This spring, UK charity Mission Without Borders (MWB) is celebrating the power of chickens to give Eastern Europe’s poorest families a fresh start. The charity says its innovative approach to tackling poverty has helped thousands of families ...
These courses are no longer available Pocket Farm and chicken supplies specialists Handpecked Poultry have teamed up to offer chicken keeping course from this Spring. Outside of the obvious eggs, chickens are a great addition to any smallholding or ...
The Edible Garden Show returns to the Alexandra Palace on 20-22 March alongside a fantastic new lifestyle event specifically for smallholders and we’ve got 5 pairs of tickets up for grabs. ...
The shepherd’s hut dates back to the 16th century or earlier and was a concept born out of the need to keep shepherds, who often worked remotely, close to their flocks for protection and during important times such as the lambing season. They were ...
Officially launched at the 2014 Cereals event, the Agri-tech Register and Training for Innovation and Skills (ARTIS) academy is a new national training programme for agronomists, farmers and commercial growers. Industry led and solely based upon the latest agricultural and horticultural ...
February 8th-9th sees the annual Weston A.Price Foundation’s European Conference and exhibition at its new Sandown Park venue. Now in its fourth year the extended 2014 programme includes talks and workshops which will be of interest to ...
With a new London venue, new celebrity speakers and bags of advice, demonstrations, products and a huge range of exhibitors, this year’s Edible Garden Show promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Perfect for Pocket Farm readers the award ...
The Gransden Show is the last great hurrah of the show season. It has been running since 1891 and, to this day, still upholds the values of the traditional agricultural show. Held in the village of Great Gransden situated on the Cambs/Beds border, ...
UPDATE: All poultry have now been sold. A poultry project sited near Aylesbury in Bucks, which has unfortunately lost its main source of funding, is looking to re-home its collection of up to 600 rare breed birds. Priced at £15 ...
With less than three weeks to go July 6-7th 2013 will see The Smallholders Show open its gates for the 27th year at The South of England Showground, Ardingly, West Sussex. A must for anyone with an interest in small-scale farming and agriculture, the ...
This Sunday, 9th June 2013, sees farms across the country open to the public for Open Farm Sunday. Now in its eighth year the event, which was the brainchild of Ian Pigott a Hertfordshire LEAF Demonstration farmer, aims to bring a wider understanding ...
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