# Farm to Table

> Pick it, then cook it. A working produce farm in Al Ain or Sharjah, a farm kitchen, and a lunch the team grew two hours earlier.

Package C-05 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Farmhouse & Retreat](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/farmhouse-and-retreat-days/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/farm-to-table/

- **Duration:** 8 hrs
- **Ideal start time:** 07:30 pickup — harvesting is a morning job everywhere in the world and the UAE is not an exception
- **Departure window:** 07:00–08:00
- **Group size:** 15 min — 50 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Al Ain or Sharjah — working produce farm with kitchen facilities
- **Season:** Oct–Apr
- **Booking lead time:** 14 days

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person | Billed for at least |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 15–29 people | AED 500 | 25 people |
| 30–49 people | AED 440 | — |
| 50+ people | AED 400 | — |

A group smaller than a band's "billed for at least" figure is still served, and is invoiced for that many people.
Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 27–29 are billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–49 people; groups of 46–49 are billed as 50 people at the rate for 50+ people.

Payment: 50% advance on signature. 100% cleared 3 working days before the event. Numbers lock 7 days prior.

## Why this is not the retail version

The comparison inside our own catalog is **G-02 Chef's Table Challenge at AED 430** — a cooking competition in a studio kitchen, indoors, year-round, and a genuinely good package. This is AED 440 and it is not a competition.

**The difference is that the ingredients are not delivered in a crate.** The team picks them, which changes the day in two specific ways. First, **the menu is not fixed** — the chef sets it after the harvest is weighed, because what comes out of the ground in February is not what came out in November. A team that has to cook what it actually found is doing something a scripted cook-off is not.

Second, **the grower.** Forty-five minutes with someone who farms commercially in a country with no rain and 45°C summers is the part people repeat afterwards, and it is not available in a studio kitchen at any price.

**It is also the only package in the catalog with a genuine sustainability story that is not a CSR package.** Food miles, desert agriculture, water — a client who wants an ESG angle without a volunteering day can have this instead, and the story is real rather than assembled.

**Sell G-02 for a competitive team and a year-round date. Sell this for a team that would rather make something together than beat each other.**

## Timeline

- **07:30** — Bus departs client office. Breakfast boxes and coffee on board
- **09:00** — Arrival at the farm. Branded welcome, boots and baskets issued
- **09:15** — Farm walk with the grower — what grows here, what it takes, why UAE agriculture is harder than it looks
- **10:00** — Harvest. Teams take a crop each and pick against a list the chef has given them
- **11:15** — Return to the farm kitchen. Wash, sort, weigh
- **11:30** — Menu brief. The chef reveals the dishes — built around whatever actually came in, which is never quite the plan
- **11:45** — Cook. Teams take a course each. Stations, knives, heat, real cooking
- **13:30** — Lunch. Everyone eats what everyone made, at one long table
- **14:45** — Farm store — teams take produce home
- **15:15** — Bus departs
- **15:30** — Arrival at drop point

## Included

- Return coach transfer from client office
- Breakfast boxes and coffee on the outbound journey
- Exclusive half-day access to a working produce farm — grower-led walk, harvest access, baskets and tools
- Farm kitchen with a chef facilitator and assistant
- All cooking provisions beyond what is harvested
- The lunch the group cooks, at one long table
- Produce bag to take home, per attendee
- Branded welcome setup
- Photographer, full day — 60+ retouched stills, and an edited 90-second reel within 5 working days
- Event coordinator on site

## Not included

- Alcohol
- Overnight stay
- Recipe pack beyond the day (see add-ons)
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** Rain (which makes the fields unworkable and the crops unpickable), or a forecast high above 34°C — harvesting is outdoor physical work.
- **Fallback:** The kitchen half of the day runs regardless, using farm produce picked by the growers that morning; the farm walk moves to the greenhouses and packing shed, which are covered. The day is shortened by roughly 90 minutes and a AED 60/person reduction applies. Full cancellation reschedules free within 90 days.
- **You are told by:** By 17:00 the previous day.

## Customisation options

- Printed recipe pack with the day's menu, per attendee: AED 55
- Extended produce box delivered to homes: AED 120/person
- Beekeeping or dairy module where the farm has one: AED 90/person
- Sustainability and food-security briefing, 30 min: AED 1,400
- Upgrade to a chef-led plated finish: AED 70/person
- Team competition format with judging: AED 900/event
- Videographer + edited reel: AED 1,200
- Extend into an evening at a nearby farmhouse: Priced on C-03

## Questions about Farm to Table

### How much does Farm to Table cost per person?

AED 500 per person for 15–29 people; AED 440 per person for 30–49 people; AED 400 per person for 50+ people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. A group below a band's minimum chargeable size is billed at that minimum: 25 people in the 15–29 band. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 27–29 are billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–49 people; groups of 46–49 are billed as 50 people at the rate for 50+ people.

### How long does Farm to Table take, and when does it start?

8 hrs. Ideal start: 07:30 pickup — harvesting is a morning job everywhere in the world and the UAE is not an exception. Departure window: 07:00–08:00.

### What is not included in Farm to Table?

Alcohol; Overnight stay; Recipe pack beyond the day (see add-ons); 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to Farm to Table if the weather turns?

Trigger: Rain (which makes the fields unworkable and the crops unpickable), or a forecast high above 34°C — harvesting is outdoor physical work. Fallback: The kitchen half of the day runs regardless, using farm produce picked by the growers that morning; the farm walk moves to the greenhouses and packing shed, which are covered. The day is shortened by roughly 90 minutes and a AED 60/person reduction applies. Full cancellation reschedules free within 90 days. You are told: By 17:00 the previous day.

### How far in advance do we need to book Farm to Table?

The booking lead time is 14 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

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