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...

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...

**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%...

“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...

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...

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...

For those who may be interested, my autobiography is now available from Amazon.co.uk. It's the personal story of my quest for...

Summer Courses 2019 are now over Dates for 2020 courses will be announced after Christmas.

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...

Summer Courses are now FULL. Courses could be arranged in Autumn according to the demand. Please get in touch if interested. The courses...

Dates for our courses in 2019 are now available. Places available will be updated progressively. Spring Course: 26 April - 3 May -...

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...

My campaign to re-introduce the traditional scythe for controlling grassland and weeds has resulted in sale of 5 new scythes this year. ...

In 2014 our courses moved to the beautiful coast of north Northumberland where we have begun the renovation of a fine old Victorian...

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...