Open Day - May 2026

Last Saturday, despite warnings of heavy rains, we held our first open day at Zsamboki Biokert. We were incredibly lucky - there was a bit of drizzle but we mostly managed to stay dry. We spent the day outdoors, looking around the farm, getting involved in some tasks, sharing a meal, listening to music, dancing and enjoying rides on the cart pulled by good old Sári, our trusted steed (and main attraction!).

Our guests included customers old (some who’ve been with us for years) and new faces too (great to see organic food resonating with the next generation). Our neighbours came along which is very important as Zsámbok has a market gardening heritage, with many families still growing food in their long gardens. Historically this would have all been organic of course, and quite a few are joining us on the journey to produce healthy, nutritious food without synthetic inputs. We are also joined by friends and family of the team - an important opportunity where everyone can share what they are particularly proud of - often it’s hard to visualise what working on a farm is like.

After arriving and a quick introduction from Csaba, our farm manager, smaller groups went off to do some essential weeding of crops in polytunnels - learning how to care for plants which yield fruit while suppressing others that get in the way. Without herbicides and pesticides, we have to do a lot of this care manually - which ultimately results in amazing quality produce. It’s great if our customers really get to experience this. 

After some light work, it was time for lunch, cooked by Kati outdoors. She even found the time to bake cakes earlier that morning which disappeared VERY quickly after lunch. In the afternoon Matthew and Csaba gave tours of the farm in both Hungarian and English - important, as quite a lot of our visitors don’t speak Hungarian as a first language. 

After the tours it was time to shake a leg to tunes performed by Ganjallo - an up and coming session band who play traditional folk, balkan, gypsy, jewish songs. While the dancing got underway, young (and not so young) visitors could go on a horse and cart ride around the farm and surrounding countryside. Sári, the horse was soaking wet after 3 rounds - probably a combination of sweat and rain!

For the true organic pioneers who stayed until the evening, there was a very exclusive dance party taking place to celebrate our tallest team member, Logan entering a new decade.

So in case you couldn’t make it, make sure you join for our next event in a few months’ time - see you there!