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. 2022 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
Gwenna relaxing
Our Cardigan Welsh Corgi puppy Gwenna, over-tired and resisting sleeping.
From the Diary
Storm Floris / Phlox / Sweetcorn
Monday 11 August, 2025Monday 4th August So today we were hit by Storm Floris.…
Cauliflower / Melon / Monarda
Monday 4 August, 2025Monday 28th July I moved sheep into Sheepfold this…
Pears / Pony teeth / More pears
Monday 28 July, 2025Monday 21st July Wakened at 5am by torrential rain.…
From the forums
Ram lambs and fertility.
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Cat puncturing polytunnel
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Thistle management with herbicide
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Sheep with Poor body condition
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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…
