Shimpling Park Farm *Saturday 6th June 2026*, IP29 4HY
Date: 7th June 2026
Time of event: 1.30 - 7.30 pm
Booking details: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/shimplingparkfarm/2134175
Address: Shimpling , Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 4HY, Suffolk, IP29 4HY,
Event cost: Entrance fee applies
(Adult ticket £25. Young person's ticket (6-16) £15. All activities, afternoon refreshments and the communal feast are included in your ticket price. If you have one, can you bring a picnic rug to sit on at the communal feast. Don't worry if not, we will have spares and lots of tables for those that would rather not sit on the ground! There may be a pay bar for those legally old enough to purchase alcohol to consume during the evening meal. More details on that to follow.)
Highlights: Cereal crops (eg. barley, wheat); Oilseed crops; Vegetables; Flowers and plants; Environmental stewardship
Event contact
For more information please contact:
Tel - 07802244798
Email - [email protected]
Web - Link
Event Description
This event is believed to be the first of its kind in the United Kingdom: a festival dedicated entirely to soil education for non-farming audiences. In this inaugural year, up to 100 participants of all ages will embark on a hands-on, multi-sensory journey. Through activities from exploring soil, to discovering farm scale organic growing and crops, to hands on cooking guided by an amazing chef and baker you will help to produce a meal made from produce sourced from the farm, the vegetable garden and local East Anglian growers. We will all eat the results of our work together at the end of the day at an outdoor communal feast.
As you travel round the farm on your rotation of actives, there will be soil experts, compost gurus, chefs, film makers and soil artists on hand to make this a fun and experiential day leaving you energised and excited about sustainable food production and the wonders of the stuff beneath our feet - as well as being well fed!
HIGHLIGHTS ON THE DAY
• Soil Lab — microscopes, compost-making, soil pit & sound recordings of living soil
• Mud to Masterpiece — art-making in the woods using natural pigments and clay
• Farm walk — explore the agroforestry, diverse crops and meditation in the orchard
• Kitchen — hands-on harvesting veg with baking and cooking preparation for the
evening feast
• Display Barn — Art, films, performance and displays from Soil Association, Save Soil & others
Further information available on the ticket page.
About This Farm
Shimpling Park Farm is a mixed arable and livestock farm in Suffolk, farmed by Alice and
John Pawsey on organic and regenerative principles. The farm hosts 25 school visits a year
and is an active centre of education around soil health and nature-friendly agriculture.
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