Brunch in the orchard
We believe the answer to a divided world is longer tables, not higher fences.
The Longer Table gatherings are seasonal invitations to join us at Four Acre Farm. A coming together around the simple, ancient act of sharing food. Good conversation, honest questions and the remembering of what community can feel like when we slow down enough to be with one another.
This time, we’re gathering in the morning - a brunch beneath the orchard trees, with food from the land, space to wander and time to sit around the table with people you may or may not have met before.
Each gathering holds a loose theme, a question worth sitting with rather than solving. There’s no agenda, no performance and no expectation that you arrive with answers. Just people willing to think out loud together, around a table, in a field, with good food and an open morning ahead.
We'll prepare a seasonal vegetarian brunch from the land (with vegan and dietary requirement options).
Our theme for this gathering - Belonging.
We live in a time where many of us are more connected than ever, yet many feel increasingly disconnected. We have endless ways to communicate, but fewer places where we can simply be.
Belonging is something we often search for - in communities, in places, in work, in relationships and in the stories we tell ourselves about who we are. But perhaps it begins somewhere simpler, the feeling that we don’t need to perform, prove or edit ourselves to be welcome.
This gathering holds that question gently. Where do we truly belong? What helps us feel rooted? And what might change if we created more spaces where people could drop the mask and be exactly as they are?
Tickets - this is the longer table in action:
We believe the table should be open to everyone. Please choose the level that honestly reflects your circumstances:
❀ £11 for those for whom cost is a real barrier
❀ £33 full price
❀ £44 to help someone who couldn't otherwise be there
Your hosts:
Kate Forrester is a no-dig market gardener, chef and educator at Four Acre Farm. Kate's work regenerates soil, wildlife and community. Her understanding of how natural systems flourish brings wisdom and a powerful perspective.
Nick Whitnell spent years as a senior leader in the corporate world, chasing the next thing until he slowly lost himself along the way. That unravelling became an unexpected gift, a long walk back toward nature, toward what actually matters and toward a different kind of life. As a coach, facilitator, strategist and founder of Daring Works and The Natural Network, he now helps people find their own way back to themselves.
Four Acre Farm – Four regenerative acres of market garden, orchard, meadow and hedgerows. A living example of renewal and interconnected systems.