The Husbandry School

The Husbandry School

The Husbandry School

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Painting with Plant Colour - a one-day workshop o

Painting with Plant Colour
- a one-day workshop of drawing, painting & nature connection.

~ Sat 17th September ~

Come & enjoy the magnificence of September's colours in our therapeutic garden with @elle_darley whilst learning about plant pigments and making art.

The spectrum of colour we experience with plants is more expansive than what people are used to working with in other art materials. Learn how to create plant-based inks from this wonderful flora and explore drawing techniques with your newly made materials.
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#husbandry #devon #plantcolour #plantinks #naturalink #plantdye #naturaldye #botanicalillustration #botanicalillustrationworkshop #drawingworkshop #therapeutichorticulture #therapygarden #growlocal #landworkersalliance #fooddrinkdevon #ashburton #southdevon

It might be summer but we’ve got a lot coming up

It might be summer but we’ve got a lot coming up this Autumn!🍂🍃
Our workshops range from basket making to botanical inks, spoon carving to leather work!

For the family, come along to our Family Fun Wellie Stomp day on 17th Sept, and if you want to learn more about food growing and land stewardship join our monthly Volunteer Days or sign up for our 2-day courses in Husbandry Skills or Devon hedge-laying & Stonewalling.

Enjoy your holidays and we hope to see you on the hill later in the year!
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#husbandry #devon #farming #farmer #growers #vegbox #vegbag #fdd #landworkersalliance #thehusbandryschool #sustainableliving #diy #craftworkshops #willowweaving #basketmaking
#greenwoodworking #spooncarving #herbalremedies #botanicaldrawing #botanicalinks
#leatherwork #languageofflowers #upholstery #hedgelaying #drystonewalling #cyanotype
#autumn #outdooreducation

Despite all the dry weather, our green manure is s

Despite all the dry weather, our green manure is still looking… well, green!🌿

Our growers have been using a cover mix of Phacelia, Red & Sweet clovers, Yellow Trefoil,
Lucerne and more as part of our crop rotation. These plants help to retain moisture andreturn nutrients to the soil as it rests for 2 years before being planted up with veggies again. And all of the pollinators love it too!🐝
--> swipe to see!

#goats #thehusbandryschool #fooddrinkdevon #sustainableagriculture #salad #produce #ukgrowers #sustainability #growers

This week's #interestingfind is this gorgeous Elep

This week's #interestingfind is this gorgeous Elephant Hawk Moth!😍

The elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor) earns its name from its caterpillar form resembling an elephant trunk. When it grows up it turns into a vibrant combination of green and pink.

#goats #thehusbandryschool #fooddrinkdevon #sustainableagriculture #salad #produce #ukgrowers #sustainability #growers

Thanks so much to some of our previous students wh

Thanks so much to some of our previous students who came to help us with our potato harvest!🥔

They’ve been working tirelessly with our growing team & Jonty to bring in our potato crop of Ambo, Pink Fir, Mayan Twilight and Gypsy Rose varieties - look out for them in your veg bags over the coming months!

We’ll be cooking them up with students in pasties, pies and frittatas with other produce from the garden over the Autumn term - post any recipe recommendations for us below! 😋

#goats #thehusbandryschool #fooddrinkdevon #sustainableagriculture #salad #produce #ukgrowers #sustainability #growers

Workshop! Foraging Frame Basket workshop😍 ~

Workshop!

Foraging Frame Basket workshop😍
~ Sun 2nd October, 10am - 4pm ~

Make an elegant frame basket perfect for all of your allotment tools and harvests, collecting eggs or heading out foraging!🥕

Learn to use traditional weaving techniques with a variety of willow. This basket is a simple design without a border, which is perfect for first-time weavers.

Book your place via our website > Shop > Public Courses & Events
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#husbandry #devon #willowweaving #willowbasket #framebasket #basketry #basketmaking
#willowworkshop #farming #farmer #growers #vegbox #vegbag #freerange #smallbusiness
#community #goodfood #delivery #fdd #landworkersalliance #thehusbandryschool
#sustainableliving #harvest #morethanorganic #growyourown #diy #grow #growlocal
#ashburton

We’ve been trying not to fall asleep in the sun

We’ve been trying not to fall asleep in the sun picking all of this delicious Chamomile!🌼

These little blooms will be dried especially for our Serenity herbal tea blend, which is a mix of home-grown herbs - soothing chamomile and earthy nettle, combined with heart-warming rose and comforting Lavender to set you on your way to the land of nod!

You can purchase our herbal teas on our website at Shop > Produce & Products, or down at @thecraftmongers in Ashburton.

Sweet dreams!🌛

#goats #thehusbandryschool #fooddrinkdevon #sustainableagriculture #salad #produce #ukgrowers #sustainability #growers

Our Boris has been busy! Two of our students were

Our Boris has been busy! Two of our students were busy this term transforming our 1976 John Deere combine harvester into: Zog Boris Brian the Dragon (Boris for short), complete with glittering scales, a rigid spine and luscious eyelashes! 🐲🚜

Boris and Jonty brought in the first of our YQ wheat crop (a type of wheat maximised for for both yield and quality) which we're hoping to get milled into flour later in the year! 🌾

#lwa #devonhedgerows #hedgerow #hedgesandedges #regenerativefarming #hedges #landworkersalliance #goats #thehusbandryschool #fooddrinkdevon #sustainableagriculture #salad #produce #ukgrowers #sustainability #growers

Defibrillator🌟 Our new Defibrillator has arri

Defibrillator🌟

Our new Defibrillator has arrived from Jay's Aim! We're thankful to @jays_aim and GM Insurance Brokers for supporting our application as well as providing excellent training in CPR and use of the defibrillator!

