Tai Chi Mowing Workshop
Category: Scythes
Mowing with a Scythe
Here is Phil mowing in the Top Field early yesterday morning. The crop is shorter then usual after a cool spring, although it never grows very long on the majority of this herb rich meadow dominated by Rough Hawkbit (Leontodon hispidus ). We have about quarter of an acre down
More Information about the Scythe Masterclass
Here is more information from Simon Fairlie about the upcoming Scythe Master Class at the West Country Scythe Festival: “The Master class is designed to perfect your mowing, sharpening and peening abilities and also explains how to manage a team and teach mowing to other people. Learning how to teach
Scythe Master Class at the West Country Scythe Festival
June has arrived and thoughts are focused on the upcoming West Country Scythe Festival and Green Fair. The fair itself is on Sunday 14th June at Mulchelny in West Somerset, probably the biggest event in the British scything calender. Once again, Philip will be co-teaching the Master Class that precedes
The English Scythe
There are many reasons that the Austrian style scythe has risen to prominence in the British scythe revolution. It’s lightness and ease of use make it attractive, as does the fact that high quality equipment is still being made and can be bought, allowing you to get out and get
Mowing at Midday
We have a grass track running through the Trust. We maintain parts of it with a scythe, usually using the clippings to mulch the vegetable gardens. The edges to the tracks are left to grow longer and bramble tries to creep out from the hedges. Periodically the edges need managing
May Hay
We had our first Scythe Course of the season on Saturday. It was a really excellent day. The course was full with participants both local and from further afield. As well as the scythe teaching there was plenty of interesting conversation over lunch and tea breaks, covering scything and grass
Scythe Shop Update
Over the last month, we have been updating our online Scythe Shop. As well as being able to buy complete scythe kits online, it is now possible to buy all your scything extras and spares through the shop too eg blades, sharpening stones, peening equipment. If you are local to
It’s ok to be slow
Some sections of the internet have been buzzing about a youtube video of a Scythe vs Strimmerrace. (The scythe wins if you don’t want to go and watch it). Then there are the scythe competitions – some people can mow really fast! And with a good quality cut too. But
More about Poldark
Poldark continues to create interest in the scything world! Here is fellow SABI member Chris Riley being interviewed on Farming Today, BBC Radio 4, broadcast yesterday morning. The interviewer asks his opinion on Poldark’s mowing and then all about the Austrian scythe.
Bunny Guinness does it in bare feet
……bare foot scything that is. Phil bare foot mowing in the Top Field We have known for a while that TV and Radio gardener Bunny Guinness is a fan of the Austrian scythe. On Radio 4’s Gardeners Question Time last week, she was enthusing about the scythe as an answer
The Scythe in the Faroe Islands
One of the most amazing place we visited whilst in the Faroe islands was the little community of Saksun. After a beautiful cycle along a fjord then up a glacial valley, we climbed a small rise to find the settlement perched above a tidal lagoon, with mountains and cascading waterfalls