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
Cows / Workshop / Rohirrim
Monday 16 December, 2024Monday 9th December I found Mickey’s passport in…
Sitooterie / Hedging / Heathers
Monday 9 December, 2024Monday 2nd December Rain overnight; damp and cold this…
Paths / Pew / Sitooterie trial
Monday 2 December, 2024Monday 25th November Blowing a hoolie, but dry and sunny…
From the forums
Poultry feed prices - let's keep track
Posted in Poultry & Waterfowl 21 Dec 2024 at 17:53pm
Take a break .... then THIS happens!!!
Posted in Coffee Lounge 21 Dec 2024 at 08:15am
sheep and brambles
Posted in Sheep 21 Dec 2024 at 08:07am
Slaughter
Posted in Sheep 17 Dec 2024 at 17:09pm
FS pedigree Tamworth boar (Scottish Borders)
Posted in Marketplace 17 Dec 2024 at 10:28am
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…
