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    April showers? Alas not!
    wllmsutherland
    • 4 mai
    • 3 Min

    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...
    March Days
    wllmsutherland
    • 31 mars
    • 3 Min

    March Days

    We have passed the spring equin­­ox now and the pace in the garden is slowly picking up. There is still tidying to be done and, while the...
    Early sowings
    wllmsutherland
    • 4 mars
    • 1 Min

    Early sowings

    Suddenly we seem to have reached March! The artichokes are doing what artichokes do but, more exciting, we have new blossom on the...
    OUR RESIDENTIAL COURSES IN 2022
    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%...
    The Great Christmas Carbon Fest
    wllmsutherland
    • 9 févr.
    • 1 Min

    The Great Christmas Carbon Fest

    It's a big warm job for cold Christmas weather – emptying and spreading the year's supply of lovely compost. The first step is to peel...
    wllmsutherland
    • 10 janv.
    • 1 Min

    Year-end Garden - December 2021

    Yes, it's winter in the garden and the rain is still lashing down outside my window. Dry cold weather will come – I know – and then it...
    In the garden - winter
    wllmsutherland
    • 15 déc. 2021
    • 1 Min

    In the garden - winter

    Huge waves are crashing onto the rocks as the freezing sleet whips past in the winter gale. Yes, it is indeed “winter”. The garden is...
    Winter is almost here! November
    wllmsutherland
    • 7 nov. 2021
    • 2 Min

    Winter is almost here! November

    The winter is coming and things are quiet in the garden but there is still lots of good food to be harvested. It's November and the...
    Winter approaches - September
    wllmsutherland
    • 15 oct. 2021
    • 1 Min

    Winter approaches - September

    Our harvesting continues as winter approaches. There is a profusion of plums, apples and raspberries whilst the carrots were...
    Summer's end - late August
    wllmsutherland
    • 6 sept. 2021
    • 2 Min

    Summer's end - late August

    In the garden, the twin activities of harvesting and tidying up continue. After several rounds of harvesting, the peas and French beans...
    Self-Sufficiency Community News
    wllmsutherland
    • 1 août 2021
    • 2 Min

    Self-Sufficiency Community News

    Composting Our plan to provide 2 new “proper” composting bins to take food waste from the village school is progress well. We have...
    Our Summer Garden 'Jungle' - late July
    wllmsutherland
    • 1 août 2021
    • 2 Min

    Our Summer Garden 'Jungle' - late July

    It's almost impossible to believe how the rush of summer growth turns bare soil into something more like very productive “jungle”! We are...
    A Garden in Full Bloom
    wllmsutherland
    • 2 juil. 2021
    • 3 Min

    A Garden in Full Bloom

    What's to say about a garden in full bloom? Yes, we had a hard spell of very dry cool weather but deep soil and good shelter gave our...
    It's growing in the garden!
    Will Sutherland
    • 30 mai 2021
    • 2 Min

    It's growing in the garden!

    Yes, the garden is growing and the sun is shining. The harvesting of wonderful salad has taken over from the cutting of succulent...
    WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SPRING?
    Will Sutherland
    • 1 mai 2021
    • 3 Min

    WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SPRING?

    It seems that the mysteries of global warming have brought us the driest and coldest April for 50 years – and the plants have hated it....
    April in the garden
    Will Sutherland
    • 3 avr. 2021
    • 3 Min

    April in the garden

    This month my dear old little workhorse rotavator has been busy again, preparing beds for spring planting and knocking the emerging “City...
    It's March already in the garden
    Will Sutherland
    • 28 févr. 2021
    • 2 Min

    It's March already in the garden

    It is March already; dry weather at last and cultivating has begun. It took me just a couple of pleasant hours to weed and rotavate 3 of...
    While the garden sleeps, the workshop comes alive!
    Will Sutherland
    • 8 févr. 2021
    • 2 Min

    While the garden sleeps, the workshop comes alive!

    The Garden Very quiet in the winter garden. The curly kale is a healthy and very tasty winter green and the sprouting broccoli is waiting...
    The Garden Sleeps and one way to break down the blues: Music Outdoor!
    Will Sutherland
    • 16 janv. 2021
    • 1 Min

    The Garden Sleeps and one way to break down the blues: Music Outdoor!

    In the garden the soil is resting now as we potter about when the weather is dry. I was able to spread the compost on a lovely bright...
    The Glorious Compost Heap!
    Will Sutherland
    • 12 déc. 2020
    • 2 Min

    The Glorious Compost Heap!

    Each time I open up the mature compost heap (12 months of green material) the excitement is like receiving a rather special Christmas...
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    About the John Seymour School

    John Seymour came to live in Ireland in 1981 when he began work on developing his smallholding in County Wexford. A regular series of summer courses was started in 1993.     Will Sutherland joined John in running courses soon afterwards and continued to work with John until his death at the age of 90 in 2004.   Will continues to run courses and give workshops on the many and various topics covered by the Complete Book.

     

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