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
Halter training Shetland Cattle pt2
3 months since getting our Shetland heifers and their halter training is progressing well. Breeze is very comfortable with her…
From the Diary
Barn / Strawberries / Rosie
Monday 24 June, 2019Monday 17th June So changeable today – warm, cold,…
Dead lamb and mucky straw
Monday 17 June, 2019Monday 10th June Sunny and breezy today. Moved the sheep…
Swarm / Gooseberries / Grass
Monday 10 June, 2019Monday 3rd June Not a bad day, weatherwise. This…
From the forums
Scabby Ears - Sheep
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Sheep lying down more than usual
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I know it's been done before but...
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Best sheep breed for knitting
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Ruined hay field
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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…
