An archive of some of the activities at our gatherings. It doesn’t count the impromptu skill shares, conversations and chance meetings that really make it worthwhile (or the ones without articles written yet…). Radical Bakers Gatherings have full days of workshops in nice canvas spaces. Our focus is on self-reliance and sustainability.
2022 Harvest Timetable
2022 Summer Gathering Timetable
2021 Harvest Timetable
2021 Summer Gathering Timetable
2019 Summer Gathering – Thurs/Fri
2019 Summer Gathering – Saturday
2019 Summer Gathering – Sunday
2018 Summer Gathering Timetable – Thurs/Fri
2018 Summer Gathering Timetable – Saturday
2018 Summer Gathering Timetable – Sunday
Scroll down to find full articles on our past workshops or check the event pages for details of this year’s confirmed activities. Summer Gathering, Harvest Camp.
WET Water Systems with Jay Abrahams from Biologic Design
Jay Abrahams is a microbiologist and permaculture designer who specialises in creating WET water treatment systems for domestic sewage, farming and industry. He coined the term “Treebogs” and talks about designing and building these willow-based composting toilets. Jay runs Biologic Design Ltd. In 2022…
Hydroponics, Cold Smoking and Working Towards Self-reliance with Andy Alder
Basic Hydroponics DIY Hydroponics using readily available materials that are often found for free. We will look at different types of set ups, including: Bottle Hydroponics, Floating rafts, Wicking beds, Nutrient Film Techniques and Flood and Drain. We will construct a simple system using…
Fermenting Vegetables with Annie Levy
I teach creative kraut and kimchi making, starting with the basics and encouraging a sense of empowerment towards developing a personal practice at home. Fermenting is easy and I present what I know as simple, sharable and doable! That’s one of my fundamental premises,…
Upcycled Jewellery with Julie Dawson
We will be learning some basic jewellery making techniques that will allow us to do basic repairs as well as make our own pieces. We’ll then transform found and natural objects and waste materials into wearable upcycled art. All materials will be supplied, but…
Haybox cooking with Jane Segaran
Jane is back this year with her range of Haybox Cookers and is looking forward to dishing up a simple meal to sample. The workshop will be all about Haybox Cookers and how you could make one yourself at home, using items found round…
Camp market
Bring your crafts, Tat, produce, preserves and starters to swap and sell in our camp market during lunchtime on Saturday and Sunday. We will have a limited amount of tables or you are welcome to fly pitch (put a blanket down). The things you…
Baker’s Arms Cafe
Are you looking for a relaxing weekend where you don’t have to worry about cooking? Radical Bakers offers two fully catered meal deals. Meal Deal 1 provides ten meals from Thursday evening to Sunday evening, while Meal Deal 2 offers seven meals from Friday…
Team Bake-off and Baking area
Gather your wits for the Team Bake-off. The limit is your imagination, the rules fluid, the judging kind. The weekend starts with a Friday evening baking session introducing you to the baking area. Bake-off teams can be formed of any reasonable number. You can…
Natural Bee Keeping with BfD
Monica from BfD gives a talk/demonstration of Natural Beekeeping and leading a Bee walk in the grounds of Berrington Hall. She brings equipment but no bees to illustrate her talk and demonstration, and some honeys for tasting. This workshop is for people who know…
Low Impact Architecture
John will be talking about Low impact design and Passivhaus building. He will also be talking about Machynlleth’s reaction to Climate emergency. He is creating an online tool for collaboration and organisation around making actual change. John Williamson has designed & built Low Impact…