Scythe & Soil Day

Come along for a free hands-on day discovering how good food starts with healthy land. Discover the full journey from healthy soils to a healthy plate.

Experience traditional scything with Tom Waters, based in the far west and working with the National Trust Cornish Coastal Meadows project. Try your hand at this ancient and effective skill – you won’t look at your strimmer the same way again!

Join Ian from SoilRave.org to investigate fresh soil samples and discover what’s living beneath your feet.

Join a guided tour of the community market garden with Spence and discover regenerative growing practices that result in healthier, local and seasonal food.

Finally, enjoy a delicious lunch using some of our seasonal ingredients, cooked by Andrew of Riverside Café and Bistro for the full-circle experience from field to fork.

If you’re interested in find out more about, and tasting, locally-grown, seasonal produce and traditional rural skills, come along to this FREE green-fingered session, made possible with thanks to funding from National Lottery Heritage Fund and Cornwall National Landscape.

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Please read, important event information

The venue is about a five-minute walk from Church Field Car Park in Camelford. If you are driving, please park there and walk down College Road (it is Pay & Display with first two hours free). We will have up to two spaces on site for disabled visitors – please let us know if you need a parking space on site and how we might be able to accommodate your needs.

Lunch is included. You must let us know of any dietary requirements and we will try to accommodate them. However we cannot guarantee that anything is allergen free as it's prepared in a commercial kitchen that uses multiple allergens. Equally, if you do not want to be fed but are attending, please let us know so we can plan numbers. Email hello@nourishkernow.org.uk

Ticket holders only. You will be refused entry without a ticket.

Because of the nature of scything, this event is not suitable for young children.

Please be aware that photography, audio or video recording may take place at our event. These may be used for promotional purposes including on our website and social media accounts. If you do not wish to have your photograph taken or to have images of you used, please make yourself known at the start of the event. We are unable to guarantee that you will not be included in the background of photographs that are being taken.

In the case of normal bad weather, the event will continue. Wear appropriate clothing and footwear. If there are weather warnings, we will contact you that morning.

No dogs except guide dogs

Do not attend any of our events unless you agree to the following:

• By attending, you accept that your safety at any event is solely your own responsibility; you agree that the organiser is not responsible or liable for the safety of any member, or any member’s guests.
• You agree and fully understand than any travel/transition to or from this event is entirely at the member’s or attendee’s own risk, and you cannot hold our group, organisers, co-hosts, or event hosts liable for damages.
• As a member of or attendee at our events, you agree to hereby: release, waive, discharge our group, organisers, co-hosts, event hosts, and its members/or participants in any activities from liability or to hold them in any way responsible for any injuries, accidents or other incidents or other problems relating to your person or personal property.

Accessibility

The surface around the barns and toilets is compacted road planings. The barn has a loose hardcore surface. The event activities will be taking place on uneven flat and sloping fields with areas of very long grass. There are places to sit and rest. There is an accessible toilet available. Steps can be avoided. The market garden is on a south-facing hillside with uneven grass and some obstacles throughout. If you have any questions, please contact hello@nourishkernow.org.uk