| BREADMAKING - BEGINNERS |
Olivia Goodwillie |
8th March |
?80
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This year we will be running
two breadmaking courses; a beginners and an advanced. On this
one we will get to grips with yeast and how it works, how
to knead and how to know when the doughis risen and baked.
We will make really good white and brown loaves. These are
the staples?.comforting
and delicious.
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| GOOD FOOD FAST |
Olivia Goodwillie |
5th April |
?90
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This is a course for the person
who rushes in from work and wants a dinner on the table within
an hour without resorting to packaged food. It will include
ideas on the 15 minute supermarket dash, quick food from scratch
and food that takes very little preparation but cooks slowly.
We will cook and eat our way through the day! Restricted to
twelve people.
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| MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS |
Daniel Kelly |
19th April |
?80
|
This course will look at the
mosses and liverworts of woodland and related habitats and
help you get to know some of the main species and their ecology.
Field identification will be backed up by microscope work.
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| EXPLORING THE
BURREN |
Roger & Olivia Goodwillie |
9th ? 11th May |
?250
|
This year we have decided to try an earlier date than usual. We hope to find some different flowers and especially
the elusive gentian. We will also explore the extraordinary landscape moulded by the action of water. While this is
not mountaineering there is a considerable amount of scrambling. As before, we will be staying in the hostel in
Kilfenora.
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| FELTING |
Mary O?Rourke |
24th ? 25th May |
?150
|
Felt accessories are high fashion at the moment so come and get wet and soapy as you learn to make bags,
slippers and other articles. These two days will show you all you need to know to continue at home.
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| LANDSCAPE PAINTING |
Lesley Fennell |
6th ? 8th June |
?170 |
This year we are running the course for people who already have some experience of painting outdoors.
Spend the weekend away from all distractions with lovely food being brought to you at regular intervals and
an excellent tutor on hand.
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| SEDGES AND GRASSES |
Roger Goodwillie |
14th ? 15th June |
?150 |
Learn the identification skills for both these ‘green’ plants together. We will visit sedge habitats on the
Saturday and follow this with drier areas on the Sunday to sort out the grasses. Suitable for people working
in the environmental field and anyone else with a particular interest.
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| BREADMAKING -
ADVANCED |
Olivia Goodwillie |
13th September |
?80 |
For those of you who are now
comfortable with the basics we will make the more fancy breads,
buns and brioche. The process is the same but the ingredients
a little more varied. The results carry lots of the wow! factor.
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| FORAGING FOR WILD
FOOD |
Roger & Olivia Goodwillie |
20th September |
?80 |
This popular course will open your eyes to the abundance of edible food in the wild at this time of year. We
will eat fruits, seeds, roots and leaves and grow to admire our hunter/gatherer ancestors. Some of the day
will be spent cooking our collection over an open fire. A good course for kids and grown up kids.
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| MUSHROOMS & TOADSTOOLS
I |
Roger & Olivia Goodwillie |
3rd - 5th October |
?170 |
Last year’s cold wet summer followed by a dry autumn was not good for the mushroom hunter! Let’s hope
that this year will be more fruitful and that we will find many wonderful shapes and tasty morsels
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| MUSHROOMS & TOADSTOOLS
I I |
Roger & Olivia Goodwillie |
11th October |
?80 |
A single day’s mushroom gathering
based in Kilkenny. Join us on this annual pilgrimage into
the woods to learn the good, the bad and the ugly
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| BASKETMAKING |
Irene Kelly |
7th - 9th
November
?180
(inc. materials) |
Here is an opportunity to learn
this fascinating craft with a tireless teacher. With a minimum
of tools and equipment you will be able to make two willow
baskets during the weekend and go home delighted with your
new skill.
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| CHRISTMAS MEDLEY |
Irene Kelly & Olivia
Goodwillie |
29th ? 30th Nov. |
?150 |
Last year was the first for this fun course. We will cook some party nibbles and edible Christmas gifts, do simple
wrappings and decorations and on the Sunday make beautiful crib figures. With only a month to go it will really
get you in the Christmas spirit.
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