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Sustainable Sourcing
Buying better and buying local.
What’s it about?
The global food system is the second-largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and the primary driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss, so where the food you serve comes from is crucial to the sustainability of any hospitality business (Source).
Where possible, we believe businesses should buy local. In addition to reducing food miles, buying local produce supports seasonal eating and boosts local economic resilience by generating revenue and creating jobs. When local food is also sustainably produced, it promotes healthy soils, good animal welfare, and strengthens biodiversity in the local area, too. Bristol City Council’s One City Plan includes the goal of providing 15% of the city’s fruit and vegetables from the city-region by 2040.
In this section of the guide you’ll find a list of local food growers, low and no alcohol drink producers operating in the city and a case study from a caterer who knows first-hand what Bristol’s citizens want.
Local Producers
In partnership with Bristol Food Producers, we have brought together a list of some of the brilliant producers based in and around our city. Some have produce ready to sell; others are looking to enter crop planning partnerships, where you could have a say in what they grow. All of them are looking for new customers, so what are you waiting for? Get in touch with them now.
Organisation | What they sell | Minimum order | Delivery details | How they’d like to work | Contact details |
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Low-intensity farm committed to regenerative farming and low-carbon production in Keynsham just outside Bristol. |
Seasonal produce from field scale market garden. Shelf stable apple juice and processed vegetable products. Live fermented products eg. Kimchi |
Tuesdays and Fridays |
Selling produce Crop planning partnerships |
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Situated on Fairy Hill in Compton Dando, a good mix of seasonal vegetables are lovingly grown using nature friendly farming techniques all by hand. Fairy Hill is a small scale, no dig, off grid, biodiverse market garden where the farming practises nurtures the soil and protects our crops. |
Year round spinach, chard, leafy salad, tomatoes, kale, lettuce, cucumbers, beans, brassicas, herbs |
£50 |
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday |
Crop planning partnerships |
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Regenerative community interest farm growing seasonal produce in Backwell, near Bristol. |
Mixed vegetables including gourmet salad, kale, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and much more. |
£50 |
Mondays and Fridays (wholesale May-Oct only) |
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Growing perennial edible plants and produce. Including tree crops such as top fruit, berries & nuts |
Blackcurrants, red & white currants, gooseberries and other berries, as well as some perennial veg. |
Wednesday & Friday |
Crop planning partnerships |
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Growing perennial edible plants and produce. Including tree crops such as top fruit, berries & nuts |
Nearly year round salad, plus kale, chard, perpetual spinach through most months. Excesses of courgettes and beans in summer, then Jerusalem artichokes and squash in winter and autumn. |
Wednesday |
Crop planning partnerships |
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An Avon Wildlife Trust site in Frenchay growing veg upon organic principles, where thriving wildlife is at the heart of what we do |
Seasonal fruit and veg, edible flowers, wild forage such as rose petals, rose hips, berries (back/red currants, gooseberries, raspberries) sea buckthorn, rowan, elaeagnus and hawthorn berries. |
£25 |
Currently deliver in Easton, Fishponds and St. Werburghs only. NB. Would consider organising further afield deliveries to cover multiple orders in a specific area. |
Crop planning partnerships |
Get in touch |
A community market garden in Hengrove that is a not-for-profit social enterprise, who collaborate with volunteers from our local community to collectively help tackle food insecurity in the local area. |
Seasonal, chemical free, regenerative vegetables. Harvested from June through to the end of December. |
£50 |
Tuesday & Thursday with flexibility for the right partner |
Selling produce Crop planning partnerships |
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An organic and regenerative farm in Somerset supplying 200 veg boxes and 14 local shops and restaurants |
Year round range of fresh, organic produce specializing in wholesale salads, greens, herbs and root crops. |
Call to discuss |
Tuesdays |
Selling produce Crop planning partnerships |
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An organic mixed farm |
Most types of veg as well as apples, apple juice, and apple cider vinegar. |
£100 |
Most days |
Selling produce |
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High-quality microgreens grown using 3D printing technology and non-GMO seeds |
Microgreens and Microherbs cut fresh and live trays, 3D printed hydroponic towers and hydroponic setups. |
Next day |
Selling produce |
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A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) market garden |
Large variety of produce in the summer season when we have surplus. Includes tomatoes, aubergines, basil and other herbs, leafy greens such as chard and kale, cabbages, beetroot, agretti, etc. |
£20 |
Thursday pm |
Selling produce |
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A not-for-profit, organic farm, just south of Bristol. More than 1,500 people visit the farm every year to help grow the crops and learn about food, farming and wildlife. |
Organic fruit & veg, dairy, dairy alternatives and other groceries. Produce comes from the farm, as well as a network of other producers who share the farm’s values, including more than 30 in the South West. |
£50 |
Tuesdays and Fridays |
Selling produce |
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Natural cider and perry grower/makers, growing fruit in organic traditional orchards, and making cider and perry with wild yeasts, no sulphites and no other additions. |
Bottles (and sometimes kegs) of cider and perry with a wide range of styles. Natural cider vinegar bottled or bulk. Eau de Vie and Pommeau. Occasionally surplus fruit and vegetables. |
24 bottles |
Weekly |
Selling produce |
Local low and no alcohol drink producers:
Demand for no and low alcohol drinks continues to soar. According to a 2024 survey, 39% of young adults in the UK now abstain from alcohol entirely.
