courses
Smallholding Courses
We run various courses throughout the year at TAS HQ in the east of Scotland, including poultry keeping, sheep keeping, and an introduction to smallholding. 2017 bookings now being taken.
event
Smallholder Festival
We help to organise Scotland's only event dedicated to smallholders. Come and join us at Lanark for a day of animals, learning, sharing and networking.
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.
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.
Moving pictures
Pigs with Snak-a-ball
We introduce our pigs to the snak-a-ball when they are about 12 weeks old. They get the hang of it in no time at all.
From the Diary
Bugs feet / Home cooking / Apple harvest / To-do list
Friday 6 October, 2017Monday 25th September Pretty dismal here today. The…
Apiary / Barn / Wood store / Gwenna's ear / Bug lame
Monday 25 September, 2017Monday 11th September Not as nice as forecast – and…
Bertie's stump / Gwenna / Rosie's neck / Wood store
Monday 11 September, 2017Monday 28th August Dry, overcast and windy – but…
From the forums
Hoof boots
Posted in Horses, ponies, donkeys & mules Today at 13:12pm
Pigs, eating apples
Posted in Pigs Today at 13:11pm
A small claim to big dreams
Posted in Introduce yourself Today at 12:59pm
Bracken v ferns
Posted in Goats Today at 12:54pm
Cats and Milk
Posted in Cats Today at 12:50pm
Latest recipes
Coconut Cookies
Delicious coconutty cookies, can be slightly undercooked to be chewy or over to be crunchy.
Oat and mincemeat cookies
We always make mincemeat before Christmas, when we're making puddings and cakes, and usually enough…
Tomato Soup
This soup is quick and easy to make and rich and tasty, despite using tinned tomatoes. You'll never…
