South West Permaculture Design Certificate at Fair Harvest Fair Harvest Margaret River April 21st – May 5th 2013 This is a unique opportunity to gain your Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) while studying under some of the South West’s most renowned teachers and growers. If you have bought or are thinking about buying land in the … Read more
How to make Tofu, Tempeh and Seitan Our Wonderful Raw Food/vegan Chef Sach has now offered to run this fantastic workshop on how to make your own Tofu, Tempeh and Seitan….he will also pass on some of his great recipes on how to enjoy these products. Everyone will then be welcome to sit down to … Read more
Charlie Mgee and the Formidable Vegetable Sound System Album Launch “Permaculture a Rhymer’s Manual” Wow! I can’t believe how lucky we are to have Charlie Mgee launch his “Permaculture a Rhymer’s Manual” right here in our very own Old Barn.” Have you seen Charlie play? Check out his website https://permaculturesongs.com he’s AWSOME. Also playing on the night … Read more
March 8th International Women’s Day Women’s Clothes Swap Party Come and join us for a fun night of clothes swapping…..bring along 6 of those lovely items of clothing that you just don’t seem to wear any more and go home with 6 items that you never would have expected also bring a plate to … Read more
Weaning the calves Once our area was promoted as prime dairy country and while the soils were still fertile from recently cut down forests this was possibly the case. Producing milk on marginal land takes a huge amount of feed, fertilisers and water and many of the dairies are giving way to beef farming and … Read more
Bread Making March 22nd 10 am till midday I’ve been having such a great time making bread for everyone lately that I thought it was time to share a few techniques. Yeast, sour dough, wheat, rye, salt, oil, seeds, nuts………..what they all do in a bread mix, how they change the dough and why. How … Read more
We have been so lucky to have had a passionate beekeeper staying with us for the past year, Tom brought with him loads of knowledge and an absolute love of bees. I love it when the focus of the beekeeping is not about the end product but about the health and happiness of the hives, … Read more
Festival of Forgotten skills 2013 What a special day…….thanks you so much to everyone involved. It’s days like these that make everything we are doing feel worth it. There was an immense generosity of spirit and a true sense of community as families wandered from one demonstration to another and became involved in activities. We … Read more
Cheese Making with Ros Garstone Learn the joys of this ancient skill with fully trained and experienced local, Ros Garstone. Group bookings with a minimum of 6 people can be made for any of the courses listed below. all are suitable for beginners and all include tastings of Ros’s home made cheeses. Ros Garstone is … Read more
Upcycling workshops (including basic sewing and mending) with Sari Ellen Bennet February 22nd (9.30 – 1.30) During this half day workshop in the colourful and quirky art of up cycling you will learn simple transferrable sewing skills, discover your own unique creative flair, inject new life into your old clothing and walk away with at … Read more