To Welcome the Chelsea Flower Show Microbiome Garden designed by Sid Hill and Chris Hull we are holding a Public Picnic at the Apricot Centre
We would love to see you up at the Farm to come and picnic together and to see the (partially installed!) Microbiome Garden. It would be lovely to see Children there and how they respond to the garden.
The Wellbeing Garden was originally designed by permaculture students to inspire children and families who visit the Apricot Centre, and more recently this will be complemented by an extraordinary Microbiome Garden, flowers and plants good for the gut bacteria and wildlife are soon to be planted! The Microbiome Garden is currently being installed at the Chelsea Flower Show, and by the picnic will have been relocated to the Apricot Centre. And amazing feat of organisation supported by Project Giving Back
The Microbiome garden was designed for Bowel Research UK and funded by Project Giving Back. There will be an official public opening on Saturday 27th July.
An Apricot Centre Hamper Raffle will raise funds to support the considerable relocation fees incurred by the Chelsea Team! So please buy tickets if you are able to alongside booking your picnic. You can bring your own or you can pre-order as part of this ticket. The picnic hamper will be full of gut-friendly-goodies and the winner can collect at a later time of their choosing.
Come and picnic with a billion other microorganisms!
As we share picknicking together, it will be an opportunity for us to talk about how how plants, microbes, and our own health are all connected. It's going to be a really fun way to feel like we're part of something bigger. We like to think that all the microorganisms will be munching away in the Soil and in our Bellies complimented by the edible flowers planted by Sid and Chris. Their "edible meadow" will combine a selection of plants including Persicaria bistorta, Camassia and Lupinus luteus, which will create a rich tapestry of yellows, blues and pinks.
If you are interested in the Macrobiome Microbiome relationship - A Farm Walk will take place during the afternoon. And we hope also to have a Talk about the making of the garden and the Microbiome.
You can also order a picnic for either 2 or 4 people online. You are welcome to bring your own hamper/food with you and your family to enjoy some time in the wellbeing space. Booking is required even if you are bringing your own picnic.
To book please click here
Please no dogs, car parking available at the Steiner School (for a £1 donation) or Meadowbrook with a 15 min off road walk. Please contact louise.hoskins@apricotcentre for accessibility parking.
