THERE was a hive of activity in Gostrey Meadow on Saturday, June 9, as Farnham Community Farm (formerly Farnham Local Food) held its second annual Sustainability Fayre - a gathering of mainly local enterprises that promote local produce, environmental awareness, physical well-being and provide ideas on how to live life just a little bit greener.

This year the meadow was divided into six different zones: nature and environment, sustainable living, food and drink, wellness, kids and creativity zones.

The nature and environment zone was all about rescue animals, beautiful bouquets of locally-grown flowers, wildlife in Surrey, or alternatives to cling film.

In the sustainable living zone, the focus was also on environmentally-friendly products, local products and minimising waste.

Nestled among the trees was the tranquil wellness zone with yoga and tai chi, and a space where visitors could have a massage to relax tense muscles.

New this year was the creativity zone which showed different ways to reduce waste by making practical and pretty objects out of ordinary things such as wires and cables.

Of course there was plenty of food and drink on offer. The Farnham Community Farm cafe did a brisk trade selling tea and cakes, while vegan dishes were available at the vegan stall. On the other side of the meadow the organic burgers sold like “hot cakes” and the beer was pretty popular too - all accompanied by live music.

Farnham Community Farm’s own stall gave information about the farm and its Crowdfunding campaign (www.crowdfunder.co.uk/farnham-community-farm), to raise £15,000 towards a renewable energy supply for its main growing site in Runfold, as well as other essential equipment and improved security after the farm’s small tractor and some major tools were stolen in April.

And no fayre would be complete without the plant stall, selling everything from tomato, courgette and bean plants to colourful bedding plants, grown from seed by members.

The Mayor of Farnham, David Attfield, visited the fayre and was introduced to the Farnham Giant, an artwork created from recycled textiles and wire, representing the road, rail and river network of Farnham.

Last but not least, there was a Wishing Tree in which visitors, young and old, could hang their green wish for Farnham. Here are just a few:

• I wish everyone was kinder to animals, the earth, each other and themselves

• I want more fun for kids like somewhere to ice skate

• More green spaces, more community and more sharing

• Please organise a car-free Sunday maybe two a year

• I wish that people rode horses and did not drive so many cars

• Walk more! The traffic around Farnham ruins air quality and visual aspect of town

• My wish is to stop global warming.

Marlies van den Hurk, a volunteer at Farnham Community Farm, said: “The list of participating organisations and people is too long to mention each one individually. Needless to say, Farnham Community Farm is very grateful for everyone’s contributions and would like to thank every stall and stall holder for making it into a very enjoyable and successful day!”

Anyone interested in joining a wider community network for sustainability in and around Farnham can email [email protected] .