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Old Sleningford offers a superb venue for courses and events. Its quiet, rural location with facilities both inside and out makes it ideal for any activity to take place.
If you are interested in any of the courses but the dates are not suitable for you, please let us know as we can arrange alternative dates if there is sufficient interest.
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Edible Forest Gardening - Saturday 31st July 2010 - 10am to 4pm
An introduction to growing fruit, herbs, salad, vegetables and nuts in a highly productive but potentially low maintenance planting scheme. By the end of the day, participants will have a basic understanding of the principles of a Forest Garden.
Old Sleningford Farm has a 6 year old Forest Garden which is still being planted, but already has high yields of produce, and will be used to demonstrate what you will learn throughout the day.
£45 includes lunch and refreshments. £5 concession for members of the Permaculture Association.
Request information/make booking
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Introduction to Outdoor Pig Keeping on a Small Scale - Saturday 14th August 2010 COURSE FULL - NEW DATE ADDED Sunday 15th August 2010 10am to 4pm
This course will give you the confidence to decide whether keeping a few pigs is right for you. You will learn how to keep pigs in an outdoor system, which breed to choose, how to look after them and what to do with the end product. It is a highly interactive course and you will have the chance to participate in some practical work with the pigs on the farm.
£55 includes lunch and refreshements. £5 concession for members of the North Yorkshire Smallholders Society
Request information / Make booking
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Edible Forest Gardening - Saturday 4th September 2010 10am to 4pm
An introduction to growing fruit, herbs, salad, vegetables and nuts in a highly productive but potentially low maintenance planting scheme. By the end of the day, participants will have a basic understanding of the principles of a Forest Garden.
Old Sleningford Farm has a 6 year old Forest Garden which is still being planted, but already has high yields of produce, and will be used to demonstrate what you will learn throughout the day.
£45 includes lunch and refreshments. £5 concession for members of the Permaculture Association
Request information / Make booking
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Apple Juicing and Cider Making - Saturday 18th September, Saturday 30th October and Sunday 31st October - 10am to 4pm each day
Once again we are holding our annual apple juicing and cider making days on the last weekend in October, and an extra day on 18th September for all those who have early ripening apples.
Bring your apples and use our equipment to make fresh juice. Full instructions can be given on how to preserve the juice or turn it in to cider. Don't forget your containers, approx. 2kg apples will make 1 litre of juice.
Any apples will juice - cookers or eaters - we find a mixture of sweet and sour makes the best juice. But bring what you've got, we can always blend with other juice if needs be.
Donations gratefully received, we suggest 20p a litre or £1 a gallon per juice pressed. Bring a picnic or lunch to share.
Open to all ages, and to those without apples who just want to find out more. Please contact us if you want more advice on the best containers or apples to use, see the cider information page for an idea how easy it is to make cider.
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Workshop for School Staff - From Pot To Plot - Thursday 7th October
This is a workshop run by Garden Organic through the Food For Life Partnership. It is only open to staff from schools in Yorkshire and The Humber.
The day will look at planning what to grow in a school garden, from seed sowing to harvest, including vegetables, fruit and herbs.
Please contact fflp@gardenorganic.org.uk or telephone 02476 217747 for more information.
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Workshop for School Staff - Organic Fruit Growing - Thursday 14th October
This workshop is run by Garden Organic through the Food For Life Partnership. It is only open to staff from schools in Yorkshire and The Humber.
Choose what to grow, how, where and when. Suitable for anyone new to fruit growing in schools.
Please contact fflp@gardenorganic.org.uk or telphone 02476 217747 for more information.
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Workdays - First Sunday of Every Month
Come down to the farm on the first Sunday of every month for a bit of fresh air, exercise, fun and food!
We do a variety of jobs - working in the Forest Garden, raised beds, polytunnel or in the field - whatever needs doing at the time. It's a really good way of meeting like minded people and to learn a new skill or gain knowledge. Some work can be physical (digging, mulching etc), others quite gentle (weeding, setting the dinner table for example). You can choose how hard you work and for how long.
Hot lunch is provided by us, made from produce grown on the farm whenever possible.
Suitable for all ages, if you have any special requirements please contact us to discuss how we can accommodate your needs.
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Art Courses at The Stable Gallery, Old Sleningford Farm
Juliet Ramsden has, for a number of years, organised a varied programme of art courses at the Stables Gallery at Old Sleningford Hall. See their website www.oldslen.co.uk for more details.
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