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 […]
****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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
UNFORTUNATELY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE IN THE NEAR FUTURE ALL ATTENDEES HAVE BEEN EMAILED FRIDAY NIGHT MEETINGS RESUME IN SEPTEMBER Friday 20th June 2025, Burwash Common Pavilion Speaker: Gazza PRIMAL TRAIL - Primitive bushcraft in the modern world www.primaltrail.com Gazza, a truly inspiring bush craftsman and travelling […]
UPDATE! Due to lower numbers than expected, Cat will now be doing a buffet, not a BBQ. Come along to our summer barbeque, this year kindly hosted by Pauline and Colin Burnett-Dick at their lovely holding, which includes a lake, rheas and woodland, set in Winnie the Pooh country in the Ashdown Forest. Cat Bush […]