Mud, Poo & Porkers Smallholding Course

Come and join Stephen and Sue on their smallholding near Carmarthen, and get a real feel for how to start a smallholding with animals and what it is really like. This is not a course for just cuddling piglets (although there may well be some of that), but will take you through how to find your smallholding and what to look for when viewing, how to choose and prepare for your first livestock with the associated legalities, basic animal husbandry with practical emphasis on chickens, pigs and goats, and how you might make your smallholding bring in a small income. A comprehensive farm walk and other practical activities such as working with the livestock and looking at machinery will bring the theory to life, and there will be plenty of opportunity to meet and interact with our animals. Topics include: Finding Your Smallholding, Legalities, Choosing your Livestock, Organisations, Starting Out, Basic Animal Husbandry, Basic Animal Medical Care, Managing Your Land, Making it Pay. As well as the standard Black Orchard provisions of elevenses, a delicious lunch made with our own pork, cake for tea and tea or coffee throughout the day, the course includes a professionally printed, comprehensive and illustrated course handbook. This course runs on demand so please contact us to arrange a date. Couples price £230.

• Guided farm walk
• Practical activities with livestock
• Finding your smallholding
• Choosing your livestock
• Basic animal husbandry
• Making your smallholding pay
• Hands-on experience
• Refreshments included
• Meet the animals
• Expert guide
• All-weather

The farm sets its own cancellation policy — you’ll see the exact refund terms before you pay.