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Almeley Screening of “The People’s Emergency Briefing”
I urge you to engage and encourage as many people as possible to see it.
We had 2 really fun school trips at the Gorringes inspiring Lower Blakemere farmthis summer. A huge thank you to Heather and Phil and their amazing team..
We had a sell out at our first Feast on the Farm event in collaboration with Herefordshire Meadows!
We're looking forward to seeing Herefordshire Food Alliance members for an in-person, summer social on the evening of the 8th June.
With huge thanks to Lou and the Growing Local Team for having us!
We're delighted to share our booking link for our first feast on the farm which will take place on Wednesday 10th June from 5.30 - 8.30pm. Join us at Caradoc on the banks of the River Wye courtesy of Dreda Darling to enjoy a true field to fork experience.
Farmers, conservationists and community members came together for a discussion on the topic of “Food vs. Nature?” hosted by Ledbury Food Group and Sustainable Ledbury. Panellists shared their insights and took questions from the floor, as the discussion explored some of the most complex challenges facing Herefordshire: how do we support thriving food production while restoring nature and protecting our rivers?
We recently announced our first date in the diary for our Feasts on the Farm project at Lower Blakemere Farm - exploring all things worms and composting, with HFA Feasts on the Farm to be serving up a delicious soup freshly made from local ingredients too!
Unfortuantely, due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, this event will now be postponed. We thank you for your interest, and will let you know as soon as we have more Feasts on the Farm dates to share.
This year’s Borderlines Film Festival — the UK's largest rural film festival — offered a rarebit treat: two short films from the BBC archives that reframed local food through a 50 year lens, and documented the role of food in local culture and identity.
We are delighted to annouce that Herefordshire Food Alliance has been awarded Awards for All funding from the National Lottery to fund our Farm Link - Feasts on the Farm project. Hurrah!
We enjoyed a great evening with Colwall Greener Group on the 2nd December where we ran a Food Conversation for 18 of their members.
Come and celebrate the fabulous Kingdom of Fungi on the weekend of UK Fungus Day [3-5th October] at Hay Castle
We are very pleased to let you know that Six Inches of Soil will be shown at the Courtyard Theatre in Hereford on Tuesday 3rd June at 5.45pm. Another great opportunity for those of you who have not seen it yet. You can make a night of it as the showing has been timed to fit with David Attenborough's "Ocean" which will be screened at 7.45pm. We are also delighted to say that Ellie Chowns MP will be recording a special video introduction to the film too. BUY TICKETS HERE!
I’ve been reflecting on last year’s harvest as I sit in my vegetable plot planning planting season. I thought now was a great moment to remind ourselves of all the great events across the county that brought people together around picking, and gleaning fruit and vegetables and learning new skills in processing.
Our next Six Inches of Soil event will be in Blakemere hosted by Heather Gorringe of Wiggly Wigglers at Lower Blakemere Farm, Blakemere. HR2 9PX on Friday 14th March from 6-9.30pm. We'll be hearing all about the farm's involvement with the Ridge to River Nature Recovery Scheme alongside our usual format of delicious local food (from the Duchy Estate) and Q&A.
Producer Spotlight on Chapel House Farm, Craswall
Simon and Anita Dale farm in Craswall and Much Dewchurch and are a great example of field to fork eating, closing the food loop in Herefordshire's Golden Valley. They are an inspiration!
Six Inches of Soil moves to the west of the county on 28th February when we head to St. Peter's Hub, Peterchurch.
Burgage Hall in Ledbury was packed this Monday 27th January when over 90 people came to see our Ledbury showing of Six Inches of Soil.
We were treated to a feast of local food, featuring vegetables and produce from Little Marcle Organic Produce, Growing Local, The Handmade Scotch Egg Company and The Fold Veg Shed. Followed by a brilliant Q&A with James Marsden (Gregg's Pit Cider and Chair of Herefordshire Climate and Nature Partnership Board), Joshua Davenport (Little Marcle Organic Produce), Harvey Clay (Showle Dairy) and Ed Godsall (Mixed arable farm and agritourism) and chaired by Patrick Wrixon - North West Herefordshire Farmer and chair of the NFU Members Association in the county and founder and chairman of The Cart Shed charity.
It's that time of year when the snowdrops are coming up and those of us who enjoy growing start thinking about getting some seeds in the ground, or at the very least planning the season ahead. Maybe you don't currently grow anything and would love to but don't know where and how to start?
Head to one of these seed swaps happening in the county over the next weeks to get your hands on and share seeds. Learn more about the importance of seed saving to safeguard our future year's of harvests on a local and national level. Have a chat with someone swapping their seeds and learn how to grow them!
Join Ledbury Food Group for Ledbury’s Celebration of Breakfast over the weekend of Friday 31st January, Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd February – the 13th Ledbury Big Breakfast
17 local venues in and around Ledbury are taking part on one or more days in this event organised by Ledbury Food Group to celebrate our local food and drink producers and retailers and a healthy breakfast. The event takes place at cafes, pubs, hotels, butchers and delis in and around Ledbury.
Wassailing is the ancient tradition of blessing the orchards, the apple and pear trees, with singing and dancing by the light of burning torches to encourage fruitfulness and bounty in the year ahead. The word itself originates from “waes hael”, meaning ‘good health’ in both Old English and Old Norse. It's traditional to make lots of noise with pots and pans in order to banish bad spirits. Hanging of cider soaked bread in the trees is said to attract birds who then eat the bugs and beetles which might damage the trees.
After a break over Midwinter we are back on the road with Six Inches of Soil coming to Burgage Hall in Ledbury on Monday 27th January 6 - 9.30pm
We'll have delicious local food to eat, followed by the film and then into a Q&A with confirmed panel: James Marsden (Gregg's Pit Cider and Chair of Herefordshire Climate and Nature Partnership Board), Josh Davenport (Little Marcle Organic Produce) and Harvey Clay (Showle Dairy) with more TBC. Our chair is Patrick Wrixon - North West Herefordshire Farmer and chair of the NFU Members Association in the county and founder and chairman of The Cart Shed charity.
See you there!