Thanks for Andrew Charles for submitting this report from the Scottish Smallholder Festival which was held last weekend. If any members have other items suitable for inclusion on the website then please get in touch using the Submit News/Event page. This years Festival took place at Forfar Mart, on Sunday 28th October and was well …
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As part of the barbecue, and to add a bit of fun, we will be holding our second NPS Produce Show on Saturday 4 August 2018. The show and BBQ are only open to members of the North Pennines Smallholders. The classes for the show are as follows: Agricultural Bag of hay made in 2018 …
The North Pennines Smallholders will be having their annual summer BBQ abd produce show on Saturday 4 August 2018 at Oakfield House in Hexhamshire, Northumberland. It is a members only event and details have been emailed out. In 2017 we held our first produce show which was surprisingly funny and very successful. The hosts of …
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Back by popular demand, a second rush management workshop has been arranged at the RSPB reserve at Geltsdale. It will be run by Ian Cairns who has spent many years working for SAC and is providing this workshop for FREE. Under discussion will be different ways of managing rush: cutting, weed-wiping, strimming etc. Plus, other …
After the recent busy period of seed collecting around the AONB, the details for a seed sowing workshop have just been added to the event calendar. This workshop will include advice about seed collecting, seed viability, storage, sowing techniques and what to do to look after the trays and plugs over the following year. Click here …
The weeks seem to be flying by at the moment and the “Learn To Mow” event is getting closer. This will be particularly relevant for those needing to manage grass or weeds like bramble, thistle, dock and rush in areas where access with machinery is not possible or suitable. There are still a few places available and full …