Whether you’re seeking to examine existential questions or simply to learn some new tips for gardening, all of our short courses offer skills and strategies that help transition towards an ecological future where both humans and the biosphere can thrive.
From practical actions such as planting trees to political actions such as protest or advocacy, BMC promotes ancient and modern skills necessary to adapt to more sustainable ways of living.
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Do you belong to a professional organisation, company or community that seeks to explore what action and adaptation might look like in practice? Are you part of a group of people that wants to learn a particular skill?
Past Events
Understanding and Changing the Financial System with ShareAction
Wed 6th April and Wed 13th April
Learn how the financial system impacts our world and how you can impact the system. Online evening course.
Tool Sharpening
Sat 9th April 2022
Learn how to sharpen your hand tools instead of replacing them. One day on-campus course.
Tree Planting
Sat 23rd April 2022
A free tree planting session to create a shelterbelt at our Farm campus!
Dry/Composting Toilets
Sat 30th April 2022. Repeat course on Sun 15th May 2022
Learn why dry/compost toilets are environmentally significant, how to plan for, design and build a wooden dry/compost latrine. One day on-campus course.
Make a Hurdle
Sat 7th May 2022
Following on from the introduction to coppicing, learn how to make a garden product from the coppiced materials at the BMC campus at Troed Yr Harn farm. One day on-campus course.
Cooking on a Budget
Sat 14th May 2022
Cook healthy and delicious meals on a budget for you and your family! One day course at Gwernyfed High School.
Community Orchards
Sat 14th May 2022
Learn about community orchards and why local food production is so important for our future food supply. One day course in and around Talgarth.
Dry/Composting Toilets
Sun 15th May 2022
Learn why dry/compost toilets are environmentally significant, how to plan for, design and build a wooden dry/compost latrine. One day on-campus course.
Apples for All
Sat 11th June 2022
Learn practical skills to maintain your orchard and propagate your apple trees by grafting. One day course at Gwernyfed Walled Garden.
A New Story: Imagine, transform, adapt
23rd – 26th June 2022
Explore what the new era of climate breakdown means for you, and brainstorm practical strategies for meaningful action in every sphere of your life. 4-day residential course.
Cooking with Seasonal and Foraged Ingredients
25th June 2022
Cook up some delicious recipes using local, foraged and seasonal produce. One day course at Gwernyfed High School.
Make a Riven Ash Hurdle Workshop
16th July 2022
Learn a traditional skill by having a go at using a draw knife and a shave horse to create traditional riven ash sheep hurdles. One day course at Hay Castle.
Print Making for Activism Workshop
16th July 2022
Printmaking techniques have long been associated with protest and on this course you’ll gain an introduction to lino cutting to help you draw, cut and print you own activist designs. One day course at Hay Castle.
Home Cooking for Students
23rd July 2022
Learn how to create simple, low cost and nutritious meals at university or college based on your favourite takeaways. One day course at Gwernyfed High School.
Pole Lathe Making Course
23rd July 2022
Learn basic joinery skills to build and use a pole lathe from coppiced and woodland materials. One day course at Troed yr Harn Farm
Tool Sharpening Workshop
13th August 2022
Learn how to sharpen your hand tools instead of replacing them. One day at Tools for Self Reliance Cymru workshop in Crickhowell
Dry Stone Walling Course
13th August 2022
A hands-on, practical day course, focusing on the principles of building a dry stone wall. Repeat course on 20th August
Dry Stone Walling Repeat
20th August 2022
A repeat of our hands-on, practical day course, focusing on the principles of building a dry stone wall.
Botanical Drawing and Painting
27th August 2022
Connect with Nature and experience the joy of producing a beautiful botanical drawing and painting, inspired by the gardens at Hay Castle
Parish and Town Councillors: Playing a Key Role in Creating Green and Resilient Communities
Wed 14th, Wed 21st and Wed 28th of September 2022
Learn how local government structures can help make neighbourhoods and homes more sustainable and build community resilience. Online evening course
Composting Toilets Re-Run
18th Sept 2022
Learn why dry/compost toilets are environmentally significant, how to plan for, design, and build a wooden dry/compost latrine.
Writing, Climate, and the Living World
Thu, 22nd – Mon, 26th September 2022
A 3-day residential course exploring how writing can confront and reflect the climate and ecological emergency.
Dry Stone Walling Repeat
Sat 22nd Oct
This will be a hands on practical day focusing on the principles of building a dry stone wall.