


Love local food? There’s lots for you to enjoy at this event…
Autumn event
Saturday 29th October 2022
10am to 1pm
Newsome Scout Hall
Newsome Road South
Huddersfield HD4 6JJ
Get together with other food growers, neighbours and friends.
Autumn-planting vegetables to grow at home or on your allotment.
Tea, coffee and homemade cakes available.
Lots of jam and preserves made from fruit and vegetables grown in Newsome
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 seeds and plants you’d like us to have available in 2023.
Garlic bulbs available at our Autumn event 2022
Meet local organisations including Huddersfield Raw Honey – with local honey available to buy.
Book stall with all sorts of books.
Children’s craft activities.
Information about local volunteering, events and activities.
Look after your winter crops – plant protection fleece on sale.
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.
Wild Plant Walk, 10.30am to 12 noon – now on Saturday 29th October
Find out how to use and identify wild plants, what you can eat and what plants you can use for health benefits. This walk is organised by our friends at Growing Works, who will also have a stall at our event.
Wild Plant Walk leaflet (PDF)



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 local fruit.
Share what you love about nature
What do you and your family love about nature? On the day you can take part in the UK’s biggest ever conversation about the future of nature by adding something to a special tree. You’ll be helping to shape the People’s Plan for Nature, powered by WWF, the National Trust and the RSPB.
Part of Local Democracy Week 2022 in Kirklees.
How you can help

- 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
We’re really sorry for the short notice, but due to an unexpected issue with our venue’s roof we’re having to change the date of our Autumn event (which was originally planned for 22nd October). Thank you for your patience. |
Local organisations who are interested in taking part in our events are welcome to contact us.
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