Explore and Expand the Communal Farm at Mari House, Templer Park

3 days of community farm expanding

Mari House is open to volunteers this weekend! Join in and learn the basics about farming, explore and expand the communal garden and find out more about our farming volunteer membership programme (opening soon!). Get some sunshine in the beautiful Templer Park this weekend with your friends - and come back with new skills and knowledge that you can apply in your own little garden back home.

What is Mari House?
Come and visit our 2-acres event space, with an integrated community farm, maintained by a small group of volunteers on a daily and weekly basis. Our aim is to help people to develop a better idea of where food comes from, reconnecting with the land and the food that grows. Let's raise awareness of healthy living and healthy eating! Dedicated volunteers who commit a certain amount of hours are able to share the harvest with us :slightly_smiling_face:

What happens next
We're expanding our community group to include more hands, to become bigger and better! If you are interested in being a farmer, or have building experience and can advise us on basic farm structures and builds let us know! We will be opening more volunteering opportunities in the following weeks and month.  

Schedule:
Saturday 5th August (light farming)
9:30am Welcome!
9:45am Brief of Day 1 and Tour
10:00am Give the farm some love: basic maintenance of farming, including proper weeding, watering and treatment of soil 
12:30pm End of Day - explore the rest of Mari House and relax!

Sunday 6th August (heavy duty! You will build muscles today!)
9:30am Welcome back!
9:45am Brief of Day 2 and Tour  
10:00am Getting Down & Dirty: Make sure you stretch and warm up before starting!
We'll be making space for expansion, including clearing of land, and digging to prepare the soil. Learn how to prepare  an empty plot of land in order to make it farm-friendly. 
12:30pm Lunch time! We'll run out to get lunch.
1:30pm Getting Down & Dirty part 2!
5:00pm End of Day - relax at Mari House!

Sunday 13th August (heavy duty! You will build muscles today!)
9:30am Welcome back!
9:45am Brief of Day 3 and Tour  
10:00am Getting Down & Dirty: Make sure you stretch and warm up before starting!
We'll be making space for expansion, including clearing of land, and digging to prepare the soil. Learn how to prepare  an empty plot of land in order to make it farm-friendly. 
12:30pm Lunch time! We'll run out to get lunch.
1:30pm Getting Down & Dirty part 2!
5:00pm End of Day - relax at Mari House!

What to bring
For your health & safety, please bring sunblock, wear shoes or even working boots. We will provide mosquito repellant, gloves and drinking water.