Another great Friday on the Farm. Thanks to Steph from Rituals of Plate for a wonderful ContemPLATE workshop. We started with a grounding and mindful walk to the polytunnel where we connected to the plants, fruit and veg through drawing. A reminder to ‘walk beautifully on the earth’ in the words of John Moriarty
Then we harvested some food and had a wonderful feast prepared by Stephanie. She encouraged us to reflect not just on the importance of what we eat but how we eat! Does the often frantic pace we eat reflect our lives? How do we slow down and acknowledge the life of the food and the length of time it takes to grow, before it is eaten by us?
After lunch Rena Balke took us on a visual journey through the last few months through her beautiful photos and then she and Lisa took us around the gardens of The Barna Way to look at how the food we planted is growing (slowly outdoors this year due to the cool weather) …
Finished the day with our usual reflections and plans for the next events with project manager Gráinne
