Abbey Home Farm

Abbey Home Farm is 635 ha of 'Cotswold Brash' on the outskirts of Cirencester in the Cotswolds. Producing everything from milk, cereals and veg to lamb, beef, pork and chicken, the on site organic farm shop provides everything you could want from your weekly shop. 1991 marked the turning point in the farm's five hundred year history, with Will and Hilary Chester-Master taking over the farm tenancy and immediately setting about organic conversion. Over the past 17 years Will and Hilary have been tirelessly working to welcome people onto the farm and reconnect them with the food they eat. With a shop, café, on-farm camping, woodland footpaths, holiday cottages and even summer festivals, reasons to visit aren't short on the ground.

Visit Abbey Home Farm's website

Courses

Cheese making

13 February 2012

Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester GL7 5HF

In the creamery at Abbey Home Farm Carrying on the discussions over a two course organic lunch in the organic farm shop cafe with Clive. With our resident award winning cheesemaker Clive Curtis Makin...

Easter baking

03 March 2012

The Organic Farm Shop, Abbey Home Farm

Come and enjoy a morning of Easter baking ideas. Part hands on and part demonstration, the workshop will include learning how to make your own hot cross buns and rough puff pastry for a delicous vege...

Textiles with Sophie

10 March 2012

 Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester. Glos. GL7 5HF


This inspirational day course introduces the idea of using blockprint as a quick and accessible way of creating surface design on paper and cloth. With a little historical background, information abo...

Farm Shop Cafe Salads

17 March 2012

Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester. GL7 5HF

 

In The Organic Farm Shop teaching kitchen with Emma, resident salad maker. Each season brings its own abundance and challenges, so the salads change as the year goes on. Includes a light organic lunc...

Cheesemaking

24 March 2012

In the creamery at Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester, Glos. GL7 5HF

Carrying on the discussions over a 2 course organic lunch in the organic farm shop cafe with Clive. £85 incl lunch and some cheese With our resident award winning cheesemaker Clive Curtis Making our ...

Mexican Cookery Day

24 March 2012

Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester, Glos GL7 5HF

Real Mexican food is very unlike the dishes found in most Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants. Learn how to cook rich, spicy and healthy dishes from this exciting cusine using chillies and chocolate, bea...

Textiles - Power Pattern 2

14 April 2012

 This dynamic day course can be used as a follow on from Pattern Power 

1, or as a stand alone course. It offers the opportunity to cut lino 
blocks as a means of developing design and pattern potential, and 
increases skill in the process of printing and colour mixing. More 
information on practitioners, designers, books, museums and places of 
interest incorporated in the day.
All equipment and materials provided – please wear old clothes

The cost of the day also includes a light organic lunch.

To book a place call the organic farm shop with card details 01285 640441

Introduction to Macrobiotics

21 April 2012

 At Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester. Glos.

The Macrobiotic diet focuses on developing a personal awareness around which foods are right for you, based on fresh, seasonal and organic produce, simply and carefully prepared. By adopting certain changes to the way we eat and balancing our meals more carefully it is possible to improve our health and boost energy levels

Macrobiotic Cook and Health Advisor Celia Duplock will explain the basic principles behind Macrobiotics and demonstrate ways to introduce them into our daily lives.

This will be followed by a simple hands-on cooking class where you will prepare and share a nutritious and delicious Macrobiotic lunch.

£45.00

Contact 01285 640441

Cheap, Easy and Seasonal

28 April 2012

Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester. Glos GL7 5HF
At The Organic Farm Shop we love to celebrate every seasonal vegetable, cooking tasty exciting and affordable dishes. At this time of the year whilst we are waiting for the next healthy abundance of lovely veg we make interesting meals using plenty of bean and lentils. Learn how to cook for all the family cheaply and nutritionally on this short course.

To book a place call the organic farm shop with card details 01285 640441

Willow structures for the garden

03 May 2012

Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester GL7 5HF

Cost: £70 for the day which includes willow, handouts, use of tools and a delicious organic light lunch and tea and coffee All tools and materials are supplied by the tutor and there will be lots of ...

Cheese making

19 May 2012

Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester GL7 5HF

In the creamery at Abbey Home Farm Carrying on the discussions over a 2 course organic lunch in the organic farm shop cafe with Clive. £85 incl lunch and some cheese With our resident award winning c...

Cheesemaking

14 July 2012

 In the creamery at Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester. GL7 5HF

Carrying on the discussions over a 2 course organic lunch in the organic farm shop cafe with Clive.
£85 incl lunch and some cheese

With our resident award winning cheesemaker Clive Curtis

Making our soft cheese 'dancys fancy' which has won a silver medal in the British Cheese Awards, and learning about the various cultures & methods used to Make a variety of cheeses. Also discussing butter & yoghurt production.

All methods shown can be easily adapted for home production!

The soft cheese will be ready to collect 2-3 weeks later to enjoy at home - or for a small cost it can be sent if you are far away.

Contact 01285 640441

Cheesemaking

22 September 2012

 In the creamery at Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester. Glos.

Carrying on the discussions over a 2 course organic lunch in the organic farm shop cafe with Clive.
£85 incl lunch and some cheese

With our resident award winning cheesemaker Clive Curtis

Making our soft cheese 'dancys fancy' which has won a silver medal in the British Cheese Awards, and learning about the various cultures & methods used to Make a variety of cheeses. Also discussing butter & yoghurt production.

All methods shown can be easily adapted for home production!

The soft cheese will be ready to collect 2-3 weeks later to enjoy at home - or for a small cost it can be sent if you are far away.

Contact 01285 640441

Cheesemaking

24 November 2012

 In the creamery at Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester. Glos.

Carrying on the discussions over a 2 course organic lunch in the organic farm shop cafe with Clive.
£85 incl lunch and some cheese

With our resident award winning cheesemaker Clive Curtis

Making our soft cheese 'dancys fancy' which has won a silver medal in the British Cheese Awards, and learning about the various cultures & methods used to Make a variety of cheeses. Also discussing butter & yoghurt production.

All methods shown can be easily adapted for home production!

The soft cheese will be ready to collect 2-3 weeks later to enjoy at home - or for a small cost it can be sent if you are far away.

Contact 01285 640441

How to book

Contact the farm on 01285 640441 to check availability on the Organic Farm School courses above.

Supported by the Daylesford Foundation

Daylesford Foundation

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