Starting at 11am on the 28th June to celebrate English Wine Week. We are honoured to welcome Mark Diacono, original owner of Otter Farm (now Heron Farm Vineyard) and mastermind behind the vision for the 17 acres of former council owned farmland which futured on Grand Designs during the building.
Join Mark for a unique farm and vineyard tour followed by lunch showcasing the best of the season grown here at Heron Farm or reared in and around the Otter valley.
-Tickets are limited and included a guided tour by Mark
-Tutored tasting of our wine, gin and produce grown in our orchards or market gardens
-Springtime sharing boards prepared by our team of chefs focusing on the best in season
A note from Mark:
“I’m lucky enough to spend most of my time eating, growing, writing and talking about food.
In 2004, I began creating Otter Farm from two blank fields in southwest England. It become a ground-breaking 17 acre smallholding, growing almost certainly the most diverse range of edible plants in the country. Plants such as pecans, Nepalese pepper, Asian pears and Chilean guava growing alongside asparagus, apples and grapevines in orchards and forest gardens. Although I no longer live at the farm, this nursery continues to encourage people to grow unusual and forgotten food along with the best of the familiar.
I have written 14 award winning books, as well as writing for most of the weekend papers and food/gardening magazines.
I was involved in the early days of River Cottage, writing books for them, leading the garden team, running courses and events, and appearing in the TV series.”
Find out more about Mark and his current products and books at www.otterfarm.co.uk
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