Last year we visited Tess and Simon Gray and it was so enjoyable that they have invited us again. We started the afternoon eating homegrown strawberries along with strawberry jam and scones (which are Simon's speciality!) It was such fun sitting outside scoffing scones and catching up with everyone after a miserable Covid winter. Tess […]
Becky and Pete moved from Brighton to Misty Acres at Lower Horsebridge just over a year ago. Having found the Small Farm Training Group, both of them have been enjoying some of our workshops and events and are rapidly becoming part of their new countryside community. Becky is showing a real love and passion for […]
In this workshops you will learn basic willow weaving skills and make a dragonfly. This workshop is suitable for children over 12 but they need to be accompanied by an adult. Richard Vidal, is going to be our tutor. He has recently retired from the civil service to spend more time with his passion for […]
The plan is : Saturday - beginners teaching day for setting up and using scythes - so scythes and blades must be available for purchase Sunday: Hay making. we need to start early (before the dew evaporates) so there is a possibility of camping overnight. Costs and tutors being sorted by Marie. She has promised […]
The plan is : Saturday - beginners teaching day for setting up and using scythes - so scythes and blades must be available for purchase Sunday: Hay making. we need to start early (before the dew evaporates) so there is a possibility of camping overnight. Costs and tutors being sorted by Marie. She has promised […]
The SFTG is organising a hay making weekend (30/31st July) using traditional techniques. A scything workshop for beginners will be taught on the Saturday and then on the Sunday beginners and anyone else who would like to come and make hay will start scything (the more the merrier!). Austrian scythes are great for cutting grass […]
The SFTG is organising a hay making weekend (30/31st July) using traditional techniques. A scything workshop for beginners will be taught on the Saturday and then on the Sunday beginners and anyone else who would like to come and make hay will start scything (the more the merrier!). Austrian scythes are great for cutting grass […]
Join fellow member and knowledgeable pressure Canner Karen, in a kitchen setting and learn the basics of both water bath canning, and the process of "Pressure Canning" - (which is not to be confused with pressure cooking that we have here in the UK).This is an ideal workshop for those who want to learn how […]
All small farmers aged 5-15 welcome at this Small, Small Farmers Summer Holiday event. Have a walk around Debbie's farm, a glorious 20 acre working smallholding at Pick Hill. Meet the sheep, pigs, turkeys, and chickens, see how to care for them, and give them their evening dinner. See the polytunnel and vegetable garden where you […]
Join Rowena & Amos Topping as they teach their goat milking skills, the 9 strong Topping family have been enjoying keeping dairy goats for over a year on their one acre smallholding in Hailsham. They have two adult dairy goats of different breeds – one is a British Saanen (Willow), and the other is a […]
Have you ever thought about having chickens?Edwina and Richard Moore have been keeping hens for 30 years and give their hens the deluxe treatment. In this mini workshop you will learn what has worked for them and how they to keep their birds in tip top condition. The workshop will cover: housing - the ideal […]
Come have a cuppa and a slice of cake in Rosie's wild flower garden, whilst meeting her gaggle of lovely geese. An SFTG member and local country girl, Rosie bought the house and garden after seeing it advertised on our private members forum, and moved to her new home in June 2021 - (who needs […]