Sunday 25 June is the monthly open day and this time it has a family focus.
We’re delighted to welcome Joe Archer for Kitchen Gardening: Gardening with Children and Chefs.
Joe was a member of OrganicLea’s volunteer gardening team, before going on to work at Chelsea Physic Garden, and now the Kitchen Garden at Kew. He is the co-author of “The Kew Gardens Children’s Cookbook”, a guide to growing and cooking with children. He will talk about life at Kew; working with celebrity chefs; and the theme of the book, engaging children in gardening and cooking.
After talk and discussion, there will be a family gardening activity and the chance to buy a signed copy of the Cookbook.
In the morning we’re hosting Kids Kitchen for a healthy cooking session for 1-5 year olds, and we have our usual forest school for outdoor learning and play.
In addition: the bees on our site have provided us with the means to make mead – join us for a short talk on looking after bees naturally and how to produce this delicious drink.
Sunday 25 June, Hawkwood Nursery
Seasonal Blitz morning: our weekend volunteering opportunity, join us at 9.45 for a 10am-1pm session. We advise sturdy shoes and you are welcome to stay for the Hawkwood monthly Open Day afterwards. This month we’ll be focusing on weeding.
Kids Kitchen: fun ‘Garden to Plate’ cooking session for under 5s, to cook delicious food together! Join us at 9.45 for a 10am-12pm session. £4, includes lunch. Booking essential – more details here or go straight to booking form here.
Open Day (12-4pm)
All afternoon (12 – 4) The Feel Good Cafe will be back offering coffee, cake and delicious locally grown lunch, our bar will be serving mead and beer, our farm stall has Hawkwood produce including salad, jams, pickles, vinegars and herbal teas for sale.
All afternoon (12-4) End of season Plant stall – bargain plants desperately waiting to get into the ground!
12pm Learn about bees and mead – talk
1pm Kitchen Gardening: Gardening with Children and Chefs. Presentation and discussion
2pm Family gardening drop-in session
3pm Site tour – enjoy the site’s midsummer summer treats
12-3pm PlayfulLea Forest School – a drop-in family learning session offering outdoor play and holistic learning for children and families. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please email hello[at]playfullea.org.uk with the name and age of your children if you plan to attend, so we have an idea of numbers. There is no charge for this session.
Directions to our Hawkwood site including bus, rail and river-cycle routes are here. Parking available at the site.
