ON Saturday, Birch Hall in Much Dewchurch will host Hedge Fest.

From 11am to 4pm you can enjoy a collaborative day of fabulous food, local crafts, stalls, talks, workshops and demonstrations. It will be a day for all the family and entrance is free.

Come and see how to milk a goat; learn about bee keeping; find out how to weave on a loom and what life is like in the Carpathian Mountains.

For the first time a new book Ecolibrium Now will be on offer as well as a talk given by local farmer Chris Stockdale. Bathe in a bath of sound with The Wild Chocolate Club and their singing bowls. Come and speak to Hereford Yoga and see what yoga can do for you.

The famous Rocket Kitchen will be there serving delicious pizzas as well as wonderful soups served on an outside fire by Experience Ukraine.

Local food producers will be there Ragmans Lane Market Garden, Arkstone Mill, from Kingstone, Greenlands Cheesery from Orcop Hill and there will be plenty for children to do too with seed saving and face painting among other wonderful activities.

Hedge Fest came about after two Herefordshire women started a local, publication called The Hedge. They decided they would like to bring together contributors in a showcase of the wonders Herefordshire has to offer. Rachel Wood and Nada Meredith have just released the third issue, a collaboration of artists, storytellers and writers, many of whom are from the county.

All proceeds from the publication are given to a different project each time. Money raised from this latest issue will be given to Bees For Development, who are based in Monmouth.

Nada and Rachel will both be present on the day with the publication. They will also be taking bets on the size of their gigantic pumpkin and setting up a photo shoot with wibbley wobbly fruit and vegetables, so please remember to bring yours along on the day.