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. Want to know more - see our diary dates...
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. Read more. 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 a dynamic, practical, relevant and interesting range of short training courses in food, farming, forestry, land-based legislation and rural skills that will help you and your business. Come to our open day 14th July read more
News....Grants for training RDPE for farmers up to 70% reduction. All grants are time sensitive act now ...
CfSFFF Course List - Booking Form - Prices - Details (pdf)
		New Salami Making Dates now available 14th and 19th March. Our trainer Justin Davis is only available once or twice year, don't miss this opportunity. Register your interest or book in as soon as places are limited to 7 per course, email Salami Making Read more...
		Sussex Trug Making *New date* March 1st Make a Chestnut Gate Hurdle to take home March 8th Managing a woodland with hand tools March 16th Stock Fencing March 23rd
		Plan & Plant an Orchard February 29th Read more... Managing a Sheep Flock, stock tasks health and management plans March 12th Fruit Tree Pruning and Orchard Managment March 1st Read more Selecting and Milling Timber *New date* March 29th
		Managing a Pig Herd, all you need to know to manage and expand your first herd February 20th Lambing Postponed until 23rd March. Now taking place at main college campus. Sausage Making 23rd March Managing a Beef Herd 27th March. All you need to know to get started and bring on your first cattle herd.
		Beef Butchery Demonstration February 28th Livestock Transport Certificate – short journeys February 24th CIEH Basic Food Hygiene Level 2 March 2nd Improving Pastures for Better Returns with Mike Tame 29th March please ask Sarah Blackford for details
		Pork Butchery March 20th and 21st Practical Poultry Slaughter March 21st Sausage Making March 22nd Food smoking 29th and 30th March Rearing Table Birds March 22nd Managing a Beef Herd March 27th
		Make a Hazel Hurdle to take home April 19th Introduction to Green Woodworking April 12th Oak Timber Framing over 5 days March and April full. New date 11th- 15th June read more Post & Rail Fencing March 9th
		Are you aged 17or over by 1st September 2012, are you interested in working in w oodlands and green wood crafts, are you interested in an apprenticeship based in the Sussex and Kent area? If so come on the Work in the Woods Taster Days 26th 27th 28th March read more. Booking form Woodnet in association with Plumpton College. Other courses coming up
		New............ Fish Knife Skills Practical Day by Billingsgate Fish Training School. Under utilised species, sustainability, fish farming and fishing methods. date tbc. Fishing - a career, taster day at Plumpton College read more
		Special range of financial business and marketing courses in conjunction with Manningtons Accountants and Matt Craig of Batcheller Monkhouse see training list Free 1 Hour Planning Surgeries with Nicholas Ide of Batcheller Monkhouse at Sussex Rural Business Centre, main college campus. Email for details
		Bexhill Farmers' Market a new venture every Friday. Visit Bexhill Farmers Market for more details .
		Read our articles in Country Mile and Rural Sussex 2012 Diary Dates at main Plumpton College Campus see part time courses page