Kitchen Garden Workshop: Gardening Leave

26th November 2024

People came and got your hands dirty in a quintessentially English Manor!

We were delighted to run our second Gardening Leave weekend at Asthall Manor. This fully-catered residential weekend combined practical tuition in nature-friendly growing methods with a chance to relax in our iconic, offbeat Manor, exploring the much-loved gardens, and enjoying nutritious vegetarian meals in congenial company.

Running from the evening of Friday, 20th September to the afternoon of Sunday, 22nd September24, the weekend included:

• Practical tuition and a good dose of intriguing theory with our resident grower, Tim Mitchell.
• An insight into the possibilities and pitfalls of setting up a food-growing enterprise
• Wildlife walks
• Varied breakfasts, simple lunches and delicious 2 or 3-course vegetarian dinners
• Yoga
• Access to Asthall Manor’s 18-acres of garden, meadow and woodland, including use of pool, tennis court and numerous special spots to sit and daydream in.

Thank you Elizabeth Shillam and Tim Mitchell for the photos of the weekend.