Welcome to the Plumpton College Centre for Sustainable Food Farming and Forestry website

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
News - diary dates at main College: Taster Days for those at school in years 9 - 10 - 11 24th - 27th June Flimwell Open Day June 29th read more Forest School Established at Plumpton College and Plumpton College Flimwell. To raise awareness of woodland and its management from a grass root level, Plumpton College have established a Forest School. For more information please email Forest Schools
This is the web site for Plumpton College Centre for Sustainable Food Farming and Forestry.
At Plumpton College Flimwell Sustainable Food Farming and Forestry we offer a dynamic, practical, relevant and interesting range of short hands on training courses in food, farming, forestry, land-based legislation and rural skills that will help you and your business. All courses have limited participants to ensure the best tutor - learner experience.
Short Course funding available from April please ask for details Course List For 2013 - Booking Form - Prices - Details (pdf)
	10th June 12th June 17th June 21st June 27th June	Managing a Pig Herd Emergency First Aid Outdoors, ECP Explorer CIEH Food Safety Level 2 Beef Butchery Demonstration Bacon and Gammon Curing Date TBA HSE Emergency First Aid at Work
		RDPE GRANT FUNDING Up to 60% grant funding for anyone working in agriculture, commercial horticulture or forestry read more .... Agendas with more course information are available here For courses coming up see our latest training list here or for immediate courses see below
	17th May 24th May 29th May 31st May	Continuous cover forestry Woodland grazing for domestic stock (half day) Managing deadwood habitats Woodland tree Identification
	6th June 13th June 14th June 20th June 28th June	Selecting & grading of woodland trees for conversion Tree inspection for the woodland owner Generating Income from coppice woodland Thinning control for timber production National vegetation classification as a management tool
	June 24th - 28th 15th May 12th June 22nd May	Hands-on building an Oak Timber Frame with hand tools, working as a team of 6 - 10 max in this five day course. Read more Emergency First Aid at Work Emergency First Aid at Work specifically for workers in the outdoors Rearing Poultry for the Table
	17th May 24th May 29th May 31st May 6th June	Continuous Cover Forestry Woodland Grazing for Domestic Stock (half day) Managing Deadwood Habitats Woodland Tree Identification Selecting & Grading of Woodland Trees for Conversion
	23rd May 11th July 12th July	Sausage Making Chainsaw use, maintenance and cross cutting Read more Felling Small Trees Read more
	7th June 13th June 14th June 20th June 28th June	Livestock Transport Certificate Tree inspection for the Woodland Owner Generating Income from coppice woodland at Plumpton Thinning Control for Timber Production National vegetation classification as a management tool at Plumpton
		Stuck for present ideas - a gift certificate could be the ideal answer. Woodland Craft Courses have disabled access, no previous experience is required. Certificates can be purchased for part or all the course cost. For more information see gift ideas Telephone 01580 879547 Practical Woodland Courses, help you manage your woodland and make it a financially viable concern. Course Dates here