Our current list of courses
What do you want to learn next?
In the current lockdown we are unable to run many of our “normal” courses, and we are all hoping that by Spring 2021 we can resume at least of some of our courses. In a normal year we run a huge range of courses, from sourdough baking to no-dig gardening, from raising chickens to making solar panels. All of our courses and workshops focus on countryside skills and crafts needed to run your own smallholding. Our courses are run by all sorts of people, from experts within our own group, to external tutors from local businesses. We try to keep the group sizes small, and the venues local.
We have started to tentatively arrange courses for Spring 2021, some of these you can book now, some of these we are asking you to register your interest before we confirm and book a tutor or place a deposit on a venue. (Sometimes we need to ensure we can hit the tutors minimum attendance level to make the course financially viable)
Feb 2021
FREE! - Lambing Theory Workshop Online with Zoom - 28/02/2021 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmMar 2021
Introduction to Keeping Pigs Workshop - 07/03/2021 at 10:00 am - 12:30 pmPractical Lambing with Debbie Gordon - 13/03/2021 at 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Willow Workshop Garden Obelisk - 21/03/2021 at 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
An Introduction to Smallholding - 27/03/2021 at 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
May 2021
Everything Elderflower Workshop - 15/05/2021 at 9:30 am - 4:30 pmCider Making Workshop - Date to be confirmed - 16/05/2021 at 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Jun 2021
MTM - Denise Taylor - Hope Spring - 09/06/2021 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmDay Old Turkey Chick Collection Weekend - 26/06/2021 - 27/06/2021 at All Day
Sep 2021
Hedgerow & Fruit Wines Workshop - 04/09/2021 at 9:30 am - 4:30 pmSelecting The Right Breed of Sheep at The Dolphin Sheep Fair - 16/09/2021 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am
SFTG Social Cuppa at The Dolphin Sheep Fair - 16/09/2021 at 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Dehydrating For Beginners - 26/09/2021 at 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Oct 2021
Autumn Cider Making Workshop - 02/10/2021 at 9:30 am - 4:30 pmAn Introduction to Smallholding - 09/10/2021 at 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Nov 2021
Macrame Morning Workshop - 07/11/2021 at 10:00 am - 1:00 pmCandle Making Workshop - 07/11/2021 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm