Slow Food & Earth Market Festival
10–12 July 2026 · Lopemede Farm, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire
Three days of remarkable food, craft, music and connection to the land.
Join us at Lopemede Farm for the inaugural Slow Food & Earth Market Festival, a celebration of producers who farm, bake, brew, make and create with integrity.
Come for the market. Leave with stories, flavours, and a deeper connection to where food comes from.
Two Markets, One Shared Ethos
Earth Market
The most local expression of the festival. Food, drink and craft produced within 30 miles of Lopemede Farm.
Meet the people shaping this landscape and fill your basket with true provenance.
Slow Market
Exceptional producers from further afield, selected for sustainability, transparency, animal welfare and craftsmanship, the best of responsible production from across the UK and beyond.
What You’ll Experience
Talks, tastings and demonstrations, including cheesemaking, breadmaking, cooking demos, cheese tasting competitions, bread baking and lots more…
Learn directly from producers and artisans through the weekend.
Music and performance in nature
Including Theatre on the Farm, a stunning Mongolian yurt and open-air stage space with immersive theatrical and musical experiences inspired by the landscape.
Field-to-fork feasting available throughout the weekend
Enjoy exceptional food properly made with nature, health and flavour in mind. There will be exceptional food traders based throughout the festival. Additionally book our spectacular Field-to-Table Supper hosted by resident chefs Tom & Debbie of Fallow & Field. Tickets for this on sale soon - Friday 10th and Saturday 11th July from 7-9.30pm Ticket price TBC
At Lopemede Farm: Northern Lapwing - also known as Peewit or Green Plover
Well being & creativity at Lopemede
Enjoy the farm’s wider community including Sonder Experience (saunas and cold plunge), plus pottery, retreat experiences and more.
A Festival With National Backing
This is a new festival with national support, hosting the first UK Earth Market presented under the Slow Food banner, with support from organisations including the Sustainable Food Trust and the Real Bread Campaign.
Who It’s For
Food lovers, families, chefs, farmers, makers, and anyone who wants a brilliant day out that actually means something.
Ready to join us?
This community-led festival brings people together to explore the vital connections between soil, nature, food and human health. Supported by Slow Food UK, The Sustainable Food Trust and The Real Cheese Project, the festival champions regenerative farming, real food and thriving local communities.
Lopemede Farm, Nr Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire
Across the weekend you can enjoy:
Inspiring talks from leading voices in biodiversity, soil health, plants and wellbeing
Cheesemaking demos from Roger longman of Whitelake Cheese
Pottery workshops for all the family from Potrix Ceramix
Slow Food and artisan producer market lots of exceptional food, drink and craft traders - real food - drinks and craft
Proper Breadmaking with Real Bread Campaign
Locally and nationally produced ales, wines and soft drinks from our 2 festival bars
Opportunities to connect with farmers, producers and nature - talk to the farmers hear about their work
Wildlife and nature charities
Farm tours
Wellness activities woven throughout the programme
Sauna & Cold plunge from Sonder Experience
Traditional Folk Music
Theatre on The Farm operates from a Mongolian yurt and an Open-Air Stage space, where we create theatrical and musical experiences that are immersed in and inspired by nature.
A festival for anyone who cares about good food, the natural world and a more sustainable future. Whether you’re deeply passionate about food, curious about how our food system works, or simply looking for a joyful day out in the countryside, we’d love to welcome you.