The Husbandry School

The Husbandry School

The Husbandry School

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Join our wonderful new tutor @libertyfeist.studio

Join our wonderful new tutor @libertyfeist.studio on this fantastic introduction to cyanotype, an alternative photographic process that celebrates all things blue!
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In this workshop you'll get to grips with the whole process, from papering materials to creating your own works and experimenting with different techniques! You'll take home your very own cyanotype kit so you can carry on creating at home.
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A spot on this course makes the perfect christmas gift for those crafty loved ones who seem to have done it all!
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A Devon based fine artist and maker, Liberty's work explores finding voice, nature and embracing imperfections. After moving back to Devon from Surrey during the 2020 lockdown, liberty has followed her passion and started Liberty Feist Studio!
We met Liberty after she began volunteering with us on our monthly volunteer days and we are so thrilled to have her join our host of talented makers and creators!
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We're very excited to let you know that our 2022 p

We're very excited to let you know that our 2022 public courses are now up in our website shop!

Our programme for next year sees popular courses returning as well as new tutors joining too...

From basket weaving to belt making, and spoon carving to stone-walling, we've got a great range of rural crafts & skills lined up.

Visit our website to see the full list > Shop > Public Courses & Events
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Windy rainy days call for fireside crafting! 🔥

Windy rainy days call for fireside crafting! 🔥
In woodwork this term alot of our students have been learning to make crochet hooks from wood harvested from our Hedges and Edges project.
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Learning the craft itself is the obvious next step, and a welcome reason to cosy up by the fire!
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Even as the months get colder we are still plantin

Even as the months get colder we are still planting out! These salads are being snuggled up by our fabulous growers Esme, Liam and Kay in one of our #nodig beds. 🌱
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These autumnal sky's are getting more and beautifu

These autumnal sky's are getting more and beautiful by the day! ⛅
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Natural dye sessions are a great way to spend rain

Natural dye sessions are a great way to spend rainy November days. Everything from clay deposits to leftover charcoal from the summer firings. Beautiful paintings and art incoming!
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We have been busy at the bottom of the hill over t

We have been busy at the bottom of the hill over the past few weeks, clearing the yard affectionately dubbed 'Steptoes yard' to build a lovely new pole barn to house our slowing growing collection of gadgets (notably our beautiful '76 combine harvester and tractor 🚜). This is a double win as it will free up more space in our barn for more hay! Yay! 🌾
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Is there anything more glorious than fresh, crisp

Is there anything more glorious than fresh, crisp winter kale? These beauties go long into the season and into next spring giving us a harvestable green all winter long!
This fab pic taken by our grower Liam is great, you can almost feel the 'crunch'!
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We are so grateful to our wonderful growers, Esme,

We are so grateful to our wonderful growers, Esme, Liam and Kay!🌱
Not only for the heroic effort and love they put into the garden and field scale produce but also because they've earnt us some fabulous silver and gold @fooddrinkdevon awards!
We love you guys! ❤️
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One of our wonderful 1:1 mentors brought in their

One of our wonderful 1:1 mentors brought in their cloth loom to share and learn with our students this week.🧵
We have had great fun over the past for few days making blankets for teddys!
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It is such a joy reconnecting to lost and fading arts and crafts, especially with the next generation of crafters and creators, who knows where a rainy day at the loom or pottery wheel may take them! 🎨
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Can't wait for our course date release? Are your n

Can't wait for our course date release? Are your nearest and dearest tricky to shop for? 🎁
Grab your loved ones a gift voucher and let them choose their own Husbandry School course! Redeemable on all our fabulous courses, events and products.

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Our 2022 courses are set to be released in the nex

Our 2022 courses are set to be released in the next few days!
Watch this space, a full set of all your favourite Husbandry School courses PLUS some very exciting new tutors offering a range of new and magical skills a have joined us! Join our newsletter to be the first in the know (link in bio.)
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These colder days are calling for snuggling up by

These colder days are calling for snuggling up by the fire for a healthy game of chess!🏆
Who will be this terms crowned winner of The Husbandry School Chess Championships?!
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The first frost has arrived on the hill (albeit a

The first frost has arrived on the hill (albeit a mild one!) but most of our salads and leafy crops and doing beautifully 🥬🌱
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One of our great passions here at The Husbandry Sc

One of our great passions here at The Husbandry School is the regeneration, maintence and love of our ancient Devon hedge banks and edges.🌱
Not only for the incredible habitat they create and food sources they offer, but also in their ability to reduce runoff and soil erosion in our fields.
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Unfortunately this ancient traditional craft and care has been ignored and our hedges have been brought down to make way for larger fields and 'agricultural productivity'.
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Over the last four years, we have lovingly restored over 2 miles of our Devon hedge banks and planted over 3500 young trees along them! We run courses yearly on how to create and nurture these places. And with over 1 1/2 half miles of hedgerow to go we've got no plans to slow down!
Recently Jonty spoke with @emmalathamphillips_ for @bloom_the_magazine talking about just this.
It is wonderful to see that this has also being gaining more traction in the media having been covered by the bbc's Autumn Watch, discussing how we can better care for these beautiful and crucial liminal spaces.
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Our students are involved in every step of creatio

Our students are involved in every step of creation, and are the life force behind what we do. Harvesting, planting, packaging and paperwork!
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Seeing the confidence and self esteem instilled by being part of a team, and creating a final product from their own hard work and effort is truly priceless.
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Whether its pumpkin soup from the seed you planted last spring, or a students seed saving idea turned into a Christmas stocking filler on the website! 🍠

Taking a mo to appreciate all the wonderful creatu

Taking a mo to appreciate all the wonderful creatures big and small doing amazing work in the garden, even on frosty November mornings!
Thankyou Dee and the butterflies! 🦋👩🏻‍🌾
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Nothing nicer than foraging the last berries and f

Nothing nicer than foraging the last berries and fruits of the season! Most of this years find have gone into the freezer to be made into delicious winter treats. But some of our students have already made crumbles, jams, and fruit leather! 🍇🍎
We are always on the look out for new and interesting recipes to share with our students, drop us your favourites in the comments!
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One of our talented students made some delicious s

One of our talented students made some delicious sushi using interesting veggies including Japanese mooli radish!
Tasters all round!
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This cooler weather if bringing some incredible vi

This cooler weather if bringing some incredible views to our hill. So magic to see the mist settling in the valleys over Denbury. 🌬️☁️
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