Upcoming events
Family Day in the Orchard
Come and join us in our new community orchard and learn all about the biodiversity on our farm!
Garden Design 101
This short half day course teaches you the basics of designing your space for your needs, how to survey your site, easy plants to choose and maintain, tricks to save money, time and grow for nature as well as yourself. Includes a short tour of our farm and refreshments.
£50
Eat Your Weeds (for lunch)
Eat a delicious farmhouse lunch created using foraged and homegrown produce and learn about all the fantastic things you can make too. All recipes will be emailed to you after the course. Course includes a tour of the farm and gardens (including our weeds!). £40
Talk - The Ancient Trees of Selwood Forest - Legacy & Lore - Julian Hight
Join local author & heritage tree specialist Julian Hight as he tells the story of Selwood Forest through some of its majestic ancient trees. £10.50
Framed berry basket weaving
One of the earliest styles of basket ever discovered. Great for foraging.
Veg Growing 101
A short half day course showing the basics and benefits of growing your own food in all sorts of spaces. Expect to learn where and how to buy and sow seed, compost, build no dig veg beds, and all sorts of growing tricks to save on space, time and money. £45.
Qigong with Lara
Lara is going to be starting up a monthly Qigong class from January. I’d love you to join me for some gentle and nourishing practice, suitable for all levels. Please get in touch if you’d like to find out more or book
Help, I'm freaking out about climate change!
Don't worry, you're not alone. A supportive workshop to help you manage climate related worries as part of Great Big Green Week in Frome.
Supper and Bat Walk with Ecologist Rob Frith
Eat pizza together in our glorious kitchen garden with ecologist Rob Frith on hand to answer all questions about the nature on our beautiful regenerative farm. Then head off at sunset to spot the various species of bat we have in abundance here at Vallis. Cost includes the bat walk, food and beer/wine/non-alcoholic options. £22
Wreath Making with Flowers for Good
Come and learn to make a Wreath using sustainably sourced, locally grown Willow.
Wreath Making with Flowers for Good
Come and learn to make a Wreath using sustainably sourced, locally grown Willow.
Qigong with Lara
Lara is going to be starting up a monthly Qigong class from January. I’d love you to join me for some gentle and nourishing practice, suitable for all levels. Please get in touch if you’d like to find out more or book
Making Sauerkraut
Come along to a hands-on friendly workshop and learn the secret of making successful and delicious sauerkraut.
Dawn Chorus walk and breakfast with Rob Frith
Meeting outside the front of the farmhouse at 6am for a hot drink before heading around the farm with ecologist and bird specialist Rob Frith to soak up the dawn chorus and maybe spy our barn owls! A cooked breakfast using the finest local ingredients (eggs from our lovely rescue hens!) will be served afterwards around the dining table in the farmhouse where Rob will be on hand to answer your questions on birds and other local wildlife. We expect to finish by 10.30 at the latest so you can leave full of food and knowledge with a whole day ahead of you (or maybe a nap).
£18
Yin Yoga with Louise
I have been practicing yoga for 15 yrs and yin yoga for 10yrs. I came to Yin yoga by chance and fell in love with the physical Freedom and flow alongside a deep sense of peace mentally and emotionally. I trained in yin yoga with Mysan Sibo who is a student of Paul Grilley who assited in the creation of Yin yoga.
My teaching style is rooted in Functional Yoga, which focuses on adapting poses to best serve each individual's body and goals. I blend this experience with my work as a mind-body wellness and creativity coach. In my classes, we celebrate the diverse paths of each student, fostering an environment where personal growth is nurtured within a supportive community.
Yin yoga, known for its slow-paced and meditative approach, invites you to explore deep stretches that target the body's connective tissues, promoting joint health, flexibility, and inner stillness. This practice is the perfect counterbalance to the dynamic activities of daily life, offering a tranquil space to rejuvenate. It is adaptable to all fitness levels and ages. Our sessions delve into long-held postures that not only enhance physical mobility but also offer profound mental and emotional benefits.
Please bring a yoga mat and bolster if you have them.
£10 per class, or block booking of 7 classes at £60 (paid in advance)
Please book via email or phone: Louise@mind-bodydesign.com
07713964276
Tepee plant supports
A lovey 3 hour workshop, learn how to weave a large support, great for vegetables and a smaller size perfect for sweet peas and the like.
Materials and refreshments included.
Qigong with Lara
Lara is going to be starting up a monthly Qigong class from January. I’d love you to join me for some gentle and nourishing practice, suitable for all levels. Please get in touch if you’d like to find out more or book
Forage and Cook with Hej Gro
Learn about the wonderful nutrition packed super foods in your local area. We'll also cook a wonderful vegan meal at Vallis Farm from our foraged produce. 12 adult places.
