Following the meeting in Allendale at the end of March about the Flexigraze system, the presentation given by Stephen Comber from Flexigraze is now available for download here. Flexigraze Presentation (PDF format) Please use the North Pennines Smallholders forum to post any ideas, comments or suggestions about setting up a similar system within the North …
The North Pennines AONB Partnership has arranged a meeting for anyone (not just North Pennines Smallholders) who would like to find out more about machinery rings and also how a skills/labour/scything group could be developed. The meeting is tonight (Mon 14 April) in Allendale but full details are on the event calendar. If you would …
One of the main points to come out of the original North Pennines Smallholder feedback was the idea of a Machinery Ring to establish a database of any machinery that members are willing to share. The North Pennines AONB Partnership is holding a meeting for anyone (not just North Pennines Smallholders) who would like to …
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The North Pennines AONB Partnership is holding a meeting in Allendale for anyone interested in a ‘Flexigraze’ type system. At the meeting Stephen Comber will give a presentation about Flexigraze and also advice about the potential to do something similar in the North Pennines. There is some further background information on Flexigraze at the Northumberland …
Details of the Nectarworks open meeting on Wed 2 April have been added to the event calendar and they are suggesting that anyone who is interested should book their places in advance . You can download the agenda for this event from the AONB website (using this link) and the following is some further background about …
There is a “Learn To Mow” course arranged by the North Pennines AONB for the end of July – more details can be found for this event on the calendar. This course will be run under the expert tuition of Steve Tomlin so you can learn all the necessary skills to use and maintain a scythe …
Just a quick reminder that I’m still gathering details for anyone interested in having a go at dry stone walling this year. There has been a couple of responses to my original forum post about Dry Stone Walling taster days but if there is anyone else interested in something like this then please post a reply …
Ruth Starr-Keddle has received 29 forms back and would like to thank all those who gave feedback. Workshop Choices Here are the rankings of the workshop choices: Meadow management for wildlife Rush control and drainage Weed/pest control, i.e. rabbits, ragwort, thistles and creeping buttercup Pasture management for wildlife Woodland creation and management Sheep farming, animal …
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Although there is still some of winter left to get through, we are slowly making our way into spring, the days are getting a little longer and (hopefully) the weather will be getting a little warmer. It’s a good time to come up with new ideas and finalise the plans for the year ahead. The …
The North Pennines Smallholders events calendar is intended to provide details of all events in the local area that may be of relevance to members or others. This could be events that are of specific interest to smallholders like shows or exhibitions or alternatively events run by smallholders such as farmers markets or farm open days. …