Sourcing

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

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

Website

Fairy Hill Market Garden

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

Get in touch

Five-Acre Farm

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)

Get in touch
or
Instagram

Fieldfare Orchard

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

Get in touch

Forbidden Fruit and Veg

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

Get in touch

Grow Wilder

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
or 0117 9657086

Lush Greens

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

Get in touch

Middle Ground Growers CIC

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

Get in touch

Radford Mill Farm

An organic mixed farm

Most types of veg as well as apples, apple juice, and apple cider vinegar.

£100

Most days

Selling produce

Get in touch

Simply Grow LTD

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

Get in touch

Sims Hill Shared Harvest

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

Get in touch

The Community Farm

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

Get in touch

Wilding Cider

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

Get in touch

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

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

Thatchers Zero

Thatchers

A medium dry and crisp classic apple cider. Suitable for vegans, vegetarians and coeliacs.

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

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

Caleno Drinks

A tropical blend of pineapple, coconut, ginger, black cardamom, vanilla, kola nut & lime. Zero sugar, vegan-friendly and gluten-free

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

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

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’

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.

Get involved

If you would like to join the Working Groups that dictate the direction of Bristol Good Food 2030’s strategic work, we’d love to hear from you

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