BASIC WORKSHOP

 Duration 1 weeks.

Evaluation and grade is given upon completion as passed/not passed.

 This subject is a must for any agricultural

Student. It gives the basic skills in the workshop, including maintenance and use of machines, welding, drilling etc. We also learn about safety in the workshop and how not to get an injury.

Do you have questions? Contact our Study Supervisor

Annette Esbjerg Jensen Tlf.: 20 37 30 05 Mail: aeje@videndjurs.dk

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”I think it`s important the student can handle the tools right. And know how their functions are. We cut iron and welder it together. Often for use at the farm. We also make innovation things, like a long finger harrow or a weeding table out of ideas. Also mechanic stuff, like repairing an engine. We find the problem, and replace parts in the motor.”

- Lars, teacher

EMILIE, 1ST MAIN COURSE

”In this workshop class, there were a lot of different tasks that needed to get done around the farm.

There were repairs on implements and silos, developing new machines, designing and constructing a bench, tractor repairing, building signs and feeding boxes and much more. You could therefore choose whether you wanted to weld, drill and angle grind in metal, work in wood or both.

For me this course is very important, because you get familiar with different tools and materials, and most importantly you build confidence in building and repairing things on your own. This is especially important if you imagine your future farm being a “low input-low output” kind of farm, where you can’t just rely on professional help and new fancy machinery, but will also depend on upcycling and repairing old materials and machines.

During my internship I built a transportable chicken coop out of recycled materials,

I turned an old garlic sorter into a compost sieve, I turned a washing machine into a greens washer and many other things. This is also what makes farming fun and playful - you have to be a grower, care-taker, plumber, builder, electrician, mechanic and many other professions all at the same time.

To me building and repairing are simply just some of the most satisfying and empowering activities; I always get super proud and excited and the joy of using the things afterwards are so much greater. I do not come from a background of building, I cannot even change a flat tire on my bicycle, but knowing that I can build a silo and repair a potato-laying machine makes the flat tire seem so silly and tangible.

We all have to start somewhere; so I really encourage all, also the ones that don’t identify themselves as workshop kinda people, to get started and/or rock on.”