Thin slivers of salami and coppa are a regular feature on the menu in Forde Abbey’s supper clubs – hand-reared and home-cured by local chef Ed Versluys from Mello View, who will be sharing his recipes for artisan charcuterie in the Demo Tipi at Toby’s Harvest Festival at Forde Abbey on Saturday 15th September. With …
On Sunday 16th September Alex Metcalf, aka the Tree Listener, as seen on BBC One’s My Passion for Trees with Judi Dench, will be at TV gardener Toby Buckland’s Harvest Festival at Forde Abbey, Chard in Somerset. Alex is hooking up to one of Forde Abbey’s magnificent trees with his sensitive microphones so visitors can …
With a warm orangey hue in the evenings, the Autumn can be the best time of year to capture the essence of your garden behind a lens. But knowing how to, can sometimes prove elusive. Award-winning photographer Andrew Maybury will be leading taster garden-photography workshops at Toby’s Harvest Festival at Forde Abbey on 15th and …
John Challis, the actor best known for playing Boycie in Only Fools & Horses, is coming to Chard this September to speak at TV gardener Toby Buckland’s Harvest Festival. Bristol-born Challis, whose mother came from Bath, takes to the stage in Forde Abbey’s magnificent Great Hall to share the trials and tribulations of restoring an …
Keep little hands busy this summer with some home-grown inspiration from the Blue Peter Gardener Lee Connelly, aka The Skinny Jean Gardener. Create your own mini allotment and grow your own salad with this cheap and easy make to do with mum and dad! You will need: Washing up bowl (£2) Compost (£3) Salad mix …
Vigo Presses, the well-known West Country makers of apple presses and cider-making kits are coming to Toby’s Harvest Festival, staging demonstrations to help you make the most of your autumn harvest. The team from the family-run business will be on the East Lawn at Forde Abbey, offering visitors the chance to try their apple crushers, …
If the idea of never having to water your garden ever again appeals, then Joshua Sparkes, the new head gardener at Forde Abbey is the person you need to meet. Fresh from his travels around America, Josh will be in the Demo Tipi at Toby’s Harvest festival talking compost teas and the science behind soil …
Making the most of what’s in season, Catherine Nix from @Myscentedhomeonline will be in the Demo Tipi on the Upper Lawn at Toby’s Garden Festival with lots of tips and advice on how to make your own wheat and lavender wreaths. She’ll have all the essential ingredients to hand and after one session is confident …
Create a patchwork of colour through the summer months with a wildlife-friendly flower meadow that will provide a haven for butterflies, bugs and bees. The wildflower swirls at Forde Abbey are the perfect first step for inspiration in September, and Paul Jupp from Meadow in My Garden, will be on hand and giving talks in …
We have an exciting line-up of talented West Country artisans, growers and experts lined up to speak in the Demo Tipi at our second Harvest Festival this September, plus two days of talks and tours in the Kitchen Garden and around Forde Abbey’s stunning grounds. Forde Abbey’s new head gardener, Josh Sparkes, is sharing advice …
