Headliners
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” J.R.Tolkein
Lounge on the Farm always takes its food very seriously. Everything on the site is hand-picked (or should i say tasted) by The Farmers themselves and you certainly wont find the usual festival tosh. The best produce from all over Kent will be on offer, prepared by some of our most talented chefs, bakers, butchers and cooks. Our food courts are as creative as the music and art on the site, using local ingredients to create food from all over the world. Old school favourites will include Al’s Hog Roast with his hand reared and slaughtered pigs, Ana our Portuguese Mama with her delicious custard tarts and sweet pastries, Enzo’s Italian Bakery, Haji Baji and their very best curries, Roots n Shoots (no festival goer should attempt a full lounge weekend without a revitalising stop at this kitchen) and the festivals very own Farmhouse Ale and Pie House. To be sure to get a table at The Goods Shed this year remember to book in advance throught the festival website to guarantee the ultimate festival dining experience. This year as well as The Village Green there will be cafes and restaurants throughout The Meadows and The Further Field.
Farmers, retailers and producers we love to big up include:
Godmersham Game, The Butcher of Brogdale, Hedgers of Canterbury, The Goods Shed Butchery, Griggs of Hythe, Simon the Fish, Ripple Farm Organics, Monkshill Farm, Dumbrells, Hinxden Dairy, Dargate Dairy, Turners Fine Foods, Walmestone Growers and many more.......
Last but not least is our very own farmers, father and son Tim and Edward Hulme. It is Tim’s vision that has allowed the festival to become a reality and continue to grow and without whom we would be nowhere. His son Edward runs a food stall at the festival with his reared lamb, home grown apples and cherries and is a character and law unto himself. That isn’t just pasture to plate, that folks is zero food miles....
Toast the Farm
“A fine beer may be judged by just one sip, but its best to be thoroughly sure.” Old Czech Proverb
Shepherd Neame as always are our partners in Lounge on the Farm and Orangeboom, Spitfire and their specially brewed Festival Ale will be on offer across the site. They have partnered the festival since 2006 and have watched it grow and assisted us wherever possible. Britain’s oldest brewer is also Lounge on the Farm’s oldest partner!
As ever LOTF likes to give all local brewers a platform to showcase their wares so Gadds of Ramsgate, Hopdaemon Brewery, Pawley Farm, Brogdale and Press Wines will all be offering a taste of their best beers, ciders and wines.
