Hen keeping
04 October Daylesford Farm, near Kingham, Gloucestershire GL56 0YG Learn what you need to know about keeping hens in your garden; from choosing the right breed, housing, sighting your run, feeding, through to augmenting your flock. Find out tips on gardening alongsi... |
Planning and planting a garden
10 October Brocton Leys, Stafford, ST17 0TR Learning all that is required to create a balanced organic garden. The winter course consists of 9 weeks of classes from 10am until 1pm (1 day a week). Payment of £150.00 for the duration of the cour... |
Baking for a living
16 October Macbiehill Farmhouse, Lamancha, near Edinburgh EH46 7AZ Teaching real bread making since 2003.The place for bread where there’s...fun in the making,purpose in the baking, joy in the breaking. This course is for: people considering starting their own micro... |
Cider and juice making
18 October Daylesford Farm, near Kingham, Gloucestershire GL56 0YG Join our artisanal cider maker Jez Taylor to learn the principles of apple juice and cider making with tastings of dessert, culinary and cider fruit juices. We shall be collecting, picking and pressi... |
Sun Hive Workshop
19 October 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... |
Beneficial wildlife and pests
07 November Brocton Leys, Stafford, ST17 0TR Exploring friends and enemies in the garden and how to keep everything in balance. To raise awareness of different cycles of wildlife. The winter course consists of 9 weeks of classes from 10am until... |
Game preparation and butchery
08 November Daylesford Farm, near Kingham, Gloucestershire GL56 0YG Learn essential skills to make the most of the season's game. The morning is a pratical class in plucking, portioning boning out and stuffing game birds, with a demonstration on how to skin and break... |
Plant division and propagation
14 November Brocton Leys, Stafford, ST17 0TR Splitting plants and tidying up the garden in preparation for winter/spring. Propagating winter plant material. The winter course consists of 9 weeks of classes from 10am until 1pm (1 day a week). Pa... |
Sun Hive Workshop
16 November 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... |
Pruning
21 November Brocton Leys, Stafford, ST17 0TR Introduction to the basic techniques of pruning fruit for healthy and productive crops. The winter course consists of 9 weeks of classes from 10am until 1pm (1 day a week). Payment of £150.00 for the... |