Love local food? There’s lots for you to enjoy at this event…
Autumn event
Saturday 16th October 2021
10am to 1pm
Newsome Scout Hall
Newsome Road South
Huddersfield HD4 6JJ
Get together with other food growers, neighbours and friends.
Tea, coffee and homemade cakes available.
Lots of jam and preserves made from fruit and vegetables grown in Newsome
Autumn-planting vegetables to grow at home or on your allotment.
Beekeeping advice and demonstration hive from the Huddersfield and District Bee Keeping Association.
Freshly picked vegetables from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Stirley Farm.
Book stall with all sorts of books.
Information about local volunteering, events and activities.
Got something to share? You can bring along spare fruit or vegetables, seeds, recipes or anything you’d like to share.
Jam jar amnesty – clean, small jam jars (1 Ib or less) that fit a 63mm lid are welcome.
Autumn planting:
Autumn planting vegetables for you to take home – including a selection of garlic bulbs, onions, seeds, overwintering leaf crops and anything else we can rustle up. You can also let us know what kind of seed potatoes you’d like us to have available in 2022.
Garlic bulbs available at our Autumn event 2021
Hot homegrown lunch:
served from 12 noon to 1pm
Enjoy some seasonal soup for lunch at the Scout Hall, made with some locally grown vegetables and served with a selection of fresh breads, followed by a hot Autumn pudding made with some local fruit.
How you can help:

- Display a poster:
Growing Newsome Autumn Event poster (PDF) - Bring something for the cake stall.
- Bring along the rest of the family or bring a friend.
- Please get in touch if you’d like to come along and help out on the day.
Organised by Growing Newsome
Local organisations who are interested in taking part in our events are welcome to contact us.
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