Take a look at this short video where I demonstrate splitting wood with an axe, firstly using a stump to split onto and secondly splitting a piece of wood on the ground. This video can be viewed in conjunction with this post that describes various splitting techniques (written 5 years ago, where does the time […]
Foraging for giant puffballs (Calvatia Gigantea) is a straightforward endeavour, they can be found in meadows and fields during the late summer and are easy to recognise. Last weekend on our 1 Day Foraging Course Nicola and I found some giant puffballs but they weren’t ready for picking. So we went back yesterday to see […]
Come to our ancient woodland camp on the Kent Downs for an awesome Woodland Pottery day, gather wild clay, refine it, make beautiful items & fire them all in the same day. Here’s a quick video to give you an idea of what you will be doing. You can see plenty of photos from this […]
I’ve written previously about using cleavers (Galium aparine) as a tinder, but recently as I was pottering around our ancient woodland camp on the beautiful Kent Downs I spotted a load in a dead hedge and decided to make this short video that describes using cleavers as a tinder. We teach how to prepare and […]
We took this short video on our Nordic Crafts course. It was a bit blowy on the Saturday but much calmer on Sunday. What a unique opportunity to make your very own Viking style knife in a pit forge, complete with leather sheath as well as learn Swedish axe and knife carving techniques to carve […]
I’ve written previously about burdock but as I found both a burdock in it’s first year and one in it’s second year right next to each other we made this quick video. In it I explain when are burdock roots at their best to eat. I hope you find it useful and don’t forget to […]
