October 21 to 31, 2024
Workshops to celebrate Halloween!
On the occasion of Halloween and the All Saints’ Day holidays, La Cueillette de Torfou (91) offers a great pumpkin carving workshop for children from 4 to 12 years old. After choosing their favourite squash from the garden, the children will make a beautiful and scary Jack O’Lantern that they will take home. It will then be a question of installing a candle so that the magic happens! The whole team will be there to follow the activity, give instructions on digging and cutting and guide the children to decorate the pumpkin. And to accompany all this creativity, La Cueillette de Torfou offers all participants a treat and a glass of delicious apple juice!
- For whom : for children aged 4 to 12
- When : Saturday, October 21 to Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Duration : 1 hour
- Price : €10 per workshop per child (The price includes the pumpkin, a candle, a glass of apple juice and a small cake)
- Adult rate : free for the accompanying adult
- Materials provided : pumpkin + a candle + utensils
- A little advice : remember to take warm clothes that are not afraid of being dirty
- Mandatory presence of a parent for the duration of the workshop for the youngest children (4 years old)
The Gathering of Torfou (91)
It is an educational collection located in the south of Essonne in a listed site, 4 km from the Château de Chamarande
From April to November, families flock to pick fruit, vegetables and flowers while having a good time, without quantity constraints. By following the natural cycle, the crops are the result of sustainable agriculture.
Renowned for the wide variety of its harvests, the Torfou harvest offers many varieties of early vegetables: early vegetables, radishes, salads, but also field strawberries, spinach… and also the first carnations of poets
As the seasons change, you can pick tomatoes, potatoes, lilies, in June strawberries in the hanging garden, raspberries, redcurrants
The Cueillette de Torfou, which is part of the “Straw Hat” network, organizes educational events and workshops for children throughout the year.
Useful information
- Opening days:
- Every day from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm (continuous)
- Closed on Tuesday mornings.
- On-site parking
- Dogs not allowed (except service dogs)
The pickings? How does it work?
Participation in the collection is free. Simply come to the site, we will provide you with all the necessary materials. And as if to find the true taste of the products: it is important to respect the rhythm of the seasons, so … No tomatoes in December
To be able to prepare your menu, a calendar is available on the La Cueillette website.
On site, a shop offers fruit, vegetables and flowers from the farm for sale
