Butter, Buttermilk & Soda Bread Workshop – for kids aged 8+

Discover the magic of making your own butter and bread from scratch—easier than you think!

Join us for a delightful, hands-on workshop where you’ll make fresh butter, create buttermilk, and bake traditional soda bread—all in one morning! Learn simple, traditional skills that are surprisingly easy, genuinely satisfying, and produce delicious results you’ll take home to enjoy.

Completely free, fun, and perfect for building kitchen confidence for the little chefs!

Your butter and bread-making journey:

🧈 Making butter and buttermilk Start by transforming cream into beautiful, fresh butter through the simple magic of churning. Watch as cream thickens, separates, and becomes golden butter right before your eyes! You’ll also discover how to make buttermilk in different ways—that tangy, valuable ingredient that’s essential for the best soda bread.

🌿 Flavouring your butter Learn to create flavoured compound butters using herbs, spices, or other additions. Take your plain butter from simple to special with creative flavourings you can adapt at home!

🍞 Baking soda bread Use the buttermilk you’ve created to make traditional Irish soda bread—no yeast, no proving time, just mix and bake! Discover how simple bread-making can be when you use this quick, reliable method. We’ll discuss different flavourings and variations so you can make it your own.

☕ Tasting and taking home Taste and compare your creations together. Share what you’ve learned, ask questions, and enjoy the satisfaction of tasting bread and butter you’ve made with your own hands.

Important Information

Arrival time: Please arrive 10 minutes before 10am (around 9:50am) to allow time for signing in and orientation. On arrival, parents will need to sign in and acknowledge they’ve read our risk assessment summary (a brief overview of farm safety).

Parent supervision: Parents must stay with children

End of event: At approximately 12pm, once children have completed all three activities you return to reception to complete a feedback form and collect a take home gift.

Important booking information
Each child attending must book individually so we can monitor eligibility and ensure we’re fully prepared for everyone on the day. Please only book for children, not the grown ups. This event is for children 8 and over.

Workshop details

Grow, Cook, Share, Care is a Hands of Hope programme engaging vulnerable groups, those with complex needs, families, especially those living in food poverty, and older people, in learning, wellness and social activities aligned to growing, cooking, and nature.

Suitable for all. Priority for spaces will be given to people meeting the above criteria.

There is no charge for this workshop, donations are always welcome!

Cost: FREE