Plumpton College Centre for Sustainable Food Farming and Forestry
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Plumpton College
CSFFF

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Full course list and dates here
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Part time courses at Main College, Plumpton
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Train to be a butcher
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Forage Production
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Diversification

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Woodnet

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Our courses take place in East Sussex.
At either Ivyland Farm, Netherfield TN33 9QB
Homestead Farm, Netherfield TN33 9QL
The Woodland Enterprise Centre, Flimwell TN5 7PR
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Plumpton College Centre for Sustainable Food Farming
and Forestry

The Woodland Enterprise Centre
Flimwell
TN5 7PR
Telephone
01580 879547

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Plumpton College
Ditchling Road
Plumpton
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 3AE
Telephone
01273 890454

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Did you know...
Plumpton College provides a wide range of full time land-based courses,in further education and higher education.
Agriculture Horticulture Floristry Greenkeeping Hard Landscaping Equine Metalsmithing Animal Care and Veterinary Nursing Countryside Management Forestry and Arboriculture Sports (Outdoor Education) Wine and Viticulture.
Degree courses are provided in association with the University of Brighton.
Coming soon .. Forest School Establised at Plumpton College.
To raise awareness of woodland and its management from a grass root level, Plumpton College have established a Forest School. Two. Taster Day seminars 1st March at Flimwell and 24th April at Plumpton College main campus.Forests School seminars will offer an opportunity for teachers, assistants, farmers and field teachers to explore the basic principles and understand the ethos of the Forest School, for more information please email Forest Schools
 
 
At the Centre for Sustainable Food Farming and Forestry (CfSFFF) we offer dynamic, practical, relevant and an interesting range of short training courses in food, farming, forestry, land-based legislation and rural skills that will help you and your business.
News....Grants for training RDPE for farmers up to 70% and Weald Forest Ridge 50% reduction.
All grants are time sensitive act now ...
lambing  
Lamb Butchery 7th and 8th February
Lambing
9th February
Food Smoking 16th 17th February
Pork Butchery 20th and 21st March
poultry   Venison Butchery 31st January 2012
Managing a Pig Herd
20th February
Sausage Making 22nd March
hedgelaying   Selecting and Milling Timber New date 29th March 2012
Hedgelaying
17th February
Make a Chestnut Gate Hurdle to take home 8th March
fish knife skills  

New............
Fish Knife Skills Practical Day
by Billingsgate Fish Training School.
Under utilised species, sustainability, fish farming and fishing methods.
date tbc

woodland management  

Wood roofing shingle making 26th January
Managing a woodland with hand tools
16th March

sussex trug  
Sussex Trug Making New date 1st March
Introduction to Green Woodworking 12th April
fruit trees  
Plan and Plant an Orchard 29th February
Make a Hazel Hurdle to take home 19th April
Oak  
Oak Timber Framing over 5 days
March and April full. New date 11th- 15th June
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Free 1 Hour Planning Surgeries with Nicholas Ide of Batcheller Monkhouse at Sussex Rural Business Centre, main college campus. Email for details
accountants  
Special range of financial business and marketing courses in conjunction with Manningtons Accountants, see training list
forestry  
Woodnet in association with Plumpton College. Other courses coming up
farmers market   Bexhill Farmers' Market a new venture every Friday.
Visit Bexhill Farmers Market for more details .
pigs   Read our articles in Country Mile and Rural Sussex
2012 Diary Dates at main Plumpton College Campus see part time courses page