Talk - Engaging communities with rewilding - Julia Galbenu
Join our first ever talk at the farm with our wonderful guest speaker Julia Galbenu, the Community Engagement Manager at Heal Rewilding. £6
Ashtanga Yoga with Jason Martin
I have been practicing (intermittently I’ll admit!) yoga for around 10 years. I came to it, like so many of us due to injury. In practice I have found some peace and acceptance of where I am with my body!
I started my teacher training with the aim of getting more men onto the mat! My 200 hour foundation was with Jane Piddington of Ashtanga yoga Glastonbury in Somerset UK. I also have a 50 hour yin yoga teacher training from Amy Jones both are highly qualified senior members of Yoga Alliance Professionals.
I’ve been lucky to have the ongoing experience of teaching yoga at Surf and Yoga Retreats in Mirissa Sri Lanka. Where I teach Ashtanga short form and Yin tailored for surfers.
I’m interested in Pranayama techniques and am looking to doing further training to teach this to help people cope with stress, COPD and Asthma.
£10 per class or £60 for a block of 7 (paid in advance)
Messy Weekenders with If Lost Start Here
Are you interested in drinking coffee in a gorgeous setting with some amazing local women while learning something new about life? Then Messy Weekenders is for you. It’s our first in-person get together and we wanted to take all that we’ve discovered about being lost (and getting found) offline and bring it to our local community.
Ashtanga Yoga with Jason Martin
I have been practicing (intermittently I’ll admit!) yoga for around 10 years. I came to it, like so many of us due to injury. In practice I have found some peace and acceptance of where I am with my body!
I started my teacher training with the aim of getting more men onto the mat! My 200 hour foundation was with Jane Piddington of Ashtanga yoga Glastonbury in Somerset UK. I also have a 50 hour yin yoga teacher training from Amy Jones both are highly qualified senior members of Yoga Alliance Professionals.
I’ve been lucky to have the ongoing experience of teaching yoga at Surf and Yoga Retreats in Mirissa Sri Lanka. Where I teach Ashtanga short form and Yin tailored for surfers.
I’m interested in Pranayama techniques and am looking to doing further training to teach this to help people cope with stress, COPD and Asthma.
£10 per class or £60 for a block of 7 (paid in advance)
Ashtanga Yoga with Jason Martin
I have been practicing (intermittently I’ll admit!) yoga for around 10 years. I came to it, like so many of us due to injury. In practice I have found some peace and acceptance of where I am with my body!
I started my teacher training with the aim of getting more men onto the mat! My 200 hour foundation was with Jane Piddington of Ashtanga yoga Glastonbury in Somerset UK. I also have a 50 hour yin yoga teacher training from Amy Jones both are highly qualified senior members of Yoga Alliance Professionals.
I’ve been lucky to have the ongoing experience of teaching yoga at Surf and Yoga Retreats in Mirissa Sri Lanka. Where I teach Ashtanga short form and Yin tailored for surfers.
I’m interested in Pranayama techniques and am looking to doing further training to teach this to help people cope with stress, COPD and Asthma.
£10 per class or £60 for a block of 7 (paid in advance)
Qigong with Lara
Lara is going to be starting up a monthly Qigong class from January. I’d love you to join me for some gentle and nourishing practice, suitable for all levels. Please get in touch if you’d like to find out more or book
Ashtanga Yoga with Jason Martin
I have been practicing (intermittently I’ll admit!) yoga for around 10 years. I came to it, like so many of us due to injury. In practice I have found some peace and acceptance of where I am with my body!
I started my teacher training with the aim of getting more men onto the mat! My 200 hour foundation was with Jane Piddington of Ashtanga yoga Glastonbury in Somerset UK. I also have a 50 hour yin yoga teacher training from Amy Jones both are highly qualified senior members of Yoga Alliance Professionals.
I’ve been lucky to have the ongoing experience of teaching yoga at Surf and Yoga Retreats in Mirissa Sri Lanka. Where I teach Ashtanga short form and Yin tailored for surfers.
I’m interested in Pranayama techniques and am looking to doing further training to teach this to help people cope with stress, COPD and Asthma.
£10 per class or £60 for a block of 7 (paid in advance)
Ashtanga Yoga with Jason Martin
I have been practicing (intermittently I’ll admit!) yoga for around 10 years. I came to it, like so many of us due to injury. In practice I have found some peace and acceptance of where I am with my body!
I started my teacher training with the aim of getting more men onto the mat! My 200 hour foundation was with Jane Piddington of Ashtanga yoga Glastonbury in Somerset UK. I also have a 50 hour yin yoga teacher training from Amy Jones both are highly qualified senior members of Yoga Alliance Professionals.
I’ve been lucky to have the ongoing experience of teaching yoga at Surf and Yoga Retreats in Mirissa Sri Lanka. Where I teach Ashtanga short form and Yin tailored for surfers.
I’m interested in Pranayama techniques and am looking to doing further training to teach this to help people cope with stress, COPD and Asthma.
£10 per class or £60 for a block of 7 (paid in advance)
Songwriting with Jazz Morley
A day of songwriting, creativity and delicious food. Hosted by Jazz Morley in the beautiful grounds of Vallis Farm in Somerset.
