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Welcome to the Garden to Kitchen website
Garden to Kitchen is based at the beautiful Bates Green Farm in East Sussex. Here we run a variety of courses, demonstrations and events. Our website contains details of past demonstration and upcoming demonstrations as well as information about the two-acre tranquil garden and renowned Bluebell Walk. If you have any questions or comments we'd love to hear from you.Friday 22nd June Garden to Kitchen Midsummer Dinner Club
Garden to Kitchen Demonstrations
Ian Dowding is a freelance chef, catering consultant and food stylist for TV and films including Channel 4' recent Regency House Party series. He was the founding chef at The Hungry Monk, Jevington where he created the Banoffi Pie before moving on to be the Chef/Patron at Quincy's Restaurant in Seaford.
Philippa Vine is the food correspondent with a monthly cookery column for Farmer's Weekly magazine which emphasis her passion for seasonal local produce for quality family meals. She hosted the Farmer's Weekly Battle of the Beef competition here at Bates Green in 2003 and was in the regional final of MasterChef 2000 appearing with Gary Rhodes and Gordon Ramsay.
The Bates Green Venue is available to hire for small gatherings, seminars and meetings or for a small dinner party. We will do all the catering from a simple tea to a gourmet dinner. For further information about these facilities or any aspect of our programme please ring Philippa Vine: 01323 482039 or contact Philippa by email by clicking here
Garden Group Visits
If you would like a conducted tour around the garden we are very happy to welcome gardening groups by arrangement. Light lunches and teas are also available, please do contact us to arrange a visit.Gift Vouchers
Our courses and dinners make excellent presents. If you’d like to give someone a gift voucher please let us know.As well as running cookery demonstration we also have a number of other events and activites planned for this year.
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Flower Workshops run by Georgia Miles from indigobloom
Flower Workshops run by Georgia Miles from
indigobloom
Both days include a delicious lunch with drinks.
Wake up to Spring Workshop
Thursday 29th March
is a chance to really enjoy the Spring flowers that are available and create a fresh look in your home with a pot et fleur (a design that incorporates cut flowers and plants) and a contemporary vase display.
High Summer Workshop
Thursday 5th July
Indulge in the abundance of high summer flowers and create a hanging globe of flowers and a table centre to surround a storm lantern.
Both days includes a delicious lunch and drinks, cooked by Philippa Vine. No experience required and all materials and flowers will be provided.
10am - 3pm. £70 per day.
Booking essential.
Both days include a delicious lunch with drinks.
Wake up to Spring Workshop
Thursday 29th March
is a chance to really enjoy the Spring flowers that are available and create a fresh look in your home with a pot et fleur (a design that incorporates cut flowers and plants) and a contemporary vase display.
High Summer Workshop
Thursday 5th July
Indulge in the abundance of high summer flowers and create a hanging globe of flowers and a table centre to surround a storm lantern.
Both days includes a delicious lunch and drinks, cooked by Philippa Vine. No experience required and all materials and flowers will be provided.
10am - 3pm. £70 per day.
Booking essential.
Dinner Club, food at its finest. Local, seasonal, British.
Dinner Club
To introduce our programme for 2007 we are starting a dinner club which brings you great cooking and delicious food to Bates Green. It will be food at its finest, local, seasonal, British and cooked by Ian Dowding and Philippa Vine. For those of you who miss Ian’s stylish recipes from Quincy’s, his previous restaurant in Seaford our dinner and lunch club will give you the chance to savour his delights again.
The club is designed to show how diverse and varied local food can be. Throughout the year we will be putting on several of these dinners to give you a wonderful meal and celebrate the produce of the area and season. Booking essential.
Dinner £29.50 per head for 3 courses. Soft drinks provided but please bring your own wine.
Why not combine a walk in the Arlington Bluebell Wood and enjoy a gourmet lunch with us on Friday 11th May only. Booking essential.
Lunch £15.00 per head for 2 courses.
