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. 2019 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
New Tamworth weaners
Collecting our 3 new Tamworth boar weaners and getting them settled in.
From the Diary
Snow / Nest / Apiary
Monday 21 January, 2019Monday 14th January Cold and sunny with an icy wind, but…
Topping / Polytunnel / Raspberries
Monday 14 January, 2019Monday 7th January We’ve had some rain overnight…
Ditch / Mastitis / Sheep
Sunday 6 January, 2019Monday 31st December Hogmanay – and it’s dry…
From the forums
Business Plans for Smallholding
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Is there a Farm Register?
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I know it's been done before but...
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Phoned police because they saw cows in snow!
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Croft, Mintlaw near Peterhead for sale
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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…
