Events and Community Projects
Healthy Eating Workshop
Growing Our Future Eco Hub 1 Courtenay Rd, Okehampton, United KingdomThis workshop will give attendees the awareness and skills to eat simple, healthy, tasty meals and build a positive relationship with food. By gaining an understanding of the food system, food prep and cooking skills and an awareness of what healthy eating means for them, attendees can enjoy healthy food in a way that's practical … Continue reading "Healthy Eating Workshop"
Film and Food : The Nettle Dress
Ockment Centre North Street, Okehampton, United KingdomA screening of the film The Nettle Dress with a meal with a nettle flavour This beautiful documentary follows textile artist Allan Brown on his seven-year labour of love, to make a dress entirely from woven stinging nettles. We see not only a remarkable and challenging experiment in sustainable fashion, but also how his art … Continue reading "Film and Food : The Nettle Dress"
FUNGI FORAY
Hilltown Organics Northlew Road, Okehampton, United KingdomCome to the farm for a fungi foray with mycologist Dr Christian Taylor.
Family Workshop : October Pumpkins
Growing Our Future Eco Hub 1 Courtenay Rd, Okehampton, United KingdomOn Sunday 29th October 2:00 - 4:00pm .. we have our next Family Workshop with … Pumpkins!!! Please note that this is on a Sunday and also that the clocks will have changed. We are sorry this will be the last Family Workshop this year. We will be putting the garden to bed as the … Continue reading "Family Workshop : October Pumpkins"
FUNGI DAY
Growing Our Future Eco Hub 1 Courtenay Rd, Okehampton, United KingdomWith mycologist Dr Christian Taylor we will explore all things fungi. Come and find out the many faces of the fungal kingdom, the roles that fungi play in our ecosytem, what they do for us and how best to look after our fungi friends in gardens, farms and towns.
Autumn Foraging Farm Walk
Hilltown Organics Northlew Road, Okehampton, United KingdomCome to the farm for a walk across fields and woodland looking at all the seasonal treats that Autumn has to offer. We will identify, pick, taste and talk about a wide range of edible and otherwise useful plants, fruits and fungi.
Open Farm and Nettle Funday
Hilltown Organics Northlew Road, Okehampton, United KingdomCome and explore the farm, discover amazing things about nettles, help bring in the hay, eat delicious food and much more. This is a free event to enter (donations welcome) The herb workshop and scything workshops have a £2 suggested donation. Please note that for these and for food purchases it is cash only. The … Continue reading "Open Farm and Nettle Funday"
Moths & Butterflies
Hilltown Organics Northlew Road, Okehampton, United KingdomMore details to come
Scything with Adrian Thomas
Hilltown OrganicsThe course will be taught by Scything Tutor Adrian Thomas. He's a SABI member and one of the course tutors at the now well-known Green Scythe Fair in Somerset. Adrian teaches using the light, adaptable and very versatile Austrian style of scythe. He is a very attentive and thorough tutor and he will cover all … Continue reading "Scything with Adrian Thomas"
Family Gardening Drop In at the EcoHub
Growing Our Future Eco Hub 1 Courtenay Rd, Okehampton, United KingdomOver the next few months we are doing a few more low key workshops focussed on practical gardening rather than the usual style of our family workshops. Bring a picnic if you like! Gardening watering, planting, weeding the berry bed (maybe sampling a few!!) Creating signs for the beds and supports for plants Celebrating Midsummer … Continue reading "Family Gardening Drop In at the EcoHub"
Tickets can be reserved through this website or in the shop or by emailing hello@harvestworkerscoop.org.uk
Pricing We have tried to keep prices as affordable as we can whilst ensuring that everyone is paid a fair rate for their work. Most activities feature a reduced rate thanks to the kind support of Okehampton United Charities. If you can’t afford the full rate please buy a ticket at the reduced rate. Do get in touch if cost is a problem.
We do hope you enjoy what we are doing and if you are interested in a food and farming activity and can’t see it here just let us know and we’ll see what we can do.