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Saturday 8th March 08 |
Learning
to incorporate beans and lentils into our diet. Nutritious, inexpensive
and easy to prepare taking 3 family dishes home to eat fresh or
freeze. Time 10 - 2 At
The organic Farm Shop Green Kitchen.
Booking
and payment must be made through the Organic Shop.
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| Thursday 27th March 08 |
A CHILDRENS
COOKING DAY.
Exploring
basic skills and the fun of preparing food that can be taken home.
It
is open to children between the ages of 6 and 10 yrs (any child
under 8 must be accompanied by an adult)
All
organic ingredients will be provided and contact will be made nearer
the time to confirm any dishes etc. that will be needed.
Cost
£40.00p
Time
10-1
At
The organic Farm Shop Green Kitchen.
Booking
and payment must be made through the Organic Shop.
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Thursday 8th May 2008
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COOKING TO HELP OSTEOPOROSIS Osteoporosis
is a 21st century epidemic and affects many adults particularly
women of menopausal age.
Diet
and the correct intake of nutrients can help protect the bones.
The
morning will be dedicated to looking at this and preparing some
dishes that would be useful for bone density and overall health.
Time
10am - 2 pm
Cost
£58.00p to include organic ingredients, recipes and notes.
At
The organic Farm Shop Green Kitchen
Booking
and payment shold be done through the Organic Shop.
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| Saturday 10th May | GLUTEN FREE/DAIRY FREE COOKING A really useful course for those cooking for themselves or others in the family with wheat and/or dairy intolerances making 3 family dishes to take home to eat fresh or freeze Time
10am - 2 pm
Cost
£58.00p to include organic ingredients, recipes and notes.
At
The organic Farm Shop Green Kitchen
Booking
and payment shold be done through the Organic Shop.
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| Thursday 17th July | BROODY FOODIES - BABY FOOD MAKING WITH
HOLLY JONES (see details of offer on www.soilassociation.org/masterclasses). |
Unless otherwise shown the courses above are being run by Caroline Hockley H.N.D(dist)Cert Ed. BSc. Nutritional medicine is an experienced teacher and nutritionalist. As well as offering cookery courses she also runs a lively nutrition club at the farm shop once a month. Later on in the year we will have some guest teachers so keep watching this page.
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The Green Kitchen has been opened to promote the teaching of organic healthy and seasonal food. If you are interested in learning about a particular aspect of cooking seasonally for health of us and our planet do let us know.
Interested
in nutrition?
There is a Food and Nutrition Club here at the farm shop once a month.
For more details contact Caroline direct on 01285 860811
GENERAL WORKSHOPS/COURSES THIS YEAR
TREAT YOURSELF OR A FRIEND TO A WORKSHOP HERE
ON THE FARM THIS YEAR. (Gift vouchers available)
Small friendly groups of between 6 and 12 people.
NB Join the Soil Association this year and you will be offered a FREE course where
mentioned below.
The
Knitty Gritty! - Knitting
for beginners.
Join Becky Murray of Get Knitted at Abbey
Home Farm for a day learning the art of knitting. Spend the day
getting to grips with basic knitting, purling, casting on/off and finishing.
Walk away with your first knitting project already begun and the skills
to finish it at home. For those who already have basic knitting skills
there will be opportunity to get more adventurous with circular and double
pointed needles for working in the round and also to bring projects from
home to ask for advice on.
With the needles and organic yarn from the farm’s sheep provided, you
will be kitted up to knit it up!*
Date:
Saturday 29th March 2008
Time: 10.00am-4.30pm
Cost: £50.00 (inclusive of lunch and refreshments) or
FREE to those who join the Soil Association (see HOW
TO BOOK above). *A £5 surcharge is required for materials.
Willow
Talk
- Garden willow sculptures
Join Norah Kennedy, full time basket maker and teacher for a day
making beautiful garden sculptures to both support and enhance your garden.
Spend the day constructing wigwams, from the simple to the elaborate,
fan shaped supports, spheres and crab pot shapes. By the end of the day
you will have made 3-4 garden structures to take away with you.
Date:
Saturday 12th April 2008
Time: 10.00am-4.30pm
Cost: £50.00 (inclusive of lunch and refreshments) or
FREE to those who join the Soil Association (see HOW
TO BOOK above). *A £10 surcharge is required for materials.
Herbs
for Health - Herbal Remedies
Join Anne McIntyre, medical herbalist, for a day unearthing the wonderful
uses to which commonplace herbs can be put. Anne has been practising
herbal medicine for 20 years and lectures within the UK and abroad on
the subject as well as having a series of published books including The
Top 100 Herbal Remedies, The Apothecary’s Garden and The Complete Floral
Healer. Grab this unique chance to benefit from her expertise at Abbey
Home Farm and begin unleashing the medical power of your flowers!
Date:
Saturday 5th July 2008
Time: 10.00am-4.30pm
Cost: £50.00 (inclusive of lunch and refreshments) or
FREE to those who join the Soil Association (see HOW TO BOOK above).
Broody
Foodies - Baby food making
Take a step by step approach through nutrition for babies and toddlers
and get hands on cooking delicious meals that can feed both baby and you.
Holly Jones, chef, food writer and owner of Manna from Devon cooking
school will guide you round Abbey Home Farm kitchen garden and
open your eyes to the possibilities with cooking from fresh, local and
organic ingredients. A practical session in the kitchens at Abbey Home
Farm will fill you with culinary inspiration for those precious baby years
to come!
Date:
Thursday 17th July 2008
Time: 10.00am-4.00pm
Cost: £50.00 (inclusive of lunch and refreshments) or
FREE to those who join the Soil Association (see HOW TO BOOK
above).
SPINNING DAY on Saturday 7th June
Learn to spin using fleece from local organically reared sheep. Instruction given on sorting and preparation of fleece, including carding, combing and teasing wool ready for spinning. Information on different types of fleece and their uses, and how to ply two yarns together to produce a skein for dyeing or knitting. Spinning wheels and materials will be provided. Small group so lots of individual attention.
Cost: £65 includes a light organic lunch
DYEING WITH LOCAL AND NATURAL DYES
This workshop will be in september.. date to be confirmed.
Gathering dyeing materials from garden and hedgerow, and using them to learn the techniques of preparing wool for dyeing (mordanting) where necessary, and dyeing local organically produced fleece and knitting wool from the farm. IInformation on different types of natural dyeing materials. Peg loom weaving will be included during the day, to demonstrate one of the uses of dyed fleece.
Cost: £65 includes a light organic lunch
Abbey
Home Farm - Organic Producer of the Year 1999
The
Organic Farm Shop - Organic Retailer of the Year 2000