We are delighted to be taking part in this year’s Savour Kilkenny food festival. This year’s festival highlights the importance of local food for local consumption and there are many exciting events including the “forgotten skills tent”and the “50 mile family feast”.

We will be on the Parade on Saturday 23rd pressing apples, milling flour, performing puppetry and leading a food walk. All the details are below and we look forward to seeing you there.

Apples Galore!

Saturday 23rd 11am-2pm, Forgotten Skills Pavilion, The Parade

Join the Kilkenny Fruit Tree Project on the Parade for some family friendly events devoted to the humble apple!

• Try your hand at creating apple juice the time honoured way using a traditional apple press.
• Chop with pedal power on the “fender blender” bike juicer.
• Take part in traditional apple games including apple bobbing, fork apple and the longest peal competition.
• Taste traditional apple varieties and warm yourself up with hot spicy apple juice.
• Get some tips on planting your own orchard with experts from Irish Seed Saver.
• If you still have apples in your garden bring them along with your own empty bottles for juicing.

Food 4 Thought

Saturday 23rd, 12:30am, Starting at The Parade, 1 hour duration

A guided walking-tour of food producing sites within the city. The tour will include the Castle garden orchard, a backyard poultry farm, Rothe House heritage garden and the Good Shepherd community garden. The walk will highlight some examples of how our urban environment can be used to grow food. Maximum 12 people. Booking advised.  Call Festival office on 056 773 1026.

The Goose Girl at the Well

Saturday 23rd, 1:30pm and 3:30pm, approx 40min duration, Kids Tent, The Parade

As part of our Apples Galore event we are delighted to have the help of Camphill to bring you a magical puppet show that will cheer your heart and touch your soul.

The puppet show is an adaptation of the Grimms fairy tale “The Goose Gril at the Well” and is being performed in the Kid’s Tent on the Parade.  This traditional show is primarily for young children and is with musical accompaniment. It promises to be a very special event – try not to miss it!

Flour Milling

Saturday 23rd, 2:30pm-4pm, Forgotten Skills Pavilion, The Parade

The Forgotten Skills tent is all about re-skilling, that great corner stone of Transition Town thinking. This year we will have a demonstration of milling wheat using a traditional mill stone.

You can book most of the events at the Savour website or by ringing the festival office on 056 7731026