Cultural activites and know-how

For individuals, the Ferme d’antan also offers courses to learn new skills. These courses are open to all!  (in French)

• Basketry
• Birch broom -making
• Making a traditional Breton lady’s headdress
•Types of courses may vary depending which skills are currently highlighted in the museum.

 

1) Groups from Schools and Leisure Centers

There are interactive day and half-day courses for school groups of all ages, where pupils find out about the daily life on a local farm in the 1920s, and the skills ans traditions of rural life at that time.

These 13 themes are offered throughout the year: (in French)

· An introduction to the farm

· Working with farm animals

· Bread-making

· Butter-making, traditional style

· Buckwheat and its use in food

· Games of times gone by

· Traditional buildings

· Sheep’s wool

·  Flax and linen

· Introduction to basketry

· Introduction to Breton dancing

· Stories by candle-light

 

2) Adult Groups (coach parties, clubs, old people’s groups, twinning associations, works committees)

Groups are invited to come and discover the local cultural heritage, and to share in an experience of the skills and flavours of yesteryear.

Throughout the year, the  Ferme d’Antan offers you the following day and half-day visits and courses: (in French)

- Heritage visit

- Breton salted butter

- Breton dancing

- Introduction to basketry

- Buckwheat porridge

- Games of yesteryear

- Buckwheat flour – from plant to pancake

- Bread-making in a wood oven

Saturday 16th May 8.30 pm to 11.00 pm

Evening visit of the site, with mini-plays in gallo (local dialect)

Normal entrance price applies

Grand opening and presentation of the theme "Plan resources". 'Our use of plants: our kwolegde and needs'

Sunday, April 19th, 2 pm- 4 pm

Price: 6.00 €- Reduced rate: 3.50 €

Sunday, June 14

"Welcome to my garden" aims to invite the public to mett gardeners in the area. In a friendly home environment, they can discuss the practices, know-how, tips and tricks of amateur gardening that allow us to have a beautiful and healty organic garden.