Beer
Type | Who | Description |
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Clear Head 0.5% IPA |
Bristol Beer Factory |
Citra and Mosaic hops bring a citrusy flavour and 5% of profits go to local mental fitness charity Talk Club |
Goram IPA Zero |
Butcome Brewery |
Bristol-based and made with a punchy blend of UK, USA and New Zealand hops, balancing stone fruit, citrus and bitter notes |
Tomorrow |
Wiper & True |
A alcohol-free traditional German Helles-style lager, with a flavour profile of bread crust and gentle herbal notes |
Cider
Type | Who | Description |
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Thatchers |
A medium dry and crisp classic apple cider. Suitable for vegans, vegetarians and coeliacs. |
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Sheppy’s |
Sheppy’s traditional cider using Somerset’s finest dessert apples with a refreshing apple flavour as delicious as Sheppy’s classic draught cider |
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Bristol Cider Shop |
A case of the best low alcohol collected by Bristol Cider Shop. Low alcohol without sacrificing the classic craft cider flavour and 100% natural, vegan and gluten-free |
Spirits
Type | Who | Description |
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Caleno Drinks |
A tropical blend of pineapple, coconut, ginger, black cardamom, vanilla, kola nut & lime. Zero sugar, vegan-friendly and gluten-free |
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Caleno Drinks |
A lively blend of pineapple, Inca berry, papaya, coriander, juniper berry, green cardamom and lemon peel. Zerosugar, vegan-friendly and gluten-free |
Alternatives
Type | Who | Description |
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Nania’s Vinyard |
Unfiltered and naturally hazy fermented tea that can be enjoyed as a tonic or alcohol alternative. Refreshing citrus notes with hops and apples |
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Bristol Syrup Company |
High-quality cocktail syrups ranging from the classics, including grenadine, coconut, simple and vanilla to more adventurous flavours like watermelon and ‘Disco Grenadine’ |
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Two Keys |
A unique selection of no-lo mixers, with flavours including black tea, green tea, lemon and grapefruit |
You can find more details about these drinks on the Bristol Nights website.
Case Study: Kate’s Kitchen and responding to customer demand for local food

Catering company Kate’s Kitchen serves a variety of business clients across the city, and caters private events, such as weddings. With 65% of food sourced from British suppliers, and 41% of this figure from within a 30-mile radius, Kate’s Kitchen works with trusted local partners like Hugo’s, The Community Farm, and Origin Butchers. They buy organic whenever they can, with 15% of their spend currently going to organic suppliers. They are Bristol Eating Better Award holders and In July 2024 they became a Soil Association Food Life Served Here Gold caterer.
Why? Kate’s Kitchen knows that this is what Bristolians want. In fact, in a recent survey 94% of their customers said that local sourcing influenced their decision to choose Kate’s Kitchen. What are your customers’ views? And who might you be missing out on?
The challenge of working with local suppliers is that at times they do not have the availability of stock needed. When this happens, menus may need to be adapted, but for Kate’s Kitchen the benefits far outweigh the difficulties, improving the quality of food, building stronger community ties and crucially, meeting customer demand to create a sustainable and successful business.
Find out more
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Bristol Good Food 2030
Bristol Good Food 2030 aims to transform the city’s food system within the decade, supporting its ambitions on health, climate, biodiversity and social justice.
The Bristol Good Food 2030 Partnership, coordinated by Bristol Food Network, includes the council and a diverse range of organisation – from grassroots charities to businesses and academics . The Partnership has developed Bristol Good Food 2030: A One City Framework for Action, to guide and drive forward change in our local food system.
The framework sets out priorities and initiatives that aim to make Bristol’s food system better for people and communities, climate and nature, workers and businesses.
If you would like to join the Partnership’s Working Groups and help shape the direction of Bristol Good Food 2030’s strategic work, we’d love to hear from you. You can find out more about the work that’s going on here, but feel free to drop us a line with any questions.
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