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The Field Beneath – our allotment last year

‘Creativity is intelligence having fun’

Albert Einstein

Escape the commercialism of Christmas and enjoy the fantasy world of The Gingerbread City 2022

The Berber Biscuit Bazaar- this year’s desert plot

In 2021 Smart Rewilding created The Field Beneath. This year Chiddingfold Creatives are proud to be constructing The Berber Biscuit Bazaar.

Follow our progress as we develop the concept, source the materials and build the plot.

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  • The big reveal
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  • Finalising the details
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  • And so construction begins
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  • Preparing our materials
    Quite easy to find desert materials: for brown there are plenty of spices and pulses. For green I’ve got my own supply of dried mint, seaweed, bay leaves and rosemary.…More
  • The Berber Biscuit Bazaar
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