The workshops see Kate Walsh from Real Food Projects, a local company that aims to give people the skills to get back into the kitchen and cook from scratch, team up with local artisans to teach (or re-teach) people basic and forgotten skills. We’re talking activities like preserving, soap making, basketweaving, natural dying and more. These are the skills that were always passed down from generation to generation … but if you somehow missed that boat or want to brush up your knowledge with a hands-on approach, then this is for you.

The workshop on Sunday November 19 will be a full-day event held in the Newrybar Hall. The day will feature time in the kitchen cooking traditional basics from scratch, like pickling and making yoghurt, nut butters, granola and kombucha – aka the things we often buy packaged, but should totally be making ourselves! Following the kitchen session, you’ll be able to relax at a long-table lunch brimming with seasonal produce. In the afternoon, you’ll be exposed and enlightened to the art of traditional basket weaving with local artisan Ellie Beck – and you’ll even go home with your own hand-woven basket (along with a full tummy).

Keen to fine-tune your skills in a dreamy setting like Newrybar? Head online to Real Food Projects for the details and to book your spot.

Image credit: Luisa Brimble