Gut Health and Harmony: Slowing down with fermenting
A farm-to-gut experience with nutritionist and Soil to Gut author Lucy Williamson.
Step onto the farm and reconnect with your food, your gut, and the land. In this immersive workshop, you’ll discover how diverse, real foods nourish your microbiome and why the health of our soil is deeply linked to our own wellbeing. We'll walk, talk and share good food together!
Guided by Lucy, you’ll explore the powerful relationship between farming, nutrition, and gut health, leaving with practical insights and a renewed connection to how you eat and live.
✨ Now in their fourth year, these popular workshops offer a unique blend of expert knowledge, real-life application, and meaningful connection 🌿
This workshop will explore:
How fermented foods work with your gut health and wider emotional wellbeing benefits
Stress - its impact and how to find calm
Getting the most benefit from your gut brain axis
Time saving ideas for gut healthy food!
Is this for you?
Whether you’ve been before or are joining us for the first time, this workshop will give you a firm grounding in gut health and how we can draw on our gut brain axis to support varying symptoms and emotions from digestion to stress and sleep as well as wonderful food choices!
What’s Included:
🤎 Expert gut health and nutrition advice from registered nutritionist Lucy Williamson, practical and inspiring!
🧑🌾 Hear straight from our local grower Wild farm, Radlett and sample their seasonal produce!
🖊️ Session worksheet to help you visualise a fresh new approach to getting food to help your health thrive!
🍃 A relaxing 20-minute farm stroll
🍽️ Shared tasters around our table together while we explore the evening’s nutrition topic
You’ll Leave With:
✅ A grounding in nutrition and gut health…
✅ The evening’s ferment recipe and a lovely sample of Willy's raw apple cider vinegar
✅ Practical new ideas inspired by your worksheet
✅ New friends!
✅ A greater understanding of the food producers and growers in our local community and beyond.
Why come along?
Bread has always been about connection - sharing food and good company. In fact, the word companion means “one I share bread with.” Sourdough tells a story from soil to gut, reminding us of the power of slowing down and nourishing ourselves well. When we support our gut health, we also support our mood, digestion, and sleep.
With its rich flavours and natural fermentation, sourdough reconnects us with our biology and how food can truly help us thrive!
Come along and be part of the story to regenerate our health 🌾
📍 Woodoaks Farm, Maple Cross near Rickmansworth, WD3 9XQ. A fabulous community-centred farm just off the M25 and only 20 miles from London. The perfect setting to unwind at the end of a busy day.
🎟️ Limited spots available – Book now! Take a look at our trust-based ticket types and packages available...
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With each workshop you're making a difference! 20% of the proceeds go towards the brilliant community projects being developed at the farm. You can find out more about Woodoaks Farm here.
We look forward to meeting you!
✅ Gain clarity on healthy eating with practical, evidence-based insights
✅ Discover the power of gut health for overall wellness
✅ Reconnect with nature-friendly farming and sustainable nutrition
Dr Lucy Williamson is an award-winning Public Health Nutritionist and a leading voice in the emerging field linking regenerative agriculture with human health.
Her new book, ‘Soil to Gut’ How to Regenerate your health with food, is published 31st July 2026
What if the answer to our growing health crisis begins beneath our feet?
‘Soil to Gut’ is an invitation to see soil, food and human health as inseparable and a rallying call for hope, renewal, and a healthier future for us all. Don't miss your chance to register your interest for pre-order here
Find out more about Lucy here
Location
Woodoaks Farm, Denham Way, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire., WD3 9XQ