Guardswell Farm

28/08/2025

Have you booked in for Spoon Carving and Lunch (provided by Eastfield) with Louise Forbes yet ? There are still a few spots left and it is a workshop not be missed.

Sunday 21st September : 10:00-16:00 | £90
https://www.guardswell.co.uk/store/p/spoon-carving-with-louise-forbes-sep-2025

It’s hard to describe the pleasure you get from stirring something with your own kitchen spoon, sprinkling sugar on strawberries from a wooden teaspoon carved by yourself, or even just sitting and rubbing your thumb over the bowl of something that you lovingly spent hours crafting. Whether its a stirring spoon or a coffee scoop... you'll leave with something you'll love forever.
We have managed to pin down the amazing Louise Forbes, of Louise Forbes design fame, to run another Spoon Carving day course at Guardswell Farm. It will be a jolly affair with happy chatter, all tools and materials provided...and you'll leave with a spoon that you carved yourself!

We'll also break for a seasonal lunch provided by Eastfield (Dundee) to ensure that tummies are not left rumbling...as well as tea and coffee flowing throughout the day.

27/08/2025

WORK WITH US

We are looking for a Guardswellie… an all rounder on the farm, with the majority of hours being housekeeping, with other tasks thrown in such as helping at events or out on the farm.

A cheerful bod who can keep the Huts, Houses + Steading shipshape and help us with our Events. Someone who has a mad desire to organise, to put things back into their place and spots the most minuscule little smudges on windows.

You really care about the little details, and are a tidy and organised person. You love the outdoors, you want a job that’s a little bit varied - and you are also physically active (some of our huts are up a hill) and mopping the Cattle Court is a proper core workout in itself. We’re a wee team so you will need to be a bit of an all rounder - we all muck in where needed and you MUST love dogs!

24+ hours per week. There may be some evening + weekend work but hours are mostly over 3 days / 0900-1700 / Monday, Wednesday and Friday. £12.50ph.

Contact / [email protected]

www.guardswell.co.uk

24/08/2025

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23/08/2025

If you’re interested in learning a little more about mushrooms this autumn, take a wee peek at this 🍄

19/08/2025

We still have a few spots left with SAVOUR | Gentle Yoga and Seasonal Lunch by Eastfield | Saturday 23rd August | 10.00 - 14.00 | Book Here : https://www.guardswell.co.uk/store/p/savour-gentle-yoga-and-eastfield-seasonal-lunch

It will be the most perfect weekend reset - with the change of the seasons - to slow down and nourish.

Can you recall the last time you intentionally savoured a positive experience? A moment, a flavour, a sip, a scent, a feeling or emotion, the season. Slowing, guiding focus to a feeling of pure, simple enjoyment.

Come, gather, linger… for a morning of savouring at Guardswell Farm. Beginning with a gentle yoga practice, we’ll explore mindful movement which invites us to take our time, together. We’ll move slowly, with a sense of curiosity, and the release of expectation. What might you notice- when you feel unrushed?

A dreamy, restful savasana will conclude our practice.
Following class, we’ll sit down to share a delicious, seasonal lunch prepared by Harris from Eastfield, who intentionally cooks with the seasons, creating simple, flavourful dishes that invite us to slow down and enjoy.

After lunch, you are very welcomed to linger a little longer around the farm- whether that’s sitting down to soak in the view, or wandering up to the boat… or just a bit farther to the swings.
Take your time. Savour.

11/08/2025

WHATS ON

Sunset Yoga with Evy- Tuesday 12th August

Livestock IPM with Dr Claire Whittle- Wednesday 20th August

Savour. Yoga + Eastfield Lunch- Saturday 23rd August

Pasta Workshop with Eastfield- Sunday 24th August

Local Produce Market- Wednesday 10th September

Spoon Carving with Louise Forbes- Sunday 21st September

Grassland Fungi Workshop with Monica Wilde- Monday 22nd September

Cheesemaking Workshop with Kristen Allen- Friday 17th October

For more info, and to book your place-
https://www.guardswell.co.uk/events

11/08/2025

GRASSLAND FUNGI WORKSHOP WITH MONICA WILDE | 22nd September

We’re really looking forward to welcoming Monica Wilde, Matthew Rooney and Neville Kilkenny to Guardswell for a Grassland Fungi Mondi + Seasonal Lunch by Ballintaggart.

Monday 22nd September | 10.00 to 16.00 | £130 | Book Here:
https://www.guardswell.co.uk/store/p/grassland-fungi-mondi-seasonal-lunch-with-monica-wilde-and-co

Hosted in the ancient, grassland habitat around the Farm - which is a very special habitat, as most traditional grassland has been destroyed by intensive or chemical farming. In 2020, we found over 70 grassland species when surveying the farmland. This is a unique opportunity to study grassland fungi species in one location.

