BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:146@hohcharity.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T120000 DTSTAMP:20260309T110614Z URL:https://www.hohcharity.co.uk/events/grow-cook-care-share-waste-not-wan t-not-from-hedgerow-to-table/ SUMMARY:Grow\, Cook\, Care\, Share - Foraging &\; Cooking: From Hedgerow to Table DESCRIPTION:Waste not\, want not workshop series: Foraging &\; Cooking: From Hedgerow to Table\n\n\nLearn to identify\, harvest and cook wild garl ic and nettles into delicious seasonal food!\nJoin us for a wonderful spri ng foraging and cooking workshop where you'll learn to safely identify and harvest wild edibles from our hedgerows\, then transform them into delici ous\, nutritious dishes in our cookery school. This hands-on session combi nes outdoor foraging with practical cooking skills—perfect for anyone cu rious about wild food and seasonal eating!\nCompletely free\, and you'll t aste (and take home) everything you make.\n\n\n\nWhat you'll do\nSpring is the perfect time to discover wild food growing all around us. In this wor kshop\, you'll head outdoors to forage for wild garlic and nettles on our farm\, then come into the warmth of our cookery school to turn your finds into three delicious dishes: hearty nettle soup\, wild garlic and cheese s cones\, and luxurious wild garlic butter.\nYour foraging and cooking journ ey:\n🌿 Introduction &\; Plant Identification We'll start by talking through exactly what we're looking for\, how to identify it with 100% cert ainty\, and what we'll be making. Safety first—you'll never forage somet hing unless you're absolutely sure what it is!\n🌱 Foraging Walk Head ou t onto our beautiful farm to harvest fresh wild garlic and nettles. Learn about:\n\n\n Safe plant identification (being 100% certain is crucial!)\n Sustainable harvesting practices (taking without damaging)\n The incred ible nutrition in these wild plants\n Where and when to find them\n Whic h parts to harvest and which to leave\n\n🍲 Nettle Soup Back in the cook ery school\, we'll wash your foraged nettles and wild garlic\, then prepar e a warming\, nutritious nettle soup. Discover how to handle nettles safel y\, extract maximum flavour\, and create a vibrant green soup that's far s uperior to anything shop-bought!\n🧀 Wild Garlic &\; Cheese Scones   Learn to make fluffy\, savoury scones studded with wild garlic and cheese. These are absolute showstoppers—perfect with soup\, delicious on their own\, and brilliant to impress friends and family. You'll master scone-mak ing technique while the wild garlic adds that special seasonal touch.\n 🧈 Wild Garlic Butter (While scones cool) The perfect finishing touch! F inely chop your foraged wild garlic and beat it into butter to create a lu xurious compound butter. Incredible on the warm scones\, brilliant on toas t\, gorgeous with vegetables—this is spring in a butter dish!\n😋 Tast ing Finally\, sit down together to enjoy the fruits of your foraging and c ooking: warm scones with wild garlic butter\, and steaming bowls of nettle soup. Pure seasonal satisfaction!\n\n\n 2-hour foraging and cooking work shop (10am - 12pm)\n Guided foraging walk on our farm\n Expert instructi on on plant identification and safety\n All additional ingredients provid ed (butter\, cheese\, stock\, etc.)\n Hands-on cooking in our professiona l cookery school\n Recipe cards for all three dishes to take home\n Tast ing session—enjoy everything you've made!\n Take home any leftovers\n Small\, friendly group with plenty of support\n\nWorkshop details\n\nGrow\ , Cook\, Share\, Care is a Hands of Hope programme engaging vulnerable gro ups\, those with complex needs\, families\, especially those living in foo d poverty\, and older people\, in learning\, wellness and social activitie s aligned to growing\, cooking\, and nature.\n\nSuitable for all. Priority for spaces will be given to people meeting the criteria: aged over 50\, y oung carers and young adults with learning disabilities.\n\nThere is no ch arge for this workshop\, donations are always welcome!\n\nPlease ensure yo u arrive ten minutes before the start time to ensure we can get everyone r egistered\, and please bring a container to take your home your goodies an d rubber gloves for picking the nettles!\n\nEach participant must book ind ividually so we can monitor eligibility and ensure we're fully prepared fo r everyone attending the workshop.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hohcharity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/ 2026/03/Wild-garlic-scones.png LOCATION:Hands of Hope\, Hands of Hope\, Hope Farm Community Garden\, Moor Hill\, Hawkhurst\, Kent\, TN18 4QB\, United Kingdom GEO:51.041241;0.508674 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hands of Hope\, Hope Farm C ommunity Garden\, Moor Hill\, Hawkhurst\, Kent\, TN18 4QB\, United Kingdom ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Hands of Hope:geo:51.041241,0.508674 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR