What’s On

We have practical courses, taster days for our courses, debates to open up conversations and share ideas and residential experiences to help make sense of the present and plan your future.  Here’s our line up…  Find our Latest News here.

Latest News What's On

Apples for All

June 11, 2022, 10am - 2pm, Gwernyfed Walled Garden

One-Day Short Course  This course is for gardeners, people interested in community orchards, local food production and for everyone who loves apples! Have a go at planning your own orchard, or your community orchard, and learn how to propagate new… Read more

A New Story – Imagine, Transform, Adapt

June 23, 2022, 16:00 BST, Troed yr Harn Farm, Troed yr Harn, Hospital Road, Talgarth, LD3 0EF

Explore what the era of climate breakdown means for you, brainstorm practical strategies for meaningful action in every sphere of your life. Read more

Cooking with Foraged and Seasonal Produce

June 25, 2022, 10am - 2pm, Gwernyfed High School LD3 0SG

One-Day Short Course Want to learn how to use local and seasonal ingredients? You’ll learn some simple, healthy and delicious recipes to cook at home on this one-day course. For individuals or pairs with an interest in cooking in a… Read more

Home Cooking for Students 

July 23, 2022, 10am - 2pm, Gwernyfed High School LD3 0SG

One-Day Short Course Going to uni or college this September? Can’t cook or won’t cook? This course is for can’t cook new students who would like to be equipped with recipe knowledge to create their favourite foods. From pizza to… Read more

Ecological Futures Camp

August 30, 2022, , Troed yr Harn Farm, Hospital Road, Talgarth, LD3 0EF

Experience Black Mountain College and explore your future. How can you use your passions and skills to make a difference? For school leavers and others thinking about the world of work at a time of uncertainty and ecological crisis. Read more

Writing, Climate and the Living World

September 22, 2022, 4pm, Troed yr Harn Farm, Hospital Road, Talgarth, LD3 0EF

3-day residential course exploring how writing can confront and reflect the climate and ecological emergency. Read more
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Past Events

Composting Toilets Short Course – Repeat

May 15, 2022, 9am - 5pm, Troed yr Harn Farm, Hospital Road, Talgarth, LD3 0EF

Composting Toilet Discover why dry/compost toilets are environmentally significant. Learn how to plan for, design, and build a wooden dry/compost latrine. This practical course sets the scene to make the “case” for compost toilets in some situations, explaining how to… Read more

Community Orchards Short Course

May 14, 2022, 10am - 2pm, Talgarth Car Park, LD3 0PG

Join us on our one-day Community Orchards course in Talgarth... Learn about community orchards and why local food production is so important for our future food supply. This course is for people with an interest in creating a community orchard,… Read more

Coppicing Crafts: Making a Hurdle Short Course

May 7, 2022, 9am - 4pm, Troed yr Harn Farm, Hospital Road, Talgarth, LD3 0EF

Make a Hurdle This course is for people who are interested in the ancient craft of sustainable woodland management, coppicing, and would like to know how to make useful products from coppiced material. You will make a garden hurdle to… Read more

Climate Careers Fair – Online Course

April 30, 2022, 10am - 12.30pm, Online Microsoft Teams Webinar

How will the impact of ecological and climate crisis affect the context of your working life – what can you ‘be’ in that future and how do you get there? Read more

Composting Toilets Short Course

April 30, 2022, 9am - 5pm, Troed yr Harn Farm, Hospital Road, Talgarth, LD3 0EF

Composting Toilet Discover why dry/compost toilets are environmentally significant. Learn how to plan for, design, and build a wooden dry/compost latrine. This practical course sets the scene to make the “case” for compost toilets in some situations, explaining how to… Read more

Tree Planting

April 23, 2022, 10am - 3pm, Troed yr Harn Farm, Hospital Road, Talgarth, LD3 0EF

Come and join us for a tree planting session to create a shelterbelt at our Farm campus! In partnership with Stump up for Trees and the Talgarth Community Woodland Group. Key Information Date: Saturday 23rd April 2022 Time: 10am - 3pm Location: Our… Read more

Tool Sharpening Short Course

April 9, 2022, , Troed yr Harn Farm, Hospital Road, Talgarth, LD3 0EF

Tool Sharpening Bring two or three unsharpened tools along with you to our Troed yr Harn campus and learn how to make them sharp again rather than replace them! Types of tools you can bring include sickles, axes, slashers, billhooks,… Read more

Understanding and Changing the Financial System Short Course

April 6, 2022, , Online Microsoft Teams Webinar

An online course delivered with ShareAction over two evenings in April for anyone wanting to understand how the financial system impacts our world socially, economically, and ecologically. What will be covered? The functioning of the dominant financial systems. The leverage… Read more

