by Neil Hickson | Oct 17, 2021 | courses, Event, Future Event, learning, news, wood craft, workshop
Spoons and Wreaths Workshops Creative workshops at Burscough Community Farm Spoon carvingThis course takes you from cutting down a tree to going home with a finished wooden cooking spoon. We’ll start off in the willow woodland and cut down a tree. We’ll then cut it to...
by Neil Hickson | Jul 29, 2020 | courses, learning, workshop
We are starting our training courses on the farm again. In 2019 we made a good start at bringing training courses to the farm. Unfortunately, planning permission was needed as training courses are viewed by the local council as being a ‘change of use.’ No...
by Neil Hickson | Jan 1, 2019 | Event, Future Event, learning, wood craft, workshop
Spoon Carving and Green Wood Working Facebook Twitter Instagram If you think about it, cutting a fresh branch from a tree and then fashioning it into something useful is one of the most basic and primitive acts of human existence. Picking up, making and using tools is...
by Neil Hickson | Nov 5, 2018 | Event, Future Event, learning, news
Worker's Education Alliance Growing a Living Willow Garden structure - from Heartsong Willow Craft workshops at Burscough Community Farm – Starting Sunday 11th November 2018 Read More and book Play...
by Neil Hickson | Mar 19, 2016 | learning, mulch
The Power of Darkness We will be using the powers of darkness this year to achieve our organic growing aims. Well, not so much darkness, but the lack of light. Before you think that I have taken to the occult, I need to point out we are talking of light exclusion to...