Mimimyne had a great day out at the Spitalfields Apple Day. My children learned how to spin and card wool and pressed their own bottle of apple juice. Meanwhile, I had a stall under a marquee with the organic Post Office Bakery and the rather fabulous La Fromagerie cheese shop, which rather ate into my takings as I cannot resist delicious treats like Apple Cake. I’ve now pledged to give 1% of my profits each year to the Spitalfields City Farm and am sponsoring Orchid and Daisy, two very cute rabbits, as a start. The striking Magritte style photo below is from the Art Workshop “Step Into a Painting” run by Grow Sheffield on the day.

We’re going to have a stall on Sunday 19th October at the Spitalfields City Farm’s Apple Day. The Spitalfields City Farm is the charity we have decided to support and give 1% of our profits to each year: it’s a local charity, does lots for the environment and of course it is very child-friendly! We’re in the process of adopting a farm animal and will post a picture soon. Apple Day is a national event celebrating apples, orchards and local distinctiveness. It is a way of demonstrating in a fun and tasty way, the variety and richness that can be produced in a locality and how it is possible to affect change wherever we live, whether city, town or village.

The aim of Apple Day at Spitalfields City Farm will be to carry a strong environmental message on the benefits of buying local and to think about food miles & sustainability in general.