THE SYMPOSIUM

Saturday 26 September, 9am–6pm: The Symposium (ticketed)
FŌDA explores big issues in food—from health to regenerative farming—across four themed panels: Land, Sea, Air, and Forest.

Speakers include: Disco Scallops, Mitch Tonks, Car-ymor Seaweed, Wildings Cider, Yeo Valley, Anjula Devi (author and consultant chef, Manchester United), Fadi Kattan (Franco-Palestinian chef, author and hotelier), and Melanie Vaxevanakis (founder, The MAZI Project), with more to be announced.

Talks are chaired by Roger Saul, Xanthe Clay and Josh Eggleton.

Symposium Tickets are £55 + booking fee.
Your ticket includes access to all talks, plus breakfast by Yeo Valley and lunch prepared by The Pony and BaxterStorey, using local produce from Yeo Valley.

THE SOURDOUGH EXCHANGE AD TALK WITH DR VANESSA KIMBELL

Sunday 27 September, 4pm - 6pm (ticketed)

Join Dr Vanessa Kimbell, baker, researcher and author, for an inspiring afternoon of sourdough, sustainability and community. Through a talk, live baking demonstration, Q&A and bread exchange, Vanessa will explore how grain diversity, long fermentation and regenerative farming can support flavour, gut health, biodiversity and farmer livelihoods. Guests will also take part in the Sourdough Exchange by bringing a fermented sourdough loaf to share and exchanging it for another baker’s loaf.

The Sourdough Exchange Tickets are £10 + booking fee.

Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September, 10am–4pm
The outdoor producer market outside Arnolfini is free to attend.