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
Cassius gets his medication
There are all sorts of urban myths and jokes about how difficult it is to get cats to take medication.
From the Diary
8 years at Dalmore / Meet Rocky / Dead lamb
Monday 21 May, 2018Monday 14 May Eight years in! Can’t believe…
Meet Ruaridh / Mucking out / Foot trimmer / Lame lambs
Monday 14 May, 2018Monday 7 May Sunny but cooler than yesterday. Since it&…
Beltane / Courses / Rats / Cattle
Monday 7 May, 2018Monday 30th April Finally gave in and got the vet out to…
From the forums
I know it's been done before but...
Posted in Coffee Lounge Today at 21:10pm
Lame lamb - can I transport to abattoir?
Posted in Sheep Today at 19:35pm
WANTED - SLOE BERRIES
Posted in Marketplace Today at 13:35pm
Haylage. How long to cure?
Posted in Goats Today at 07:07am
Today I have been mainly,
Posted in Coffee Lounge 22 Sep 2018 at 23:16pm
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…
