The Mushroom Shed is a large light and airy room approximately 9m x 6m (540 square metres), seating up to 50 (theatre style).

It has been kept basic and simply furnished to maximise versatility, good for practical work, eg. willow work, tool sharpening and suitable for yoga and mediation.

There is ample space and facilities for presentations and group work.

The Mushroom Shed is equipped with:

Under floor heating / trestle tables and chairs / projector / ethernet internet connection point / refreshment facilities including a sink, urn and basic crockery and cutlery.

Toilets are a short walk across the yard in the Bunkhouse and are shared with the farm.

"Lovely learning space" - student November 2017

 

 

  • Treatment Free Beekeeping in Horizontal Hives

    11 & 12th November at Ragmans Lane Farm

    The Course will take a natural approach to beekeeping including:
    • How bees live in nature and how to respect their ways in your apiary.
    • Natural and less intensive management.
    • Start or increase an apiary by attracting swarms of local bees.
    • Horizontal hives and their advantages.
    • Wax foundation v foundationless natural comb.
    • Colony management - what to do and what not to do.
    • One-box hive, no feeding, no queen excluders, no requeening.
    • Healthy strong colonies without any treatments.

    Dr Leo Sharashkin is editor of Keeping Bees With a Smile: A Vision and Practice of Natural Apiculture, a comprehensive resource on keeping bees naturally in horizontal hives. He is contributor to American Bee Journal, The Beekeepers Quarterly, and Acres USA, and speaks internationally on sustainable beekeeping, organic growing, and Earth-friendly living. He holds a PhD in Forestry from the University of Missouri and a Master’s in Natural Resources from Indiana University, USA.

    For more information or to book a space please click here


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