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  • FIRST AID on the SMALL HOLDING: A bespoke course for SFTG

    Burwash Common Pavilion The Pavilion, Burwash Common, Etchingham, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    Wednesday 26th March 2025 7-9pm Burwash Common Pavilion FIRST AID ON YOUR SMALL HOLDING/FARM/GARDEN This course at Burwash Common Pavilion, will be led by St John Ambulance.   The course has been tailored specifically for SFTG and will focus on small holding/farming/gardening related injuries as well as resuscitation and emergency first aid.   Just £10 […]

    £15.00

  • BUTCHERY DEMONSTRATION

    Butterbox Farm Nash Lane, Scaynes Hill

    Tom, from Nose to Tail butchers will be doing a demonstration of butchery for SFTG HURRY ! TICKETS VERY LIMITED! Venue - Butterbox, Blackbrook Ln, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath RH17 7NW Date - Friday 4th April 2025 Time - From 7pm until approximately 9pm (flexible finish time to allow for attendee questions etc - Tom […]

    £12.00

  • Lambing Morning

    Stillyans Farm Maynards Green, Heathfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    Come and visit the Lambing shed. Simon & Rachael are Lambing their flock of 30 Ewes during April. Visiting a lambing shed can be a delightful and educational experience! You may have the opportunity to observe the birthing process, see adorable new born lambs, and learn about the care and management of sheep during this […]

  • AN INTRODUCTION TO SMALLHOLDING

    Foxwood, Hellingly Cinderford Lane, Hellingly, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    ****Due to a cancellation, we now have one ticket available for this course - please email chair@sftg.org.uk should you wish to attend ****   Perhaps you're about to take over a smallholding? Or are you relatively new to keeping land and animals? If so, perhaps you feel you'd like to talk the issues through with […]

    £25.00 – £30.00

  • FRIDAY NIGHT TALK - SAXON FARMING

    Burwash Common Pavilion The Pavilion, Burwash Common, Etchingham, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    ANGLO-SAXON FARMING DUNSTAN'S CALENDAR - PAUL LOVATT-SMITH   April's Friday night talk will be all about Saxon farming and will be lead by our very own chairman, Paul!   You might remember a series of articles that Paul wrote in the SFTG newsletter a while back, based on twelve pictures of farming and other activities, […]

    £3.00

  • KITCHEN GARDENING - Cancelled due to lack of interest

    Oast house, Heathfield Oast House, Sandy Cross Lane, Heathfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    Make this the best year yet in your veg garden! Learn from a gardener with decades of experience in growing vegetables. This course will be led by the SFTG's Jenny Huggett, who many of you will know from our regular Friday evening meetings, open farm days and annual picnics. Although she wouldn’t tell you so […]

    £30.00

  • Meet the Member - Emma and Dan

    The Granary, Prinkle Lane The Granary, Prinkle Lane, Bodle Street, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    Come along to Emma and Dan's holding near Bodle Street on Saturday 17th May, see what their plans are for their new woodland home and meet other SFTG members over a cuppa. The holding is approx 7 acres, mostly woodland (an overgrown conifer plantation approx 30-40 years old), interspersed with some older neglected hazel coppice […]

  • POSTPONED - FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL - MAY - SFTG SPRING QUIZ

    Burwash Common Pavilion The Pavilion, Burwash Common, Etchingham, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    Event postponed until early 2026 SFTG SPRING QUIZ! Friday 23rd May 2025, Burwash Common Pavilion Come along for fun and laughter at our spring social! Open to all the family! Bring your friends too!   Doors/bar opens 6.45pm Quiz from 7pm   JUST £10.00 per team CASH PRIZES! Teams of up to 4   Bring your […]

    £10.00

  • SMALL, SMALL FARMERS SOCIAL GET TOGETHER!

    Etching Wood Etching Wood, Framfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    SFTG would like to invite our smallest members and their families to a BYO picnic, small holding tour and play session! Tuesday 27th May 11AM - 1PM Venue - Framfield Details The SFTG committee know how important our young people are to the future of farming/small holding/gardening/animal keeping etc etc! We would like to start […]

  • QUAIL: MEAT AND EGGS FOR YOUR FAMILY

    Burwash Common , United Kingdom

    QUAIL MEAT AND EGGS FOR YOUR FAMILY DINNER TABLE    Quail are an inexpensive, low maintenance, space saving animal that provide wonderful eggs but also taste absolutely delicious if reared for meat! Louise and her family have been rearing quail for their family diner table now for a few years and are keen to show […]

    £25.00

  • AN INTRODUCTION TO KEEPING ALPACAS

    Etching Wood Etching Wood, Framfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    Have you ever wondered what keeping alpacas is like? Do you love these furry creatures? Would you like the opportunity to walk an alpaca? Perhaps you have some space on your small holding to add to your menagerie? This new SFTG course might be just for you... INTRODUCTION TO KEEPING ALPACAS COURSE Saturday 31st May […]

    £20.00

  • SOIL MICROBIOLOGY - HOW PRODUCTIVE IS YOUR SOIL?

    TEST YOUR SOIL INCREASE YOUR GARDEN'S/FARM'S/SMALLHOLDING'S PRODUCTIVITY Following their successful Friday night talk on the soil food web, join Sylvie & Julia for a lively 2-hour introduction to soil microbiology designed especially for smallholders! Discover the essential workings of the Soil Food Web, the vital roles of microorganisms, and how to recognise key functional groups. […]

    £40.00