Small Farm Training Group 
Courses
| 04/09/10 |
Sussex Gate Hurdle Making Richard Ely, Battle |
£35 |
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| 09/09/10 | Honey Extraction |
£15 | ||
| 12/09/10 | Bakery tour and bread and bagel making |
£20 | ||
| 13/09/10 | Growing and showing prize winning vegetables Peter Holter, Ardingly |
£5 | ||
| 19/09/10 |
Introduction to Smallholding Sharron Murfin, Chelwood Gate |
£20 | ||
| 25/09/10 and 02/10/10 |
Handspinning Sandy Alders, Lindfield |
£20 per session | ||
| 09/10/10 | Nuno felt Ali Rabjohns, Chiddingly |
£30 plus £15 for materials |
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| 16/10/10 | Poultry – from the yard to the oven Roy Stevens, Mohair Centre |
£15 | ||
| 19/10/10 | Candle Making Maggi Pratt, Chiddingly |
£15 | ||
| 30/10/10 | Ladders, Blocks and Tackle, Knots and Lines around the smallholding Peter Castle, Broad Oak |
£20 | ||
| 01/11/10 | Paperwork for Smallholders Sharron Murfin, Chelwood Gate |
£20 | ||
| 06/11/10 | Selling your home reared and grown produce Suzanne Goss, Chiddingly | £25 | ||
| 11/11/10 | Natural Parasite Control Julia Desch and Peter Josling, Chiddingly |
£5 | ||
| 13/11/10 | Handling fleeces after shearing |
£15 | ||
| 17/11/10 | Theory of Beekeeping Ben and Maggi Pratt, Hailsham |
£15 | ||
| 20/11/10 | Introduction to Poultry Jason Weller, nr. Battle |
£15 | ||
| Cost is per person for SFTG members. Non-members are charged 1.5 times the members' fee. | ||||
Learning through this training group
Members find that they do not feel that the instructors 'look down' on them
because they are farming in a small or part-time way or that their lack of
know-how is exposed in front of the 'big boys' farming hundreds of acres.
Members select courses to suit their requirements or request a course to meet a
specific need.
What to expect
Take along a notebook and pen
and if
the course is for a whole day you will need a packed lunch. Wear suitable
clothing (old) for all weather conditions and the type of course, bearing in
mind that most of our courses are hands on. Wellingtons or strong shoes are
advisable for most outdoor courses, but please ensure they are clean, as good
hygiene is important. You may be asked to fill in a course evaluation form. You
can hand it to the instructor, send it to
Kerry, or bring it to the next Friday
evening meeting.
Booking instructions
Pre-booking is essential. To book
a course please download and complete the booking form (pdf), email Kerry Weller or call 01424 830357.
On receipt of payment, your booking will be treated as a firm booking.
Confirmation details and maps, where needed will be sent to you approximately
two weeks before the course.
Cancellation procedures
Should
you have to cancel your booking please do so as soon as possible. Cancellations advised within seven days of the event will be
charged at 50% of the course fee.