April showers? Alas not!
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...
The John Seymour School
for Self-Sufficiency
Rechercher
wllmsutherland
- 9 févr.
- 2 Min
OUR RESIDENTIAL COURSES IN 2022
**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%...
Will Sutherland
- 2 juin 2020
- 1 Min
Zoom Meeting and Self-Sufficiency Mini Courses
“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...
Will Sutherland
- 23 janv. 2020
- 1 Min
In the Workshop – More Northumbrian scythes for sale!
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...
Will Sutherland
- 25 déc. 2019
- 1 Min
Doggerel and Wit - a book to think and enjoy
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...
Will Sutherland
- 1 déc. 2019
- 1 Min
Marks in the Sand - an autobiography
For those who may be interested, my autobiography is now available from Amazon.co.uk. It's the personal story of my quest for...
Will Sutherland
- 7 oct. 2019
- 1 Min
2020 Residential Courses
Summer Courses 2019 are now over Dates for 2020 courses will be announced after Christmas.
Will Sutherland
- 9 mai 2019
- 5 Min
Spring 2019 course brewed a good batch!
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...
Will Sutherland
- 9 mars 2019
- 1 Min
2019 Residential Courses - Autumn
Summer Courses are now FULL. Courses could be arranged in Autumn according to the demand. Please get in touch if interested. The courses...
Will Sutherland
- 20 déc. 2018
- 1 Min
2019 Residential Courses - Summer
Dates for our courses in 2019 are now available. Places available will be updated progressively. Spring Course: 26 April - 3 May -...
Will Sutherland
- 3 oct. 2018
- 1 Min
New Teaching Videos on Youtube
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...
Will Sutherland
- 9 sept. 2018
- 1 Min
Northumbrian A Frame Scythes - for Sale
My campaign to re-introduce the traditional scythe for controlling grassland and weeds has resulted in sale of 5 new scythes this year. ...
Will Sutherland
- 7 sept. 2018
- 1 Min
The School's new location - a renovation story
In 2014 our courses moved to the beautiful coast of north Northumberland where we have begun the renovation of a fine old Victorian...
Will Sutherland
- 7 sept. 2018
- 5 Min
The John Seymour School of Self-Sufficiency goes on
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...