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Food & Drink at The Barn

Participants at The Barn join in preparing meals for the group. We have tried and tested recipes that can be followed to help in the process.

Where possible we use produce grown in The Barn gardens and eat seasonally. Like all our venues, The Barn operates a vegetarian kitchen.

Food at the Barn
Guy Clarke

Our food ethos

The Sharpham Trust operates vegetarian kitchens offering a healthy, balanced diet that includes eggs and dairy products. We try to source as many local products as we can, including vegetables and fruit from our own gardens.

This is why we do this:

  • Vegetarian kitchens are simpler in terms of health and safety, allowing retreatants to be involved
  • A vegetarian diet has a much lower environmental impact than one with meat or fish
  • Our values & aims as a charity mean that we want to give people an opportunity to experience alternative food approaches

Food allergies, intolerances and catering options

Please tell us well in advance of your stay of any food allergies or intolerances you may have. Participants on our retreats can tell us this on the Booking Form via a link we sent you in your confirmation email.

If these options we offer don’t meet an individual’s needs, he or she must contact The Trust prior to booking to discuss whether alternatives are possible. The Trust cannot accommodate alternative diet requests without prior agreement.

 

Our kitchens are not allergen-free. If you have a life-threatening food allergy we recommend you DO NOT attend retreats at The Barn and instead choose Sharpham House, Coach House or Woodland Retreats.

 

We always label dishes containing allergens you have told us about. Whilst on retreat, please speak to the Manager or cooks for more information on allergens in our dishes.

Making Bread At the Barn
Guy Clarke

Try our recipes for yourself!

You can buy Barn & Sharpham Trust cookbooks from our online shop or search "recipes" on this site.

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