Organic Farming & Land Management
"learning and living with the land!"

An Introduction to Smallholding
with Nick Cox

A new series of courses aimed at the novice or those thinking of setting up their own smallholding. This course will give an insight into keeping livestock such as cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry; covering basic care and equipment requirements in each case along with land management techniques.

Sheep for the Smallholder
with Nick Cox

A one day course covering all aspects of keeping sheep from choosing the most appropriate breed for your needs, what equipment is required, nutrition, breeding and lambing, flock health, producing stock for sale. Suitable for all from the complete beginner to the more experienced shepherd.

Lambing
with Magdalen's vet

Kat Bazeley from Kingfisher Veterinary, Crewkerne

A practical and theoretical morning learning about all aspects of lambing from the pre-lambing preparation of the ewe and the process of lambing including complications and lamb aftercare.

An Introduction to Poultry
with Paul Thompson

This introductory course is ideal for those interested in keeping a few chickens with both theoretical and practical sessions. Find out how to source the right chickens for you; general husbandry such as housing, feed, and range management; chicken behaviour and welfare and animal handling.

Incubation for Poultry
with Paul Thompson

A one day course covering all aspects of rearing your own poultry. This includes equipment, choosing hatching eggs, incubation and storage, and rearing chickens to point of lay.

Soil: The Key to a Successful Smallholding
with soil expert Lois Phillips

Understanding the soil is the basis to a successful smallholding. This is a day dedicated to dirt: understanding soil types, textures and tests; what grows where; feeding the soil; spotting and dealing with potential problems. You are welcome to bring samples of your own soil to analyse on the day.

New Woodlands - Planning it, Planting it, Funding it!
with Giles Aspinall

A both practical and theoretical day course for those who are looking to establish a new woodland. This course takes you through the planning stages, looking at different tree species and which plants suits which environment. You will then learn how to plant your saplings and the different techniques that can be used. Finally we look at the funding options and grant schemes.

Pigs for the Smallholder
with Nick Cox

Aimed at the complete beginner or novice this one day course covers all you need to know about keeping pigs. You will learn about all the different breeds, what equipment is required, nutrition, breeding and farrowing, day to day health, and producing stock for sale.

Cattle for the Smallholder
With Nick Cox

A day dedicated to cattle. A chance for hands-on experience with our own herd. Learn about day to day care, equipment requirements, nutrition, breeding and producing stock for sale. Aimed at the complete beginner or novice.

We are committed to expanding all our courses but if you are interested in attending courses on any other smallholding or land based course please contact us and we can add your name to our waiting lists.

Please view our schedule for dates, times and prices of these courses.

Organic Farming & Land Management"learning and living with the land!"

Organic Farming & Land Management
"learning and living with the land!"