Who’s working on good food in Bristol?

Avon Organic Group exists to promote and share ideas and techniques for organic gardening. The Group hosts talks eight times a year on all aspects of organic growing, ranging from the basics to specialist topics and modern practices. Our talks are open to the public, and newcomers are always welcome, as are ideas for talks and offers of help in making this all happen. See our website for our talks programme and membership details.

Avon Wildlife Trust is committed to enabling wildlife to survive and thrive across the region. More than 17,000 members, 650 volunteers and a dedicated staff team work together to make our local area wilder and make nature part of life, for everyone. We’d love for you to join us.

Set up in 2013, we are a community food growing project. The Victorian walled garden and glasshouses are looked after by our volunteers. we are always looking for new people to join us!

Urban smallholding run by community collective. Not for profit, self-funded project which uses previously disused wasteland to grow food for the families involved.

We’re creating something truly special, for the benefit of all, at Bridge Farm. A new kind of sustainable and affordable housing community.

Scaling up local food production in and around Bristol (growing, processing and distribution) by increasing collaboration between existing projects.

A yearly community event where everyone from novice to expert growers can come together to swap seeds, listen to talks, eat cake, get advice and network. Please save seeds with knowledge and care so they breed true and are correctly labelled.

City Academy Bristol Community Allotment sits within the grounds of the City Academy Bristol secondary school.

The community garden is outside the Riverside Chapel gardens, about 50m down river from the Woodwise Academy. Fruit and vegetables are grown for everyone to enjoy. If you see something ready for harvest, please do take a little.

Fishponds Community Orchard is managed organically and grows local varieties of apples. Situated on Thingwall Park Allotment Site it provides a space for people and wildlife to enjoy and is an educational resource.

St Agnes Park is a beautiful green space in St Pauls. Friends of St Agnes Park aim to meet weekly for park care sessions, where we also drink tea! We will be sweeping, litter picking, weeding, sowing seeds, propagating cuttings, planting, watering and learning all about what goes into gardening. There might also be some painting and woodwork.

A group that works to support and enhance St George Park, Bristol as a community resource and wildlife haven. We work with other community groups and Bristol City Council.

We are a friendly and accessible community garden, open to all volunteers on Wednesday 10-4. Everyone welcome. Come find us in Bristol up behind in Horfield Prison, through the gates at the end of Monk Rd BS7 8NE.

Grow Wilder, Avon Wildlife Trust’s wildlife gardening hub, is on 10 acres of beautiful land. We demonstrate the value of nature for wildlife gardening, agriculture and wellbeing. Our wildflower nursery opens weekdays 9am-5pm and we run a weekend café in the summer months.

Hillfields Community Garden is a welcoming and open space within Hillfields Park that gives local residents a space to come together to grow, connect and volunteer. The garden has been designed by the community for the community and it was built by the community too!

Lawrence Weston Community Farm is a community-managed project that aims to improve the quality of life for local people. We do this by working with members of the local community and other groups to provide exciting and inclusive activities, as well as a safe, free, green community space. The farm wants to provide a supportive environment in which people can flourish and contribute positively to their community.

We are a small community orchard in Redland growing fruit and a few veg based on permaculture principles.

We work with local schools, parish and town councils, and community groups to set up and support growing spaces. These growing spaces are linked together to form the Growing Communities Network, where expertise, ideas, and seeds/plants can be shared with one another, and where spare food can be shared with local community kitchens and food banks.

Patchwork is a group of Bedminster and Southville locals who hate to see a useful bit of land go to waste. We meet regularly to turn neglected patches of land into community gardens and keep our existing patches trim.

Our patch is behind the garages above Sylvan Way, very near the Sylvan Way/Shirehampton Road traffic lights. We are creating a garden for growing food, with a large communal area with easy access raised beds and an orchard, small individual plots and a nature area.

Simply Grow sell fresh, grown-from-organic-seeds microgreens, hydroponically grown for either commercial or domestic clients. You can even grow your own microgreens at home with Simply Grow’s home growing kits, gift boxes and organic seeds.

TRESA brings together residents in Totterdown with the aim of improving and protecting our local environment and to promote a vibrant cultural life.

Wellspring Settlement brings together the best of two long-standing community organisations – Barton Hill Settlement and Wellspring Healthy Living Centre.