Pilates for Gardening
Taster Session with Sophy Griffiths
Fit to garden?
Pilates workshop for gardeners
Gardening is recognised as a great way to get fit - on a level with walking, cycling, swimming and weight training! But how often do we just experience back and knee pain?
This 2 hour taster workshop will touch on how and why we should do preparatory exercises, easing us into the early months, keep us strong and supple through our gardening year. Get ready for spring!
Level: Mixed ability
Instructions
Bring an exercise/Yoga mat, towel/pillow for your head, a band/scarf for stretching.
Thats a good start, some water and comfortable clothes to move in.
£28
Ashtanga Yoga with Jason Martin
I have been practicing (intermittently I’ll admit!) yoga for around 10 years. I came to it, like so many of us due to injury. In practice I have found some peace and acceptance of where I am with my body!
I started my teacher training with the aim of getting more men onto the mat! My 200 hour foundation was with Jane Piddington of Ashtanga yoga Glastonbury in Somerset UK. I also have a 50 hour yin yoga teacher training from Amy Jones both are highly qualified senior members of Yoga Alliance Professionals.
I’ve been lucky to have the ongoing experience of teaching yoga at Surf and Yoga Retreats in Mirissa Sri Lanka. Where I teach Ashtanga short form and Yin tailored for surfers.
I’m interested in Pranayama techniques and am looking to doing further training to teach this to help people cope with stress, COPD and Asthma.
£10 per class or £60 for a block of 7 (paid in advance)
For the love of flowers with Little Flourish
'For the love of flowers'- turning the traditional view of Valentines’ Day on its head, Join us for an evening of embracing love for ourselves and what we create with sustainably and locally grown dried flowers. Naomi, from Little Flourish, will guide you through creating your own ever-lasting, wild, dried floral heart. Enjoy a selection of locally made nibbles & Wiltshire-foraged, hedgerow cordial to refresh you. A glass of prosecco on arrival. BYOB is allowed. This workshop is for people to come together as singles or groups of friends.
Cost: £75 per person. All materials provided. Please do bring secateurs /flower clippers.
Email hello@littleflourish.co.uk to book
Kimchi making with Alex from Somerset Kimchi and Kraut
After the sell-out success of Alex’s sauerkraut course she is returning to Vallis Farm to share all her best-selling Kimchi skills with you. Come along to this hands-on, friendly workshop and learn the secret of making successful and delicious Kimchi.
You will take home a 1Litre jar of your own handmade Kimchi and all the skills to make more at home.
Cost: £40 per person to include all kit and veg and tasty fermented snacks
Qigong with Lara
Lara is going to be starting up a monthly Qigong class from January. I’d love you to join me for some gentle and nourishing practice, suitable for all levels. Please get in touch if you’d like to find out more or book
Plant a Tree!
Vallis Farm is planting a community orchard and we need local, like-minded people to help us!
We have a dedicated team of volunteers who have helped to research and choose varieties of apple and plum for our new orchard. Now we need help to get them in the ground! This is an activity that anyone can get involved in so everyone is welcome. We work throughout the morning and the farm will provide all you lovely workers with a tasty lunch afterwards. This is a great opportunity to get outside, meet like-minded people and spend time with loved ones without spending any money! This will be the first of regular days that the space will be open to the public. Please email: tamsin@vallisfarm.co.uk to book your place or to find out any more information. We look forward to sharing with you!
Qigong with Lara
Lara is going to be starting up a monthly Qigong class from January. I’d love you to join me for some gentle and nourishing practice, suitable for all levels. Please get in touch if you’d like to find out more or book
Mug Making
This is a fun course and a great introduction to working with clay. Using stoneware clay, you will learn how throw a mark sheet on the wheel, create handles and attach them leaving you with your very own handbuilt mug. This course is suitable for beginners and children over age 8.
Herbal Gift Making
Herbal Gifts for Christmas – Adult only event
A chance for grown-ups to get creative and make some unusual and tasty plant-based presents
Fireside Tales
Fireside Tales: Yuletide Myth, Magic & Medicine
Gather round the Yule Fire for stories, nibbles and some tipple based on our Christmas Evergreens.
Vallis Open House
Drop-in and find out what’s on offer at Vallis Farm in 2024, with complimentary drinks and snacks for everyone. All welcome.
Festive willow weaving
An evening of festive weaving. Come and learn how to make a star and flatweave folklore reindeer while enjoying some festive refreshments to unleash that holiday spirit!
Creative Christmas Tealights
A delightful half day course to create a selection of Christmas tea light holders using porcelain clay.
Christmas kraut making
Come along to this hands-on, friendly workshop and learn the secret of making successful and delicious sauerkraut with Alex from Somerset Kimchi and Kraut.
You will take home your own 1L jar of kraut and all the skills to make more at home.
Workshop with tasty treats: £38
Email to book.