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The Trimming Scythe – it’s not all about haymaking you know!
I was cycling home recently when I saw someone trimming a verge with a string-stimmer. It looked like hot, slow and tiring work – the strimmer could only take small bites of the rank grass, it was obviously quite heavy
Introductory Scythe Course, May 25th
Learning to sharpen the scythe on the Introductory Scythe Course, May 2012We still have a couple of places left on our Introductory Scythe Course on May 25th. An Introductory course is a great place to start using a scythe, or
Get Ready to Mow! Peening Workshop and Social Peening Event
With the lengthening days our thoughts are turning towards the main mowing season, and making sure our scythes are ready to mow. If your scythe has been gathering dust (or worse rust….) all winter we have just the workshop to
Seed Swap, Scythe Stand and Apple Grafting Workshop
Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust will have a Seed Swap table at the Eco Fair in the National Woollen Museum, Drefach Felindre on Saturday 23rd March, 10am until 3pm. Bring along your home-saved or spare seed to swap and share! There
Scythe Courses 2013
We have just finalised our scythe course dates for 2013. We will be running several Introductory courses, a Peening and Sharpening workshop and a Mowing Workshop for the more experienced mower. See our courses page for more information.
The Scythe Renaissance in Guernsey and in Wales
Practicing scything and sharpening techniques before heading off to the field to mow, WalesSeptember has been an interesting month for scythe courses. First off, on 8th September we taught a Beginners Scythe Course in Guernsey. It has been an interesting
Social Mow on Sunday 15th July will happen, whatever the weather!
This Sunday, 15th July is our Social Mow and Haymaking day at the Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust (see previous post for details.) The event will go ahead as planned, pretty much whatever the weather does – the grass is easier
Social Mowing and Haymaking Day at Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust
Grass falling to the scythe during our social mowing event in 2010We would like to invite you to join us for our annual Mowing and Haymaking day at Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust on Sunday 15th July. This is a free
May Scythe Course in the Sunshine
Learning to sharpen the scythe with a stoneAfter all that rain, the sun shone on us for our first Beginners Scythe Course of the season. In the morning, eight enthusiastic students learnt how to set up a scythe then practised