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Whilst visiting friends in Upton this weekend, I finally get to Parsonage Farm where Farm Fest 2014 is taking place. \u00a0Upton is a pretty hamlet in Hampshire, north of Andover, with the River Swift a winterbourne (a river that usually only flows after wet weather) running through it. \u00a0With the continuing balmy weather (how we are loving this summer!), my friend and I leave the seven children, ranging in ages from 3 to 12, under the supervision of the two fathers….<\/p>\n

\"Entrance<\/a>
Entrance to Farm Fest 2014 at Parsonage Farm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Walking into the Farm Fest site we are met with live music and various stalls selling local produce and crafts. \u00a0It looks terribly pretty, straight out of the pages of Country Living! \u00a0There is bunting everywhere, spinning flags flying<\/p>\n

\"Country<\/a>
Country Living!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

high in the sky and children happily running around barefoot as parents browse the merchandise. \u00a0My girlfriend stocks up on her favourite chilli sauce from Anna Valley Chillies whilst I spend some time smelling the various<\/p>\n

\"Facial<\/a>
Facial Serum & Bite Bliss from Doozle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

skincare products made by Jill Cockerton of Doozle. \u00a0Jill makes her skin products with 100% natural ingredients, primarily organic and fairly traded. \u00a0I decide to buy the nourishing facial serum (10ml \u00a37.75) which has a heavenly scent reminding me of the New Zealand made Trilogy serum. \u00a0I also purchase a tiny tin of Bite Bliss (\u00a35.50) – ‘first aid kit in a tin!’. \u00a0It is supposed to fix mosquito bites, nettle stings and pretty much any scrapes that are a daily occurrence in our household.<\/p>\n

\"Left<\/a>
Left in charge?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Returning to the house, Bite Bliss has a chance to be tested, as we find the fathers watching television whilst three children have sneaked across into Farm Fest, the Littlest is running around naked looking for Mummy and Gerald Durrell is sporting a welt like wound from a ping pong ball (pretty impressive it is too!). \u00a0The balm is applied to her skin and my friend and I decide that it might be wisest to gather up all the children and take them back to the farm.<\/p>\n

\"Getting<\/a>
Getting creative with Arty Party Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We make our way to the Arty Party Studio stand, a creative company run by Jo Davis and Becky Wilkinson; my friend has used them for art and craft parties for her children and thinks they are fantastic! \u00a0At the stall, children can<\/p>\n

\"Finished!\"<\/a>
Finished!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

decorate small heart shaped hanging frames, with mosaic pieces – all our girls, except the Littlest, are thrilled to be able to do something creative. \u00a0They leave with some very pretty mosaic hearts. \u00a0Meanwhile the two boys are running around, more interested in finding ice cream! \u00a0Before leaving, the two older girls spend some time watching Simon Sensing of Art Ink doing some beautiful calligraphy work. \u00a0He has<\/p>\n

\"Beautiful<\/a>
Beautiful calligraphy from Art Ink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

handmade cards and small carved pebbles as well as calligraphy for sale. \u00a0At his studio in Woolton Hill he holds calligraphy workshops for beginners and up. \u00a0One day I will have the time to do these wonderfully creative things.<\/p>\n

We leave Parsonage Farm behind but I will definitely return to buy from The Meat Room, their shop which is open on the last Friday and Saturday of the month from 10am to 1pm. \u00a0It’s a great place for the children as well. \u00a0They also have cured meats at the farm and I did notice some\u00a0perfectly formed small salamis hanging up in a row before we left, so they will be on my shopping list too!<\/p>\n

Bundling the exhausted but happy Tribe into the car in the early evening, we leave just as the skies are turning dark – I hope that the torrential rain that we drive into didn’t make it to this very lovely part of Hampshire. \u00a0Thank you to our Upton friends!<\/p>\n

www.parsonage-farm.co.uk<\/p>\n

www.doozle.biz<\/p>\n

www.artypartystudio.co.uk<\/p>\n

www.simonsonsino.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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