Castlefarm Allotment Harvest Fair – Saturday 29th August
Celebrate the Castlefarm Harvest with a fun-filled day of walks, talks and demonstrations. Exciting kids club that includes farm treasure hunt. 12 noon – 6pm. Pay on the day – Prices: Adult: €14 Child: €9.50 Family ticket (2 adults and 2 children): €45. Price includes lunch and a free goody bag. All proceeds go to St Brigids Hospice, Curragh and Our Ladies Children’s Hospital Crumlin.
11.30am Registration
12.00pm Welcome – Jenny Young
12.10 pm Understanding organics – Q and A forum
12.30pm – Cookery demonstration – Seasonal cooking ‘straight from the allotments’ by John Costrick, Head Chef at Rathsallagh house.
12pm-3.30pm Lunch available
2pm Walk option
1. Keeping poultry – Jenny Young
2. Honey and Bees – Loretta Neary and Jane Sellers
3. Apples – Alan Glibert
2.45pm – Growing vegetables organically – Grace Maher
3.10pm -What you can produce from an allotment – my experience – Lisa Deney and Padric Dunne
3.30 pm The health benefits of vegetables – Hilda Crampton, Nutritional Therapist (Dip NT)
4 pm Farming through the decade – John Young, Castlefarm
4.20 pm – Preserving the age old traditions, Biddy White Lennon, Food writer
4.40 pm – Producing local beef, lamb and pork Peter Byrne, Castledermot Farmer and Castlefarm shop supplier
5pm Walk option
1. Keeping poultry – Jenny Young
2. Honey and Bees – Loretta Neary and Jane Sellers
3. Apples – Alan Gilbert
Children’s fun programme 12pm registration
12:30pm Tour the Farm with picture quiz
1:30pm Homemade ice lollies, taste and demo
2:30pm Glass painting/ hurricane lamp making
3:30pm Tour the Farm with treasure hunt
Plenty of fun for all the family as well as a great cause – see you there
Jenny Young – 059 8636948 – jenny@castlefarmshop.ie
Castlefarm Shop
Narraghmore
Athy
Co Kildare
CastleFarmShop.ie
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