Raymond Blanc Gardening School: The Edible Garden

What Can I Expect

Welcome to the Raymond Blanc Edible Garden workshop! Hosted by the horticultural experts at the celebrated French chef’s Gardening School, this half-day experience will give you an amazing and very tasty insight into foods we can find in the garden.

Based in the grounds of Raymond Blanc’s double Michelin-starred restaurant and luxury Belmond hotel Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons at Great Milton near Oxford, your visit is going to be very fruitful in every way. Put simply, it’s an amazing place to visit.

During your half-day you will be shown what culinary treats can be found in gardens when you know where to look. It promises to be a flavourful journey, as you potter around Raymond’s potager gardens, harvesting samples to taste as you go.

And of course, the produce growing in these gardens is used in the kitchens of the famous restaurant, ensuring freshness and seasonality is top priority for the brigade of dedicated chefs.

You will also learn about how seeds are sown and grown in the glass house. This is a truly fascinating part of the workshop and it’s clear to see the skill and how committed the gardening team is to heritage varieties of fruits and vegetables.

As you are being shown around the gardens, you will have plenty of time to ask all your questions about growing your own produce and about life in the gardens at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons.

And a special little treat to finish your half-day Edible Garden workshop at Raymond Blanc’s Gardening School : a nice cup of tea or coffee and a slice of delicious cake served in the delightful glass house. A superb experience for anyone who is into growing their own!

Availability

The half day course

• Arrival at 9.45 am to start at 10.00 am and finish at 12.30 pm and the dates are as follows;
• 24th February
• 16th March
• 30th May
• 16th July
• 13th August
• 19th September
• 1st October
• 15th October
• 13th November

Suitable For

• Minimum age 16
• You will form part of a small group of up to 8 participants

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