The New Zealand Experience
It's mid-summer in New Zealand – constant temperatures in the low 20s, harsh hot sun and, in Wellington, always the wind. Staying in Days...
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wllmsutherland
May 4, 20223 min read
April showers? Alas not!
It has been a long cold spring in the garden and it's now desperate for rain! We've just finished our first SS course of the year (and...
wllmsutherland
Feb 9, 20222 min read
OUR RESIDENTIAL COURSES IN 2022
**UPDATE 31st Mar 2022** - The April course has been slow to fill up, so we are now offering the remaining spaces at a discount of 20%...
Will Sutherland
Jun 2, 20201 min read
Zoom Meeting and Self-Sufficiency Mini Courses
“Zoom” is here to stay and there has never been a greater interest in self-sufficiency. There was a very positive response this month to...
Will Sutherland
Jan 23, 20201 min read
In the Workshop – More Northumbrian scythes for sale!
There is no better therapy for bodily pain and discomfort than creative working in wood. During winter months I try to spend 2 or 3...
Will Sutherland
Dec 25, 20191 min read
Doggerel and Wit - a book to think and enjoy
A book reuniting some of the doggerel I wrote. Just what is it about verse that allows so much meaning with so few words?The time has...
Will Sutherland
Dec 1, 20191 min read
Marks in the Sand - an autobiography
For those who may be interested, my autobiography is now available from Amazon.co.uk. It's the personal story of my quest for...
Will Sutherland
Oct 7, 20191 min read
2020 Residential Courses
Summer Courses 2019 are now over Dates for 2020 courses will be announced after Christmas.
Will Sutherland
May 9, 20195 min read
Spring 2019 course brewed a good batch!
It's exciting when a new course begins on a Friday to imagine the interesting people (the students) I'm going to be working with in the...
Will Sutherland
Mar 9, 20191 min read
2019 Residential Courses - Autumn
Summer Courses are now FULL. Courses could be arranged in Autumn according to the demand. Please get in touch if interested. The courses...
Will Sutherland
Dec 20, 20181 min read
2019 Residential Courses - Summer
Dates for our courses in 2019 are now available. Places available will be updated progressively. Spring Course: 26 April - 3 May -...
Will Sutherland
Oct 3, 20181 min read
New Teaching Videos on Youtube
Here an example of one, find many more below! One great outcome from this year's summer course has been the production (by Tom and Ariane...
Will Sutherland
Sep 9, 20181 min read
Northumbrian A Frame Scythes - for Sale
My campaign to re-introduce the traditional scythe for controlling grassland and weeds has resulted in sale of 5 new scythes this year. ...
Will Sutherland
Sep 7, 20181 min read
The School's new location - a renovation story
In 2014 our courses moved to the beautiful coast of north Northumberland where we have begun the renovation of a fine old Victorian...
Will Sutherland
Sep 7, 20185 min read
The John Seymour School of Self-Sufficiency goes on
I first met John Seymour back in 1991 at a dinner party in London held by a mutual friend John Papworth. I was very much looking forward...
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