2022 has seen a huge surge in prices, with ever increasing grain costs, both for home kitchen use in bread, and on the smallholding in animal feed. So maybe you have thoughat about growing your own wheat or barley? Paul has been growing organic grain (wheat, barley and oats) for 15 years and whilst he […]
Learn the basics of raising free range "meat" chickens for home consumption. This isn't a case of simply eating your spare cockerels, but a workshop dedicated to rearing the types of birds that are specifically selectively bred for meat consumption. You can then produce your own free range chickens that you know have been truly […]
Learn from fellow Member Dr Joanna Gore & learn how she and husband Paul are transforming their farm with Biodynamics and Shamanism – Applying a biodynamic Prep (Horn manure 500) with dynamizing and sacred intention Biodynamic farming is a holistic, ecological, and ethical approach to farming, gardening, food, and nutrition. A Biodynamic farm or garden […]
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).Are you wondering whether to get into pressure canning but want to […]
This is a belter of a tour, rave accolades abound. I’ve booked a private tour for SFTG folk at 6pm on Monday 3 July.High Weald are a family owned dairy making georgeous cheese from the same basic ingredient, milk, (cows, sheep and goat) but all tasting very different….I’m sure most of us will have tried […]
Faecal Egg Count 11th March 10-2pm With Medical herbalist and farmer Kate Scott BSc (Hons) Herbal Medicine A day looking at FEC’s and how to carry out yourself on the farm. Everyone will get a chance to have a go , members are welcome to bring their own samples. Egg id charts and info sheets will […]
In this workshops you will learn basic willow weaving skills. and make a basic willow basket/fruit bowl. Richard Vidal, is going to be our tutor. He has recently retired from the civil service to spend more time with his passion for all things ‘willow’. He has grown his own willow for 18 years and produces […]
Always wanted to know more about Biodynamic practices and what it involves? How does it even work? Come and meet long time fellow member Dr Joanna Gore and learn how her and her carpenter husband Paul are transforming their farm with Biodynamic Farming. Joanna will be running a workshop for us later in the year […]
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 others in the same boat, and with someone who's been doing it for a while? If that sounds like you, then our "Introduction to […]
Join fellow member Denise in her polytunnel on her smallholding in Chiddingly as she explains how she puts her polytunnel to the best use. This is a beginners workshop aimed at helping you get the most from your polytunnel. Whether you have a large or small polytunnel they are an unbelievably valuable resource in your […]
Come and join Debbie and meet the lambs on her farm in Horam. This is an ideal event for our younger farmers and children to see that lambs up really close, and maybe even bottle feed a few of them. The Lambs are expected from early March onwards. there will be at newly born lambs […]
Have you always fancied keeping bees? Would you like to find out more about bee keeping, but you're unsure where to start? If that sounds like you, then this course is the perfect place to start your journey, and fellow members Ben & Maggi are here to help you. Today, more and more people are […]