The National Thatching Straw Growers Association was formed, by a small group of growers of thatching straw, in the autumn 2010. https://xitter.gq/t.co/ts6kNavJG1
Joined April 2017
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There is also a Historic England event on the 15th of June looking at the machinery used for straw production open to all interested growers. More details on that this week.
Lots going on at the NTSGA currently.
Planning an AGM and newsletter to go out to members.
A facebook group facebook.com/groups/14088484… for sharing ideas or asking advice from other growers.
A YouTube channel that will have videos on the many different methods of straw production.
Thatching Straw retweeted
An essential part of thatching straw production is threshing.
I spent the day around vintage machinery-the drum threshes the wheat sheaves, removing the grain.
The straw is trussed, then stacked up.
The process is archaic, labour intensive and utterly wonderful.
Thatching Straw retweeted
Looking for wheat sheaf for my children’s school please farmers of the wye valley/Herefordshire. The kindergarten grind the wheat and use the stalks for crafts. Can anyone help please? @Wyefarm ?
Thatching Straw retweeted
Here is the main thread for today's steam thrashing. I shall be calling it thrashing as we're in Suffolk but it's also known as threshing. All videos and photos will be here @yanafarming
#mentalhealthinfarming
#steam
#longstrawthatch
#threshing
#YouAreNotAlone
Thatching Straw retweeted
Anyone looking for a restoration project? Albion Binder by Harrison, McGregor & Co Ltd, and unidentifiable straw elevator looking for a good home. No room for them any more. Offers welcome,
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#Thatching straw samples. Many thanks to Inthatch for these. From L- R - Triticale,Aquila,Maris Widgeon, N59, Squareheads Master. Butt ends very similar but ears and grain look quite dissimilar.
Good news, thatching straw growers around the UK report mostly a bumper 2019 harvest, even allowing for some early spoilt lodged acreage. #longstrawthatch #strawgrower #ntsga #thatch #traditional
Thatching Straw retweeted
Hi @Brockwell_Bake @heritage_wheat @scotlandbread - anyone know where we could get some “Blood Red” wheat seed from??
Thatching Straw retweeted
#Day10 #100DrawingsIn100Days for #TheYanaProject #MentalHealth #Farming #NickWalker @TheMasterThatch #MasterThatcher putting in the #Straw #TopRidge on #PakefieldChurch #Pakefield Thatching #Reed #Countryside #Agriculture #Suffolk #Norfolk
#Art #Challenge
Amazing photo of combed wheat reed production. If your interested in this subject our members use similar set ups around the country producing both combed and long straw for thatching.
Thatching Straw retweeted
I'm looking for anyone part of a rural community or farmers that partake in any sort of rural craft? Spinning, thatching etc....please let me know! Thanks!
Thatching Straw retweeted
Is anyone out there growing a Maris Huntsman #thatchcrop and/or have a couple of kg seed they could spare for an aphid science project @HarperAdamsUni?? Old varieties are helping to work out post neonic BYDV managemen strategies!
Thatching Straw retweeted
First days thrashing in the new shed #longstraw #thatching #thatchingstraw #thrashing #longstrawthatch @TheNTSGA #heritagewheat #newharvester
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This barn is now long overdue a rethatch! This was the last time it was done, hopefully it will get done again next year with the thatching wheat planted yesterday! #vintagefarm