Course Profiles

Join our experienced team of professional tutors and enjoy a day in our classrooms and kitchens preparing food and drink using ingredients from our own land.

Our courses include:

Bread Making for the Terrified

Bread Making for the Terrified Course Profile

With Tracey Smith, BBC Broadcaster and Downshifting Expert

Tracey will take the fear out of bread making and teach you all you need to know about basic bread making plus a more exotic recipe. As featured on BBC Radio.

Posh & Exotic Bread Making

Posh & Exotic Course Profile

With Tracey Smith, BBC Braodcaster and Downshifting Expert

If you have the basic knowledge of bread making, take it to the next level with Tracey. She will teach you to make a range of breads using different recipes and Magdalen’s fresh seasonal produce. You will even be able to take your bread home and impress your family with your new skills

Apple Pressing for Cider Making

Cider Making Course Profile

With Colin & Julie Comben

A practical course with part of the day being spent milling and pressing apples for juice and cider. There will be a demonstration and discussion about the different equipment used and as the day progresses you will find out about different methods of making and dispensing cider and juice and also pasteurisation. You will be able to take home samples of juice to be fermented.

Smallholding Courses

A series of courses aimed at the novice or those thinking of setting up their own smallholding. These courses will give an insight into keeping livestock; covering basic care and equipment requirements with land management techniques.

Introduction to Smallholding Course Profile

Pigs for the Smallholder Course Profile

Sheep for the Smallholder Course Profile

Poultry for the Smallholder Course Profile

Bee Keeping Course Profile

Willow Garden Sculpture
with Sarah Meikle

Learn the basic techniques of working with willow then use the skills to create your choice of items: an arbour for climbing plants, an animal or bird or a hanging basket for trailing plants. You will get plenty of ideas and encouragement to make something which will really enhance your garden and is practical as well as decorative.

Living Willow
with Sarah Meikle

This course covers the ground preparation and the simple weaves needed to create willow arbours, tunnels, arches, fences and mazes.

Hedgelaying
with Giles Aspinall

Master the traditional craft of hedgelaying. By laying correctly we can lengthen the life of trees, encourage new growth and thicken the hedge so encouraging a greater range of wildlife.

Soap Making
with Sarah Meikle

The day will cover a variety of soaps, from a practical hand cleanser to luxurious almond soap and a deliciously scented Spice Soap (for the men). The products from the day will brighten up anyone’s bathroom and could provide some truly personalised gifts for loved ones.

Candle Making Making
with Sarah Meikle

A practical day making decorative and fragant candles - great for your home or gifts for friends and family.

We are committed to expanding all our courses but if you are interested in attending courses on any other food style course please contact us and we can add your name to our waiting lists.

Please view our schedule for dates, times and prices of these courses.