Course Dates
We are continually adding dates to our diary, working about 3 months in advance. The dates for most of the spring courses have been published and more are to follow. If you are interested in a particular course and there is no date listed, please subscribe to our newsletter. The quarterly newsletter goes out to people who have expressed an interest in our courses and they get an early-warning that booking is available as well as some updates on what is happening on the farm and a seasonal recipe or two to try.
Sunday 26 February
Advanced Sausage-making Day
Sunday 26 February - 2 places
An Introduction to Smallholding
Saturday 17 March 2 places only on morning session
Keeping Poultry
Sunday 18 March
Keeping Pigs
Saturday 24 March – full
Curing and Smoking Day
Sunday 25 March – full
Hands-on Butchery
Saturday 24 March and Sunday 25 March
Food Business Start-up Boot Camp (two days)
Tuesday 10 April afternoon
Chickens in the Garden
Saturday 14 April
Living the Good Life – on less than an acre
Sunday 22 April – full
Hands-on Butchery
Saturday 5 May
Curing and Smoking Day
Sunday 20 May
An Introduction to Smallholding
Saturday 16 June
Curing and Smoking Day
April – Bee-keeping date tbc
more dates coming soon.
Frequency of courses
Butchery Courses: We run the Curing and Smoking course about 6 times a year, Pork Butchery and Sausage-making about 4 times, Hands-on Butchery about 4 times, Sausage-making and Advanced Sausage-making at least once each, Whole Hog Weekend once or twice, the Three Day Butchery Course takes place in November, Wild Meats once in summer and once at the end of October. Make a Three-bird roast takes place in early December.
Livestock courses: The poultry and pig keeping courses are usually held at least three times, and the half day Chickens in Garden takes place twice, once after Easter and the other early September. Bee-keeping twice in April to May, Smallholder Day two or three times and the Living The Good Life Day once in spring and possibly again in autumn. The kill, pluck and dress course takes place in late autumn.
Preserving courses: The course content varies with the seasons, 2 are planned for 2012
We are continually adding dates to our diary, working about 3 months in advance. The dates for most of the spring courses have been published and more are to follow. If you are interested in a particular course and there is no date listed, please subscribe to our newsletter. The quarterly newsletter goes out to people who have expressed an interest in our courses and they get an early-warning that booking is available as well as some updates on what is happening on the farm and a seasonal recipe or two to try.
| Sunday 26 February | |
Advanced Sausage-making Day |
| Sunday 26 February - 2 places | |
An Introduction to Smallholding |
| Saturday 17 March 2 places only on morning session | |
Keeping Poultry |
| Sunday 18 March | |
Keeping Pigs |
| Saturday 24 March – full | |
Curing and Smoking Day |
| Sunday 25 March – full | |
Hands-on Butchery |
| Saturday 24 March and Sunday 25 March | |
Food Business Start-up Boot Camp (two days) |
| Tuesday 10 April afternoon | |
Chickens in the Garden |
| Saturday 14 April |  |
Living the Good Life – on less than an acre |
| Sunday 22 April – full | |
Hands-on Butchery |
| Saturday 5 May | |
Curing and Smoking Day |
| Sunday 20 May | |
An Introduction to Smallholding |
| Saturday 16 June | |
Curing and Smoking Day |
| April – Bee-keeping date tbc
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| more dates coming soon.
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Frequency of courses
Butchery Courses: We run the Curing and Smoking course about 6 times a year, Pork Butchery and Sausage-making about 4 times, Hands-on Butchery about 4 times, Sausage-making and Advanced Sausage-making at least once each, Whole Hog Weekend once or twice, the Three Day Butchery Course takes place in November, Wild Meats once in summer and once at the end of October. Make a Three-bird roast takes place in early December.
Livestock courses: The poultry and pig keeping courses are usually held at least three times, and the half day Chickens in Garden takes place twice, once after Easter and the other early September. Bee-keeping twice in April to May, Smallholder Day two or three times and the Living The Good Life Day once in spring and possibly again in autumn. The kill, pluck and dress course takes place in late autumn.
Preserving courses: The course content varies with the seasons, 2 are planned for 2012