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Smallholding Courses

We run various courses throughout the year at TAS headquarters in the east of Scotland, including poultry keeping, sheep keeping, and an introduction to smallholding. 2013 bookings now being taken.

Smallholding Courses

guide

Introduction to Poultry Keeping

We once read somewhere that poultry is usually the first "livestock" enterprise that budding smallholders are likely to undertake. In this guide we'll take you through everything you need to know about keeping hens.

An introduction to pig keeping

recipe

Mushroom Soup

A wonderful mushroom soup, lifted by the classic combination of garlic and parsley. It can be made with variety of any mushroom, or even a mixture, but is best with a dark-gilled mushroom or chestnut mushrooms.

Mushroom Soup with Parsley & Garlic

event

Smallholder Festival

Scotland's biggest smallholder event, The Scottish Smallholder & Grower Festival, returns on 28th September 2013 at Lanark Agricultural Centre.

Scottish Smallholder & Grower Festival

feature

TAS T-shirts

Our TAS t-shirts feature a unique design reflecting many aspects of smallholding. They are screen-printed onto high quality, heavy-weight cotton t-shirts.

TAS t-shirts

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Hector: Copper Black Maran Cockerel

Hector: Copper Black Maran Cockerel

We cleared a big patch of ground recently, and were preparing it for grass seed at the weekend. There were plenty of willing…

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