Seasonal and special courses

If you're looking for foraging courses, wild food courses, mushroom foraging courses or other seasonal and specialist courses, why not have a go at one of the courses on organic farms listed below.

Tapestry weaving
16 February

Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester GL7 5HF

A day's workshop learning the techniques of tapestry weaving on a simple wooden frame. You will be able to produce a woven bookmark sample and learn enough to carry on your own practise at home. With...
Herbal heaven winter workshop
16 February

Clun Valley Organics, Brynmawr Farm, Newcastle on Clun, Shropshire SY7 8QU

Truffle Treats and Scented Sachets are some of the delicious and delightful things you can make under the guidance of Claire Prescott, who has been growing, harvesting and making lovely things with h...
Sun Hive Workshop
23 February

Rachel Carson Centre (in the grounds of Emerson College), Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JX

The Sun Hive (Weissenseifener Haengekorb) forms the core of the Natural Beekeeping Trust's commitment to bee guardianship. Based on an ingenious combination of skep baskets made of rye straw and wood...
The Meat Course
02 March

Trealy Farm, Mitchel Troy, Monmouth, Wales NP25 4BL

We have designed our 2-day Meat Course to follow in a supportive and open way the whole process of producing meat from the farm to the table, including slaughter, asking the question “how can we have...
Photography through the seasons
02 March

Clun Valley Organics, Brynmawr Farm, Newcastle on Clun, Shropshire, SY7 8QU

Led by Keith Pointon. Keith is a member of the Royal Photographic Society, has won two Gold Medals in Royal Photographic Society competitions and is currently exhibiting in the RPS 155th Internationa...
Sun Hive Workshop
09 March

Rachel Carson Centre (in the grounds of Emerson College), Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JX

The Sun Hive (Weissenseifener Haengekorb) forms the core of the Natural Beekeeping Trust's commitment to bee guardianship. Based on an ingenious combination of skep baskets made of rye straw and wood...
Cheese making
09 March

Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester GL7 5HF

With our resident award winning cheesemaker Clive Curtis Making our soft cheese 'dancys fancy' which has won a silver medal in the British Cheese Awards, and learning about the various cultures & met...
Drawing and sketching animals from life
15 March

Clun Valley Organics, Brynmawr Farm, Newcastle on Clun, SY7 8QU

Eva Dutton has been drawing, painting and sculpting animals from life for many years and is passionate about life drawing. She recently published "Drawing and Painting Horses” s howing her personal a...
Forage and feast April workshop
13 April

Clun Valley Organics, Brynmawr Farm, Newcastle on Clun, SY7 8QU

With Rob Rowe and Julia Walling of Woods for Wellbeing. There's a sense of wonder in learning how to find and identify edible plants and how to harvest and cook them. Rob captures that wonder and is ...
Sun Hive Workshop
27 April

Rachel Carson Centre (in the grounds of Emerson College), Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JX

The Sun Hive (Weissenseifener Haengekorb) forms the core of the Natural Beekeeping Trust's commitment to bee guardianship. Based on an ingenious combination of skep baskets made of rye straw and wood...
A day to make a basket
16 May

Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester GL7 5HF

Spend the day weaving a small round basket using different techniques and colours of willow. If there is time you might even add a handle Cost for the day £70 which includes, willow, use of tools and...
Sun Hive Workshop
18 May

Rachel Carson Centre (in the grounds of Emerson College), Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JX

The Sun Hive (Weissenseifener Haengekorb) forms the core of the Natural Beekeeping Trust's commitment to bee guardianship. Based on an ingenious combination of skep baskets made of rye straw and wood...
Page 1 of 2First   Previous   [1]  2  Next   Last   

Types of courses

Browse through our courses by category to find one that suits you...

Local to you

Take a look at courses in your region...

Related links

The Soil Association's Organic Farm School is supported by the Daylesford Foundation.

Daylesford Foundation

Bookmark and Share