To introduce our programme for 2007 we are starting a dinner club which brings you great cooking and delicious food to Bates Green. It will be food at its finest, local, seasonal, British and cooked by Ian Dowding and Philippa Vine. For those of you who miss Ian’s stylish recipes from Quincy’s, his previous restaurant in Seaford our dinner and lunch club will give you the chance to savour his delights again.
The club is designed to show how diverse and varied local food can be. Throughout the year we will be putting on several of these dinners to give you a wonderful meal and celebrate the produce of the area and season. Booking essential.
Dinner £29.50 per head for 3 courses. Soft drinks provided but please bring your own wine.
Why not combine a walk in the Arlington Bluebell Wood and enjoy a gourmet lunch with us on Friday 11th May only. Booking essential.
Lunch £15.00 per head for 2 courses.
Open Garden Days For Charity
Open Garden Days for Charity
Saturday 8th April and Sunday 10th June
An opportunity to enjoy the tranquillity of this plantsman’s 2 acre garden.
Open 11am - 5pm. Admission £4. Children free.
See NGS yellow book for futher details.
Plants for sale. Delicious homemade food, morning coffee, light lunches and afternoon teas in aid of Laughton Primary School and led by Philippa Vine.
Saturday 8th April and Sunday 10th June
An opportunity to enjoy the tranquillity of this plantsman’s 2 acre garden.
Open 11am - 5pm. Admission £4. Children free.
See NGS yellow book for futher details.
Plants for sale. Delicious homemade food, morning coffee, light lunches and afternoon teas in aid of Laughton Primary School and led by Philippa Vine.
Ready Steady Cook
Ready Steady Cook
Thursday 12th July - 10.15am arrival with coffee and homemade biscuits.
Just to prove to you we can be spontaneous and exciting we are putting on our own version of the TV show - Ready Steady Cook. Ian and Philippa between them will produce as many dishes based around a few ingredients that you will choose.
We will ask the first 5 who book for this event to bring in some surprise ingredients (what you spend will of course be reimbursed). We will have basic store cupboard ingredients, but will not know until you arrive what those items are.
Prepare for some fun and games, and hopefully some interesting tastings followed by the usual delicious lunch.
Thursday 12th July - 10.15am arrival with coffee and homemade biscuits.
Just to prove to you we can be spontaneous and exciting we are putting on our own version of the TV show - Ready Steady Cook. Ian and Philippa between them will produce as many dishes based around a few ingredients that you will choose.
We will ask the first 5 who book for this event to bring in some surprise ingredients (what you spend will of course be reimbursed). We will have basic store cupboard ingredients, but will not know until you arrive what those items are.
Prepare for some fun and games, and hopefully some interesting tastings followed by the usual delicious lunch.
Arlington Bluebell Walk And Farm Trail
Arlington Bluebell Walk and Farm
Trail
April 18th to May 14th
Open every day from 10am - 5pm.
Nature decides when the bluebells are looking at their best! A choice of 8 interesting walks over 3 working farms.
Further details please visit: www.bluebellwalk.co.uk
April 18th to May 14th
Open every day from 10am - 5pm.
Nature decides when the bluebells are looking at their best! A choice of 8 interesting walks over 3 working farms.
Further details please visit: www.bluebellwalk.co.uk
Art Exhibition
Art Exhibition
May 4th to May 7th
As on previous years we will be holding our annual Art Exhibition featuring the work of four local artists. This event coincides with the annual Bluebell Walk. There will be a private view on the Friday 4th May with a glass of wine and an opportunity to meet the artists and will continue during the day over the Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
May 4th to May 7th
As on previous years we will be holding our annual Art Exhibition featuring the work of four local artists. This event coincides with the annual Bluebell Walk. There will be a private view on the Friday 4th May with a glass of wine and an opportunity to meet the artists and will continue during the day over the Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Disclaimer
Although we do our best to organise and fulfil the programme, circumstances can change. Therefore we reserve the right to alter the programme at any time. If we unfortunately had to cancel an event, we would of course give you a full refund.