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
Halter training Shetland cattle
We got our two Shetland heifers in October 2010, when they were about 7 months old. This video was shot 7 weeks later and shows…
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
Cherry bush not tree
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Bald patch
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Tags for goats ... recommendations
Posted in Goats 20 Oct 2018 at 22:54pm
Sophie's Universe
Posted in Crafts 20 Oct 2018 at 22:18pm
Breeding ewes. E Yorks (Goole) £65 each.
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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…
