Pumpkin & Apple Day

Hartley Lands Farm & Fishery, Hartley, Cranbrook, Kent, Saturday 29th October, 11am - 4pm are hosting a Riverford Pumpkin Day thanks to apple farmer, Paul Ward.

 

 

The event is free, so bring your friends and make a day out of it! Come to Hartley Lands Farm & Fishery set amongst a beautiful, working organic farm.

what's on
There will be plenty to do for children and adults. Going on outside...

• BBQ serving Riverford burgers, sausages and a Rod & Bens pumpkin soup
• Apple skittles
• 'Beat the Beet' game - fun and a bit messy!
• Guess the weight of the apple bin
• Apple pressing - feel free to bring your own apples
• Market stall - buy fresh organic fruit and veg
• 'Three Orchard' guided farm tours by Paul Ward, our apple grower
  

And inside...

• Teas/ coffees / juices
• Children’s Halloween mask decorating
• Face painting
• Chilli stringing (a great Christmas gift for friends and family)
• Christmas stand - have a sneak preview of our 2011 Christmas range
• Meet your local veg man or lady
• Swap shop (more information below)
• Apple tasting
• Pumpkin carving
  

New!...customer pickle & preserve swapshop
We know lots of you are great cooks, so we'd love the picklers and jam-makers amongst you to bring the spoils of your seasonal preserving to our swapshop. If you’ve a glut of runner bean pickle, tomato chutney or raspberry jam, we hope you’ll be heading home with delights from other Riverford customers' kitchens instead. Don’t forget to bring your recipes to share too.

We hope we’ll see you there…entry is free, all are welcome, and there’s no need to book.

Riverford

Directions
Hartley Lands Farm & Fishery is found at Swattenden Lane, Hartley, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3PS. Just take the M20 to Maidstone, follow the A229 southwards to Cranbook and turn left onto the B2086 to the farm. Follow signs to Hartley Lands Farm & Fishery and you'll soon pick up our Pumpkin Day signs! The A229 can be accessed from the M2/M20 following the signs for Hastings, or from the A21/M25 London orbital.

25.10.11