Come and meet Sue on her small holding, Sue has a flock of sheep (Shetland) and is very keen to pass on her numerous ancient craft skills of spinning, dyeing and weaving. Sue uses her own wool which she can dye using produce from her own garden and then using her own spinning wheels and […]
Founded in 2012, Strandliners is an all-volunteer grassroots organisation based in East Sussex. From the River Cuckmere in the west to Dungeness in the east; from Pett Level and Camber Sands on Rye Bay, up the River Rother to Brede and beyond, their cause is to identify the toxic waste they pick and trace it […]
Banish the January blues and come along to the first SFTG social event of 2023. Not only is this the first Thursday night social, of 2023, but it is also a great opportunity to have a private tour of one of the most beautiful breweries in the world... come along for a private guided tour […]
In this workshops you will learn basic willow weaving skills. You will cut your own willow stems and make a willow obelisk or peony frame and other smaller objects. 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 […]
Sadly our original speakers have had to pull out BUT I am thrilled that Nick Rouse has agreed to talk instead. He is the technical director of Ovesco, a not-for-profit organisation based in Lewes. They have installed solar panels on 15 sites using community raised finance. They give independent advice on energy matters and Nick has […]
Family farm evening. 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. There will be craft activities to enjoy, and sausages and marshmallow toasting. […]
Lee has invited us to her garden where she is going to tell us all about her vegetable patch and polytunnel. It should be an informative and fun afternoon. Lee is an enthusiastic but very much an amateur gardener who is learning as she goes She has a massive polytunnel and vegetable patch so come […]
Please note change of details!!!!! the proposed speaker for this evening has now left the company and no one else is available to talk to us, so we are now showing a film…..the last horsemen …a year in the life of a remarkable family who farm using Clydesdales….the only horse powered farm in Britain. Friday 17th […]
Fancy a Tour Around "Goldstone Rum" Distillery ? With delicious tastings at the end? On a walking tour of the distillery, you will learn how they take the raw ingredients through fermentation, distillation in their impressive 500 litre still. The team will give you the story behind Goldstone Rum® and a better understanding of the […]
Learn the basics of rearing rabbits for truly sustainable meat. You will visit our small rabbitry where we raise enough meat to feed our family in sustainable, high protein, ethically raised, rabbit meat. Rabbits truly are the the perfect livestock no matter what size space you have, so long as you have some outdoors space […]
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 […]