The Autumn Harvest Festival at Rouse Hill House and Farm goes beyond what you see on your dinner plate. While there are more than 20 stalls offering locally produced cheeses, artisan breads, cured meats, relishes, cider and tea, this seasonal festival also investigates the behind-the-scenes of food and champions sustainable eating habits.
Throughout the day, you’ll hear from cheesemakers, cider producers, beekeepers and sustainable cooks demonstrating and talking about their practices. Chook expert Dave Ingham will teach you how to raise a friendly flock of chickens, while the kids toddle off to workshops showing them how to make butter, milk cows and get gardening.
If you’re already versed in all the traditional methods of growing, curing, fermenting and animal rearing, soak up a little history about the farm’s 160-year-old convict house on a free family-friendly tour. Or, prioritise eating and set up a picnic rug on the grass and enjoy produce from the likes of Brasserie Bread, Broomfield Pie Co, Fungi Co, Kristen Allen Cheese and more.
Growing your own veggies at home? Bring in some of your harvest and exchange it for other produce at the Crop Swap.
