Haystack 06 Sauerkraut Making at Lower Hewood Farm in Dorset on Friday 1 Nov

To continue the age-old tradition of making German Sauerkraut in rural England (since 2011!) Haystack 06 takes place during the Halloween celebrations at Lower Hewood Farm in Dorset.

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We picked up the annual Sauerkraut making habit during our stay in Höfen, using Heidi Böhm’s special recipe.

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In 2011 red and white Sauerkraut was made during the Harvest Festival at Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridgeshire, organised by Grizedale Arts.
In 2012 members of the Coniston Youth Club braved the chopped kraut with their bare feet during the village’s Harvest Festival, organised by Grizedale Arts.

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If you happen to be in the area please join and respect the fancy dress code for the occasion: come as an edible animal!

Organised by Maria Benjamin.

Friday 1st November
4.00 pm – late
Lower Hewood Farm, Hewood. TA20 4NR