On the first Saturday of every month, we welcome you to the farm to get involved with what’s going on on the land and for seasonal celebrations, nature-based taster-sessions and mini-workshops. It’s a wonderful chance to see what’s been happening on the farm, learn new skills and enjoy a relaxing, fun day with like-minded company!
This month, in the spirit of Calan Gaeaf (the Welsh version of Samhain, where Halloween finds its roots) and to celebrate a whole year since Glasbren moved to Lords Park farm, we are gathering again for a big community garlic planting, a bring and share lunch, and some more FREE taster sessions thanks to Aviva Community Fund.
Calan Gaeaf marks the end of the harvest season and the dying of things in nature - the leaves fall and begin to decay, the land enters its long winter slumber. It’s a chance to reflect on death, the dead, and the rhythms and cycles of nature that connect us with them. How things must decay for new life to grow. So, this month, we thought it only right to invite composting jedi Peni Ediker from Swn y Coed to offer a FREE compost making taster session - come and learn how to make easy bokashi, compost teas and have soil like Peni’s from waste, decaying materials! Abel from Glasbren will also be offering a taster session called ‘Doom and Bloom: Composting despair, cultivating hope’, an intro to Joanna Macy’s ‘Work That Reconnects’, helping to compost our grief and despair about the state of the world, and transform it, into active hope. These will run simultaneously in the afternoon from 1.30pm-3.30pm. You can let us know which, if any, you’d like to attend in the form below.
As ever, we’ll be having a bring-and-share lunch, so please do bring a dish for the lunch table. Vegan-friendly dishes are encouraged to ensure that the spread suits everybody! We’ll have lunch around 12.30pm. We’ll provide refreshments through the day and everything else you might need, including mugs, plates and cutlery. As we turn towards Winter, waterproofs and sturdy footwear is strongly recommended!
Let us know you’re coming on the button below!
*To get the best from the day, we really do recommend trying to arrive on time if you can!
** We’d also propose a walk along the coast path and beach to the Castle Inn, our local pub in Llansteffan, at around 4pm, for anyone who is interested! ***