We offer a variety of courses including:
Please see the courses section og the site for full list

  1. Living off the grid
  2. Homemade Hydro
  3. Building with Pallets
  4. Preserving
  5. Growing and composting
  6. Water Pumping, The Hydraulic Ram
  7. Booking Form

Dates can often be arranged to suit you.

Living off the grid - an Introduction

 €200 per person incl. Maximum 8 people  
Saturday
 9am Batteries, the heart of the system
10.30am Coffee
  10.45am AC or DC, that is the question
12noon Lunch
2pm Inverters, choice & use
3.30pm Coffee
3.45pm The Rotary Converter, how to make one
5.30pm Finish for the day
  7pm Supper
  8pm Chat or pub or whatever
Sunday
 8am Breakfast
9am Alternators and Dynamos
10.30am Coffee
  10.45am Solar - choice and site
  12noon Lunch
  2pm Water - turbine types and their choice
  3.30pm Coffee
  3.45pm Wind - type, site and expectations
  5.30pm Finish for the day
 
 
 
 
         

Homemade Hydro - Getting Started

 €200 per person incl.

Maximum 8 people

 
Saturday
 9am Chosing a site - head, flow, power
10.30am Coffee
  10.45am Dams - type and construction
12noon Lunch
2pm Turbine types - a discussion
3.30pm Coffee
3.45pm AC or DC, Batteries, Inverters, Dynamos
5.30pm Finish for the day
  7pm Supper
  8pm Chat or pub or whatever
Sunday
 8am Breakfast
9am Making a crossflow 1
10.30am Coffee
  10.45am Making a crossflow 2
  12noon Lunch
  2pm Making a crossflow 3
  3.30pm Coffee
  3.45pm Putting it all together
  5.30pm Finish for the day
 
 
 
 
         

Building with pallets

 €150 per person incl.

Maximum 10 people

 
Saturday
 9am Different Types, Different Uses
10.30am Coffee
  10.45am Whole or in Bits
12noon Lunch
2pm Let's connect man!
3.30pm Coffee
3.45pm Design - how to make it fit
5.30pm Finish for the day
  7pm Supper
  8pm Chat or pub or whatever
Sunday
 8am Breakfast
9am Build a Shed 1.
10.30am Coffee
  10.45am Build a Shed 2.
  12noon Lunch
  2pm Build a Shed 3.
  3.30pm Coffee
  3.45pm Build a Shed 4.
  5.30pm Finish for the day
 
         

Preserving - the Old Methods

 €250 per person incl.

Maximum 6 people

 
Saturday
 8am Breakfast
9am The idea of preservation
10.30am Coffee
  10.45am General problems and warnings
12noon Lunch
2pm Salt & Sugar
3.30pm Coffee
3.45pm Vinegar & Alcohol
5.30pm Finish for the day
  7pm Supper
  8pm Chat or pub or whatever
Sunday
 8am Breakfast
9am Drying
10.30am Coffee
  10.45am Smoking
  12noon Lunch
  2pm Sawdust & Ash
  3.30pm Coffee
  3.45pm The Cellar & Clamps
  5.30pm Finish for the day
 
 
 
         

Growing Fertile Soil - A Composting Course

 €150 per person incl.

Maximum 8 people

 
Saturday
 8am Breakfast
9am Why Compost?
10.30am Coffee
  10.45am The Benefits of Compost
12noon Lunch
2pm What is the Composting Process
3.30pm Coffee
3.45pm Compost Activators
5.30pm Finish for the day
  7pm Supper
  8pm Chat or pub or whatever
Sunday
 8am Breakfast
9am Build a Compost Heap
10.30am Coffee
  10.45am Crops & Leafmould
  12noon Lunch
  2pm Maintaining Healthy Soil 1.
  3.30pm Coffee
  3.45pm Maintaining Healthy Soil 2.
  5.30pm Finish for the day
 
         

Water Pumping - the Hydraulic Ram

 €200 per person incl.   
 add €300 to take away your own Ram (heavy)

Maximum 6 people

 
Saturday
 8am Breakfast
9am Theory and History of the Ram Pump
10.30am Coffee
  10.45am Choice of site, dams etc
12noon Lunch
2pm Filters (important!!)
3.30pm Coffee
3.45pm Problems & Tuning
5.30pm Finish for the day
  7pm Supper
  8pm Chat or pub or whatever
Sunday
 8am Breakfast
9am Build a Ram Pump 1.
10.30am Coffee
  10.45am Build a Ram Pump 2.
  12noon Lunch
  2pm Build a Ram Pump 3.
  3.30pm Coffee
  3.45pm Build a Ram Pump 4.
  5.30pm Finish for the day

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