We will spend the morning out looking for fungi and collecting specimens. After a lovely lunch provided by Ballintaggartt , we will lay out and discuss all the fungi encountered. We will cover how one identifies them, which are considered the best edibles (or medicinals) and the perils of collecting those that aren’t. We will take you through using mycological keys, look at spores through the microscope and discuss identification at the spore level. We will also demonstrate easy chemical identification techniques.
There are several tutors so we can work in groups, so everyone will have plenty of time to ask questions and enjoy the day. Your tutors have a wide range of experience between them.

Matthew Rooney is a botanical and mycological surveyor, and foraging teacher. He grew native British mushrooms commercially for 25 years and, with his brother, discovered a British reishi mushroom Ganoderma lucidum var. Rooney. Matthew also teaches mushroom cloning and cultivation techniques. He is especially keen to promote rewilding mushrooms to preserve and increase their native range. He is a member of the British Mycological Society.

Neville Kilkenny trained as a mycologist under Professor Roy Watling at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh where he is a Research Associate. He is a member of the British Mycological Society, The Fungus Conservation Trust, and an honorary life member of The Danish Mycological Society. His main focus is conservation, understanding the diversity and ecological needs of fungi, and educating people regarding their role in our ecosystems and in our everyday lives.

Monica Wilde is a foraging teacher and research herbalist. She teaches the medicinal mushroom segment on the Royal Botanic Garden's Herbology Diploma course and lectures for the UK Medicinal Mushroom Conference. She is a founding member of the Association of Foragers, a member of the British Mycological Society and a Fellow of the Linnean Society. Monica is also the author of 'The Wilderness Cure', a book recording a year of living only on wild food and our relationship with nature.

06/08/2025

The Wee Dairy sadly can’t be with us at the market today- but we’ll have some of their milk available on the Guardswell stall! Awesome local milk!

Cow with Calf Microdairy
Perthshire
Est. April 2025

05/08/2025

🥦 TOMORROW/WEDNESDAY, 3-7pm, Guardswell Farm Produce Market! 🥦

Join us on the farm to fill your baskets (fridges and freezers) with food produced by passionate individuals- who care for their environment, and want to produce awesome nourishing food for you. Plus a delicious pizza and some gelato in the sunshine (despite today’s weather- the forecast is beautiful!!)

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Little Trochry Farm- nature friendly veg
Aran Bakery- sourdough and bakery goodies
Lon Store- beautiful cupboard essentials
Artisana Bakery- incredible brownies
Diggers Cider- natural cider and apple cider vinegar
Abernyte Brewery- locally brewed beer
Arngask Home Farm- awesome local meat, berries and more
Flowers By The Brae- hyper local flowers
Good Food Good Feelings- raw and fermented foods
Guardswell Farm- our own meat, yarn and other goodies
Raw Wild + Conscious- superfood chocolate

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Tuskers- incredible Sri Lankan Food
No Pineapple Pizza Project- some of the best pizzas around
Joelato- gelato, the best you’ve had
Beforehand Coffee- ace wee coffee trailer

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RHET- agricultural and rural education for kids
Dundee Naturalistic Society- ecology, conservation and natural sciences

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Guardswell Farm, Kinnaird, Inchture, Perthshire, PH149QZ
www.guardswell.co.uk

03/08/2025

Hands-on workshop for livestock farmers! Join us at Guardswell Farm for a practical, interactive day exploring approaches to regenerative disease and pest management – including a poke around in poo for dung beetles! 🪲 organised by the wonderful and

Led by Dr Claire Whittle – vet, farmer, and champion of regenerative agriculture – this workshop will cover:
- How to boost livestock resilience
- Reducing disease pressures through ecological methods
- Building healthier, more sustainable farm systems

Wednesday 20th August, 10.30-2.30, free (but book in advance) for farmers, crofters, growers and land managers! It’s going to be awesome! Head over to the page for the link to book.

03/08/2025

We can’t wait to host this!

Are you a farmer, grower, crofter, or land manager?! Then book a slot! Dr Claire Whittles knowledge is unrivalled- and we’ll hopefully have an ace day exploring the farm and learning. 🪲

🐄 Hands-on workshop for livestock farmers!
Join us at Guardswell Farm, Perthshire, for a practical, interactive day exploring approaches to regenerative disease and pest management – including a poke around in poo for dung beetles! 🪲

📅 Wednesday 20 August 2025
⏰ 10:30am–2:30pm
📍 Guardswell Farm, Perthshire
🎟️ Free – open to farmers, crofters, growers & land managers (booking required)
🍲 Hot lunch included

Led by Dr Claire Whittle – vet, farmer, and champion of regenerative agriculture – this workshop will cover:

✅ How to boost livestock resilience
✅ Reducing disease pressures through ecological methods
✅ Building healthier, more sustainable farm systems

Expect practical examples, lively discussion, and strategies you can take straight back to the field.

👉 Book your place here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestock-ipm-with-dr-claire-whittle-registration-1512898212279?aff=oddtdtcreator

Let’s build healthier farms from the soil up! 🌱



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