We believe the answer to a divided world is longer tables, not higher walls.
The Longer Table is a seasonal feast in the fields at Four Acre Farm. A gathering built around the simple, ancient act of breaking bread together. Good food, open conversation and the remembering of what community felt like before the noise increased.
Each monthly 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 evening ahead.
We'll prepare a seasonal two-course meal from the land, with meat, vegan and vegetarian options.
Our theme for this first gathering - The Strangeness.
Something feels off. Not in a a way that's easy to name, just a persistent sense that the world we're living in wasn't quite what any of us signed up for. The pace, the noise, the scroll, the accumulation and the performance of being ‘fine’. Most of us feel it but we might not always feel safe to say so.
This first gathering is a simple invitation to name the strangeness together. Not to fix it, not to diagnose it but to sit with the relief of mutual recognition, the nod across the table that says yes, I feel it too. That moment of recognition is older than any of the noise and it's a good place to start.
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 for the evening:
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.
We gather again on 10th July with the gently prompt of ‘what’s enough for us?’