Summer Solstice Residential

Description

The Food Library Summer Solstice Residential

Go wild and free with Laura & Michael from the Food Library and workshop friends to celebrate the sunlight this June 20th-22nd. Our Summer Solstice Residential is a weekend of living outdoors, foraging, fermenting, cooking and communal eating & drinking. It promises to make the most of the longest day of the year, spending it together in creative industry and thoughtful pursuit on the land that nourishes and sustains us.

Please notify us of any allergies at the time of booking in the notes section of your purchase or by emailing michael@food-library.co.uk.

You can read more about the event in this Chronicle & Echo article, or in this Muddy Stilettos feature.

See also our simple Summer Solstice Terms and Conditions here and Suggested Kit List – Summer Solstice Residential. Further to the information below you will receive a detailed email 14/15th June with everything else you need to know prior to the event.

Intro:

The Food Library runs a programme of seasonal food-related workshops inspired by our extensive book collection on growing, preserving, foraging, worldwide recipes and more. This residential celebrates our fourth year of Foraging & Fermenting with Rob ‘The Cotswold Forager’ Gould and transports our usual weekender out into the wild. We will spend more time connecting with the outdoors, bringing us together with Rob and our ‘How to Rewild your Life’ leader Force of Nature Chef Alex McAllister Lunt (plus other special guests) to hail the summer solstice through learning, crafting, eating and drinking together on the ancient land with Amy and the team at Hideaway Wood Farm. In the lead up to the residential there will be further exciting announcements, however, read on and get your ticket now as numbers are extremely limited.

Dates:

Friday June 20^th – Arrival from 4pm, Food Library outdoor Dining, Campfire and Night One
Saturday June 21^st – Breakfast, Foraging, Lunch, Wild Fermenting, Feast, Solstice campfire Celebration and Night Two
Sunday June 22^nd – Breakfast, Questions and departure by 11am

Location: Hideaway Wood Farm: A45 London Road, Dodford, Daventry NN7 4SR, gated entrance is directly next to Dodford Manor. Please drive or cycle down the track slowly and you will find the parking area and a warm greeting.

Price:

Adult Weekend £260pp (plus camping/glamping pitch option) including all activities and meals. Please note there are some Early Bird Tickets still available at £200pp, grab these whilst you can!
Child £100
Adult Saturday 21st June Day Ticket £150 including all activities and meals
Child Saturday 21st June Day Ticket £80 including all activities and children’s meals

The weekend ticket includes 2 x delightful evening meals x 2, delicious ‘from scratch’ breakfasts x 2, creative crafted lunches x 2 and full participation in all the weekend workshop and entertainment activities. Cocktails/mocktails will be offered prior to each evening meal and a range of home-crafted drinks and nibbles will be offered throughout the weekend.

Plus accommodation Price Options:

Full weekend Camping pitch £90 (up to 4 people sharing per pitch)
Full weekend Camper Van pitch £90pp (up to 4 people sharing per pitch)
Full weekend Bell Tent Glamping £250 (based on 2 people sharing the double bed provided and up to 2 additional people staying in the tent)

About Hideaway Wood Farm and the Facilities:

Hideaway Wood Farm is an inspirational 28-acre alpaca farm in Northamptonshire. The land consists of an ancient woodland, newly planted woodlands, wetlands and paddocks.

In addition to off-grid camping & glamping, the farm runs alpaca trekking, retreats and community-based projects.

The facilities available to us for the Food Library Summer Solstice Residential will ensure that we have plenty of shelter and the ability to get dry and warm if the skies open on us and include:

• Use of Hideout shelter, hot showers and compost toilets
• Use of the new Lookout (next to Hideout) for our workshops
• Use of woodland area, hammocks, stream etc.
• Use of the fabulous shelter parachute in the woodland
• Use of communal firepit, pizza oven, BBQs, picnic sets, which will be employed by The Food Library and Workshop Leaders to create meals and deliver the workshops
• Free roam of the beautiful land (except the alpaca enclosures and any other signposted areas)

Outline of the weekend (subject to brilliant evolution and change!)

Friday 20th
4pm onwards Arrival and welcome, pitch up, explore and settle in
6:30pm Welcome Cocktails / Mocktails
7pm Food Library outdoor Dining
8:30pm Campfire

Saturday 21st
9am – Campers Breakfast by the Food Library, think sumptuous overnight oats, fresh sourdough bread and steaming campfire tea and coffee
10am -10.30am – Arrival for 1 DAY TICKET ARRIVALS within this window to assist us in greeting you and to allow time for a drink
11am – Foraging with Rob Gould & Alex McAllister Lunt
1:30pm – Lunch by The Food Library with home grown and foraged delicacies
2.45pm – Wild Ferment Workshop with Rob Gould
4pm – Break
4.30 – 6pm – Nature & Nurture Walk with Lizzy Farmer
7pm – Cocktails/mocktails, handcrafted with wild ingredients
7.30pm – Feast – Communal meal serving a delicious menu by Alex McAllister Lunt. See the outline menu here: Summer solstice
9pm – Campfire and live acoustic music from Rozism & In Atoms
11pm – Final departure time for 1 DAY TICKET HOLDERS

Please note the 1 Day Ticket is non-residential, so no accommodation option is required. Each 1-day ticket entitles one person to all of the above activities on Saturday 21st June only.

Sunday 22nd
9am Breakfast by Michael & Laura of the Food Library
10am Questions & Packing
11am Departure