Today we celebrated together at our Corbenic Harvest Meal.

Ingredients from the Farm, Garden and Orchard are lovingly prepared. It was wonderful to have all residents, Day Service, volunteers and staff sit down as one Community.

With the hard work of growing, harvesting and preparing done, it was time to sit together for our Harvest Meal. This year is our first year eating in the new Community Barn.

The starter course was a wonderful salad, made with tomatoes from the Garden and a fabulous dressing from Day Service. The main course was rib-sticking leek and potato soup, again with harvested vegetables. One bowl was filling enough for most. To finish, cream and crumble made from apples from the orchard.

Thank-you to everyone who helped, at every stage of the today’s event. Thank-you also to everyone who helped fund our new Community Barn – being together as one is thanks to you all.

Yesterday we were harvesting. This morning at Corbenic we are preparing the food in the kitchens and arranging the Community Barn for the Harvest Meal

As usual, leek and potato soup is on the menu. The dessert course is traditionally apple crumble. So there is lots of peeling and chopping and cooking to do!

Community meals together are a much loved feature of Corbenic life. They only happen thanks to much effort and teamwork as everyone works together. Across kitchens, workshops and in the Community Barn preparations are underway in what is a real team effort.

Thank-you everyone!

At Corbenic, we welcome every season. Autumn is harvest time. It is an opportunity for everyone to help harvest in the Garden and on the Farm. A summer of sunshine and occasional rain ensured lots of crops flourished.

Today it was all hands to the pumpkins (and other produce). Helping with the harvest is a highlight of the year for many.

In the Garden, there were leeks, tomatoes, beetroots, pumpkins, marrows, peppers, beans and sweetcorn.

On the Farm, the tatty harvest is always fun as potato treasure is unearthed.

Around Corbenic, hazelnuts and rosehips were ready for picking.

Well done to all our harvesters, and thank-you Farmer Tanja and Gardener Laura!