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
Tamworth weaners getting apples
These pigs have been with us a week now and are getting very tame.
From the Diary
Steers out / Fence / Ark
Tuesday 19 March, 2019Monday 11th March Sunny, with a cold wind. Despite…
Honey / Urquhart/ Pig fence
Wednesday 13 March, 2019Monday 4th March Heavy rain overnight but sun and wind…
Rubbish / Piglets / Roo
Monday 4 March, 2019Monday 25th February Cool and misty this morning but the…
From the forums
Chickens
Posted in Poultry & Waterfowl Today at 14:05pm
Best tasting lamb - choosing which type of sheep
Posted in Sheep Today at 13:54pm
HELP I've had a pig nightmare
Posted in Pigs Today at 13:20pm
Renting Field
Posted in Horses, ponies, donkeys & mules Today at 13:04pm
Conjunctivitis
Posted in Sheep Today at 11:35am
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…
