active farm.

We've had some wonderful successes with the yellow ducks and the chickens particularly, and have found it to be incredibly rewarding. And for me personally, a fantastic way to switch off when I come back from work on my main job.

This is the beginning of a new chapter for us, and hopefully over the coming months we'll be able to share more of our plans for the future. If you've followed us over the years, many thanks, and I hope that we've brought some pleasure to you from our little corner of the Swedish countryside. 

 

 

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Skrivet av Stephen Baines   
2006-07-22

After the first couple of weeks we're checking our energy consumption levels, too.

 

This was the target that we felt was going to be the hardest to sort out. Our target is 905 - 936 KWh per month. 

For this hot July start we're on 504 KWh per month. That is just 4.8 KWh per m2 - just over half our target we wanted to aim for! The real test will be later in the year when heating is really required.

We have taken a few steps that may well make a difference. The TV, hi fi, etc etc have historically been left plugged in all the time, and on standby. The monitors for the computers, etc, also go into standby, along with the printer, etc... you get the idea.

Remembering to properly unplug things isn't easy, and actually doing it isn't easy either when there are two sockets to the study, yet about 20 things plugged in. The only sane option has been to invest in timers, and have the actual mains turn off to the unnecessary items outside of "living time", so around 11pm the devices are turned off at the mains, and they only return onto standby at about 6am. A small change, but one which should cut the "standby usage" considerably.

The next item that is probably saving us a lot at the moment is that we left the tumble drier back in our old home. We haven't got one here, yet. It'll be interesting to see how we cope.

 

 
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