Jason Weller

Co-Owner

Jason is the co-owner of Mantel Farm and our expert in chicken care, he has written many articles for our website and magazines and gives training and talks at shows and events, sharing his experience and stories along with his expertise.  He makes our chicken enclosures, designing and installing many chicken runs in gardens, building on his background in Structural Engineering.

Courses with Jason Weller

Garden Chicken Keeping

Garden Chicken Keeping

Discussing chicken keeping today. Learn about the pleasures and perils of keeping hens in your garden, their suitability as pets, and the joys of having your own fresh free-range eggs. This course is aimed at all chicken keepers wishing to feel confident that they can care for and handle their hens in the correct way.

£68.00

Garden Pig Keeping

Garden Pig Keeping

Pigs make a fantastic addition to a garden farm; Aside from the simple pleasures of keeping pigs they also help to clear and improve a patch of land for future planting and will clear your surplus veg and cuttings.   You will learn how much space you need and what is involved in small scale pig keeping ensuring you go away feeling confident to start keeping pigs yourself in a back garden or smallholding type set up.  We will also discuss the importance of sustainable farming, and of preserving our traditional rare breed pigs.