Monthly Archives: May 2021

Scything a community orchard in Manchester

Posted on May 31, 2021 by stevetomlin

What  better way to spend a sunny bank holiday than going out to cut the grass? I offered to go and mow a community orchard in Levenshulme, Manchester as the regular volunteers were finding it difficult to cope with the … Continue reading →

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Shropshire Hills Hay Meadow Festival 2021

Posted on May 26, 2021 by stevetomlin

The Shropshire Hills Hay Meadow Festival 2021 is taking place on Saturday 24th July at the Discovery centre, Craven Arms. Celebrating Wildflower Meadows and their Wealth of Wildlife. Scything competitions/ have a go. Wildlife discovery activities Rural arts and crafts … Continue reading →

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Beech leaf gin liqueur

Posted on May 13, 2021 by stevetomlin

The trees are coming into leaf so it’s time to make beech leaf noyau, a delicious but largely unknown country liqueur based on gin. Beech noyau is very similar to sloe gin in that it’s an infusion of gin with … Continue reading →

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Birch eating spoons

Posted on May 12, 2021 by stevetomlin

During my spoon carving workshop the other week, I made a couple of eating spoons from some lovely local birch. To demonstrate, I made one (on the left) by carving from the bark and the other (right) from the radially … Continue reading →

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Spoon carving workshop 2021 in Yorkshire Dales

Posted on May 8, 2021 by stevetomlin

It’s fantastic to be back out teaching crafts again and what a wonderful way to start with a two day spoon carving course at Broadrake in the Yorkshire Dales. Tucked just under Whernside among the Yorkshire Three Peaks, it’s an … Continue reading →

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