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. 2020 bookings now being taken.
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
A hen riding a sheep
Juno is a big girl (but then she is carrying twins). There's probably room for at least half a dozen hens on her back, but…
From the Diary
Cake / Pears / Byre
Tuesday 20 October, 2020Monday 12th October Wet and miserable. And so is the…
Rain / Steers / A&E
Wednesday 14 October, 2020Monday 5th October Nice day, but showery and the flood…
Hay / Rain / Pigs
Monday 5 October, 2020Monday 28th September Cloudy and cool but not frosty. Up…
From the forums
Older sheep care
Posted in Sheep Today at 10:44am
I know it's been done before but...
Posted in Coffee Lounge Today at 10:04am
What do you do if you break down whilst towing livestock?
Posted in Equipment Today at 09:21am
Collecting wild trees; when?
Posted in Land Management 25 Oct 2020 at 23:55pm
A definitive book for a wannabe cattle keeper
Posted in Cattle 25 Oct 2020 at 20:53pm
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…