Community Tree Planting

March 20, 2022, , Troed yr Harn Farm

Join us for a Community Tree Planting session! Take part in planting for the future at our Troed yr Harn farm campus.  This is a free drop-in session! When? Date: Sunday 20th March 2022 Time: 1pm - 5pm Where? Meet… Read more

Family Learning: Community Growing Short Course

March 19, 2022, 10am - 12pm OR 1pm - 3pm, Gwernyfed Walled Gardens, Three Cocks, Brecon, LD3 0SG

Learn how to grow food plants sustainably for yourself, your family and your community. A morning or afternoon session at Gwernyfed Walled Garden. Read more

Community Seed Swap

March 19, 2022, , Talgarth Town Hall and Royston Memorial Hall

Join us for a Community Seed Swap!  This event is free! Remember to label your seeds clearly.  Have a look around and take what you need...  No seeds? No problem! When? Date: Saturday 19th March 2022 Time: 10am - 12pm… Read more

Introduction to Coppicing: One-Day Course

February 26, 2022, 10am - 3pm, Troed yr Harn Farm, Hospital Road, Talgarth, LD3 0DT

TICKETS FOR THIS COURSE HAVE NOW SOLD OUT!   Take part in our Introduction to Coppicing short course! Learn how to use tools, and create products from the material you've coppiced This course is for woodland group members, people with… Read more

Spring Discovery Day – 12th February

February 12, 2022, 9.30am - 12.30am, Gwernyfed Walled Gardens, Three Cocks, Brecon, LD3 0SG

Are you interested in the environment? Looking to learn something new? Maybe you're looking to study on a more practical course where you can learn outdoors and in context... Then come along to our free Spring Discovery Day at Gwernyfed… Read more

Winter Discovery Day – 27th November

November 27, 2021, 9.30am - 11.30am, Gwernyfed Walled Gardens, Three Cocks, Brecon, LD3 0SG

Join us at our Winter Discovery Day on Saturday 27th November, from 9.30am – 11.30am at Gwernyfed Walled Garden (Three Cocks, Brecon LD3 0SG) which is the beautiful location of our Regenerative Horticulture course. This event is open to all… Read more

Volunteer Working Party – 14th August

August 14, 2021, 10am - 4pm, Troed yr Harn Farm

Join us for our next Volunteer Day on Saturday 14th August, for a day of fun and hard work up at our farm campus.  This working party will involve continuing the upgrading of the footpath from the farm to Talgarth, as… Read more

Further Education Taster Day

August 12, 2021, 4-6pm, Various Locations

We will no longer be holding our Taster Day as we have filled all of our available positions on both of our NVQ courses for this year! If you were hoping to attend, and are interested in one of our… Read more

Volunteer Working Party – Footpath upgrading

July 28, 2021, 10am, Troed-yr-Harn

Join us on the 28th July, for a day of fun and hard work up at our farm campus.  This working party will be focussing on clearing and upgrading the path from the farm to Talgarth. We'll make sure we have… Read more

Apples for All

July 17, 2021, 10-2pm, Gwernyfed Walled Garden

Join Regenerative Horticulture Tutor, Rashid Benoy, for a day's workshop learning about growing, pruning and grafting top fruit (tree-growing fruit) such as plums, pears, cherries, as well as apples.  apples, and how it grows a community. Understanding the needs of… Read more

Discovery Day

July 3, 2021, 10am - 3pm, Gwernyfed Rugby Club

Find out what Black Mountains College is all about. Join us at Gwernyfed Rugby Club 10am - 3pm on 3rd July, 2021. Activities will include: All Day Activities Food and drink from The Malthouse Share visions of the Black Mountains College… Read more

Stories of Talgarth, with Owen Sheers

June 22, 2021, from 7pm. , The Bridge End Inn, Talgarth.

Come and join us at the Bridge End Inn to share stories of Talgarth. All are welcome to listen and tell stories along with Owen Sheers, Rob Stephens, Elwyn Jones, Havard Prosser and other keepers of histories of Talgarth. We'll… Read more

Webinar: Zero Carbon Britain – Rising to the Climate Emergency

June 16, 2021, 5.30pm, Online

Paul Allen, from the Centre for Alternative Technology joins us to explore the problems we face with our changing climate, give an overview of the solution presented in our Zero Carbon Britain report and end-point vision and explore practical steps, available… Read more

Community Q&A

January 3, 2021, , Online

We have exciting news to share.  We have secured a 50 year lease on a farm just outside Talgarth.  Troyd yr Harn will be our college campus.  On this Zoom webinar, we'll be joined by Talgarth residents County Councillor William… Read more

Hope Imagined: Creative Writing Course (4 weeks)

November 2, 2020, 6-7.30pm, Online

Hope Imagined is a series of four one and a half-hour interactive workshops to be held weekly, on Monday evenings.  The course will be facilitated by Lynn Clausen. Register on Eventbrite Week 1 - 2/11/20 6pm - 7.30pm Week 2… Read more
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