MORE WOODINESS AT INVERQUIECH FARM

It's great to be set up and running courses for the Summer and Autumn with Kate at Inverquiech Farm again. (Perth Community Farm is also a brilliant venue - especially for the Winter and Spring months when using the bigger polytunnel as a workshop gives us plenty of light and even warmth if there's any sun at all - and I'm planning to move operations back there come the shorter, colder days again. It's fascinating to work at the two places, one right in the city and the other right out in the woods).

THE BIGGER SUSTAINABLE PICTURE

Inverquiech is a lovely place to visit, perched well off the beaten track where the Alyth burn meets the River Isla. People can see many of the aspects of sustainable living happening there, food growing as well as our woodwork, all in a beautiful woodland setting. I firmly believe that it's small projects like this, with a bit of land and woodland, where we'll be able to develop and show people the ideas, designs and techniques that will help people all over the world to adapt to whatever is around the corner...

CUURENT COURSES AT INVERQUIECH

I have lots of woodworking courses coming up, including some new ideas, of course... ALL CURRENT COURSES HERE.

Another class on the popular Basic Woodwork One course, I'm always delighted to see how much fun everyone has and how they often surprise themselves by making something from scratch with very little or no experience.

NEW AGE PENSIONER DEFIES WORLD GLOOM !!

At the grand old age of 71, I find that all the experience and skills I have gathered during a working life of guitar-making, kitchen design and fitting, property development, eco-adventuring, farm joinery and complementary therapy are now most satisfyingly relevant to our crazy times...

I've built up a business over the last six or seven years running courses in skills for sustainable living - simple woodwork with hand tools only and organic gardening. It's inspiring and heartening to see people with no previous experience make something from scratch or take those first vital steps in their own gardens.

In spite of the awful news from around the world I feel hopeful about the future. My business is part of a growing network of small holders, farmers, gardeners, healthcare workers and many others, working away out of the mainstream media spotlight, people getting together at a local level, building up food security and resilience, making friends, helping each other, developing and exploring how to live a more Earth-friendly and people-friendly way of life… or just getting out and having fun.

ANOTHER BATCH OF COURSES HATCHES OUT :-)

PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS FOR CRAZY TIMES
It's brilliant that our courses - all centred around the nuts and bolts of everyday sustainable living - have been so busy, building up over the last couple of years. It's great for me too that pretty much all the practical experience I've picked up over the years is now so relevant in our crazy times.

SHED MAKING SKILLS COURSE

There's obviously not enough sheds in the area... this course sold out twice really quickly so I've set up another date for it SHED MAKING SKILLS 22nd/23rd FEB 25

** BRAND NEW COURSE ** MAKE YOUR OWN WORKTABLE **
This is another whole weekend course, students will make their own worktable to take home with them, all materials supplied, an improved version of the 2x trestle and top set up which has been so versatile and useful over the years at Perth Community Farm and at Inverquiech, strong but light enough to pop in the back of the car. Course cost of £279 includes all new quality wood for everyone: WORKTABLES 8th/9th MARCH 25

SHED MAKING SKILLS - LINKS AND STUFF

SHED MAKING SKILLS - new course at Perth Community Farm

This was a brilliant weekend - great to see people without much experience working together to make a sound structure - then feeling competent to start planning and building their own sheds and extra rooms. Well done everyone!

!! EXCELLENT FOOD GROWING OPPORTUNITY IN THE HIGHLANDS !!

There's a fantastic opportunity for someone to takeover and develop what is currently a market garden at Tombreck Farm at Loch Tay - possibly into a community garden, CSA or  workers' co-op. 

I know this farm and the wonderful people living and working in this very beautiful neck of the woods as I did lots of voluntary work there some years ago: Ian's Eco Blog - Tombreck.

Here's a bit more about the current garden - there's contact details on there for Sue Manning who can give you more information.

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