Seasonal and special courses

If you're looking for foraging courses, wild food courses, mushroom foraging courses or other seasonal and specialist courses, why not have a go at one of the courses on organic farms listed below.

Natural beekeeping for beginners
17 May

Embercombe, Higher Ashton, nr Exeter, Devon, EX6 7QQ

Come and stay at Embercombe in Devon for an inspiring weekend learning about ‘natural beekeeping’ in top-bar hives – a bee friendly way to have bees in your garden with the possibility of your own ho...
Sun Hive Workshop
18 May

Rachel Carson Centre (in the grounds of Emerson College), Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JX

The Sun Hive (Weissenseifener Haengekorb) forms the core of the Natural Beekeeping Trust's commitment to bee guardianship. Based on an ingenious combination of skep baskets made of rye straw and wood...
Wild food foraging weekend
18 May

Troed y Rhiw Farm, Llwyndafydd, Llandysul, Ceredigion, SA44 6BY

Our hedgerows, meadows, woodlands and coastal areas are full of a fantastic range of edible plants that are there for the picking if you know what they are and how to use them. Over the course of a w...
Natural beekeeping for beginners
31 May

Embercombe, Higher Ashton, nr Exeter, Devon, EX6 7QQ

Come and stay at Embercombe in Devon for an inspiring weekend learning about ‘natural beekeeping’ in top-bar hives – a bee friendly way to have bees in your garden with the possibility of your own ho...
An introducion to beekeeping
08 June

Daylesford Organic Farm, near Kingham, Gloucestershire GL56 0YG

Local apiarist Tanya Hawkes will guide you through the theory, equipment and bee handling skills necessary to manage your own colony of bees. This course will provide enough of an overview and the co...
Beekeeping weekend
15 June

Troed y Rhiw Farm, Llwyndafydd, Llandysul, Ceredigion, SA44 6BY

An introduction to the principles of beekeeping over the course of a weekend. The course focuses on beekeeping the natural way and will cover: the colony and how it works; the hive and beekeeping ‘ye...
Living in harmony with honeybees
21 June

Waltham Place, Church Hill, White Waltham, near Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 3JH

This workshop is suitable for anyone interested in the honeybee, and beekeepers wishing to explore natural forms of bee husbandry are most welcome. In light of the declining vitality of the honeybee,...
Sun Hive Workshop
29 June

Rachel Carson Centre (in the grounds of Emerson College), Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JX

The Sun Hive (Weissenseifener Haengekorb) forms the core of the Natural Beekeeping Trust's commitment to bee guardianship. Based on an ingenious combination of skep baskets made of rye straw and wood...
Wild food foraging weekend
29 June

Troed y Rhiw Farm, Llwyndafydd, Llandysul, Ceredigion SA44 6BY

Our hedgerows, meadows, woodlands and coastal areas are full of a fantastic range of edible plants that are there for the picking if you know what they are and how to use them. Over the course of a w...
Living soil: An holistic perspective
01 July

Schumacher College, The Old Postern, Dartington, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EA

This course is for anyone wishing to understand the alchemy of soil and the pivotal role the soil ecosystem plays in the balance of nature. There will be practical and experiential soil sampling and ...
Introduction to summer foraging
12 July

Daylesford Farm, near Kingham, Gloucestershire GL56 0YG

Come for a walk on the Daylesford Farm and learn basic foraging tips to enjoy nature's bounty from hedgerow, river, meadow and wood. Discover and pick flavour intense herbs like wild garlic and wood ...
Beekeeping weekend
10 August

Troed y Rhiw Farm, Llwyndafydd, Llandysul, Ceredigion, SA44 6BY

An introduction to the principles of beekeeping over the course of a weekend. The course focuses on beekeeping the natural way and will cover: the colony and how it works; the hive and beekeeping ‘ye...
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