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. 2020 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
Ewes and lambs grazing
Part-way through lambing, these lambs are between 2 and 4 days old, and since the weather's mild they've moved outside from the…
From the Diary
Rosie / Storm / Lammas
Monday 2 August, 2021Monday 27th July Hot, muggy. Rosie is in season and she&…
Drone / Vegetables / Polands
Monday 26 July, 2021Monday 19th July Annie is fine this morning, so I’…
Mastitis / Gooseberries / Fox
Monday 19 July, 2021Monday 12th July Bit of haar, then the sun came out and…
From the forums
Where,s the abattoirs gone?
Posted in Pigs Today at 00:05am
shepherd dreams coming true
Posted in Introduce yourself 5 Aug 2021 at 23:57pm
I know it's been done before but...
Posted in Coffee Lounge 5 Aug 2021 at 23:10pm
What type of licks to sheep need?
Posted in Sheep 5 Aug 2021 at 18:43pm
Changing to once a day milking
Posted in Goats 5 Aug 2021 at 18:29pm
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…
