Sutton Community Farm Winter Warmer Event – Saturday 27th January 10 am – 4 pm
Date Published: 9th January 2024
[Text supplied by Sutton Community Farm]
Local community enterprise Sutton Community Farm is hosting a Winter Warmer on Saturday, 27
January from 10 am – 4 pm. The public is invited to come to the farm to join an hour-long tour of
the farm with a member of staff, learning all about community food growing, the principles of
organic horticulture and the importance of wildlife and biodiversity on the farm.
BBQ, hot food, cakes and drinks will be available to buy. Wassailing will involve collective singing
and making noise to encourage fruitful trees in the year ahead. Other activities include apple
tasting, a compost disco, a kids’ art table, a scavenger hunt, pond dipping and a farm shop stall.
The Winter Warmer will feature:
● Timed tours throughout the day
● Freshly made hot food, cakes, hot and cold drinks available to buy
● Wassails – singing together to celebrate the fruit trees
● Apple tasting, compost disco, pond dipping, scavenger hunt, kids art table
● A chance to spend time relaxing on the farm with both indoor and outdoor seating
● An opportunity to find out more about the online farm shop and volunteering opportunities
Please book £5 tickets in advance via Eventbrite. Discounted £2 tickets for those on low-incomes
are available. Children younger than 18 do not need to be booked.
Sutton Community Farm is a 7-acre mixed crop fruit and veg farm located in the Little Woodcote
Estate in Wallington. The farm produces over 40 different types of fruit and veg, selling directly to
over 400 customers weekly throughout south London and Surrey via the farm’s online shop.
The farm’s purpose is to increase access to fresh, healthy, sustainable food and provide a shared
space for people to cultivate skills, get exercise and make new friends. Up to 80 volunteers a week
come to the farm to help with growing vegetables, packing farm shop orders, meeting new
people and learning new skills. The farm also hosts educational visits and has structured training
programmes teaching young people about organic food growing.
Sutton Community Farm is a Community Benefit Society with over 400 members from the local
community collectively owning the farm.