Our defibrillator is registered for public use 24 hours a day!

#husbandryschool #jaysaim #pad #defib #defibrillator #publicaccessdefibrillator #reengagereinspire #outdooreducation #alternativeeducation #fooddrinkdevon #landworkersalliance

Onions! Our growers have been busy drying out a

Onions!

Our growers have been busy drying out a crop of Sturon Onions in our polytunnel. The necks are drying out ready for storage to see us through our Veg Bags for Autumn and Winter!

#goats #thehusbandryschool #fooddrinkdevon #sustainableagriculture #salad #produce #ukgrowers #sustainability #growers

We have spotted so many of these over that last fe

We have spotted so many of these over that last few weeks! 🌿

Here we have a Great Green Bush-Cricket a species of Katydids!

The great green bush cricket is found in anytype of open land, including grasslands, parks, and edges of woodlands. It prefers warm, dry habitats, where it lays its eggs overwinter. It primarily feasts on smaller insects, but it also eats some plants too.🌿

Some of their mouth organs are like pliers and have a strong bite force. When it senses danger, it may bite! 🌿

#lwa #devonhedgerows #hedgerow #hedgesandedges #regenerativefarming #hedges #landworkersalliance #goats #thehusbandryschool #fooddrinkdevon #sustainableagriculture #salad #produce #ukgrowers #sustainability #growers

Potato Harvest Day! Come and join us for our ann

Potato Harvest Day!

Come and join us for our annual potato harvest on Tuesday 2nd August...

We will spend the day out in the field, harvesting our crop of potatoes, enjoying the sunshine and good company.

If you’d like to join us for a day out on the land, we will be welcoming volunteers from 9:30 – 3pm. You are welcome to come for as little or as long as you can.
We will have breaks for coffee and lunch, where refreshments will be provided but please bring your own lunch.

You can also take time to look around our fields and see all the other veggies growing away!

If you are interested in joining us please send us a DM.

This week's #interestingfind is this incredible be

This week's #interestingfind is this incredible beetle! 🪲

We have identified this as a Bloody-nosed beetle. Their name derives from its unusual defence mechanism: when threatened, it secretes a distasteful blood-red liquid from its mouth to scare off predators!🪲

This flightless beetle can be found in the spring and summer on grassland, heathland and along hedgerows! 🌿🌸🍃

Tussie-Mussies! 💐 Our gorgeous Posys are now a

Tussie-Mussies! 💐

Our gorgeous Posys are now at the Flower Boutique in Ashburton! 💐

Time for some fun! It would appear we have start

Time for some fun!

It would appear we have started growing coral😂

This veggie plant was stored in a paper bag in the dark with no water, but despite this it still found a way to grow!

But what is it?

Let's see some guesses in the comments below! 😍

Collaboration with The Curator! A couple of week

Collaboration with The Curator!

A couple of weeks ago we supplied some of our gorgeous vegetables, edible flowers and Goat meat to The Curator to be used in their July Supper Club! 🥕

It was amazing to see the transformation from field to plate!

Amongst some of the veggies we supplied are: Mashua, Crystal Lemon Cucumbers, Chioggia Beetroot, Sugar Snap Peas and our stunning edible flowers😍
#goats #thehusbandryschool #fooddrinkdevon #sustainableagriculture #salad #produce #ukgrowers #sustainability #growers

Our chick's have a new home! Our 7 little chick'

Our chick's have a new home!

Our 7 little chick's have grown so much over the last few weeks, so much so that they have now outgrown their brooder!🐓

They are all enjoying the extra space in their new home! 🐓

#goats #thehusbandryschool #fooddrinkdevon #sustainableagriculture #salad #produce #ukgrowers #sustainability #growers

This week's #interestingfind is this Caterpillar!

This week's #interestingfind is this Caterpillar! 🐛This is the Mullein Caterpillar! It feeds only on species of Mullein.

Just look at those incredible vibrant colours! 😍

#students #husbandry #devoneducation #alternativeeducation #thehusbandryschool #education #landskills #harvest #educationprogramme #reengagereinspire #goats #thehusbandryschool #fooddrinkdevon #sustainableagriculture #salad #produce #ukgrowers #sustainability #growers

This week we had Dan from Jay's AIM charity for tr

This week we had Dan from Jay's AIM charity for training in CPR and using a defibrillator.

We are all now feeling confident that we can give CPR and use a defibrillator if we ever needed to- such an important skill to have!

Looking for the perfect Thankyou gift for teachers

Looking for the perfect Thankyou gift for teachers?

The Flower Boutique in Ashburton have used our flowers to create these gorgeous Posies!

They will be available from next Thursday in The Flower Boutique! 🥰

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