AVON REGION
We work with farms around Avon and Somerset to harvest or collect surplus fruit and veg that would otherwise go to waste. This is then redistributed to charitable food projects who are supporting people experiencing food insecurity. We’ll find a home for any amount of produce from farms, growers, allotments, orchards, gardens or other organisations!
BATH
Alice Park Community Garden (Bath)
Alice Park Community Garden gives locals the tools they need for self reliance. It models community resilience and food self sufficiency, essential in today’s rapidly changing world by sharing skills and knowledge while encouraging volunteers and visitors to grow their own fruit and vegetables.
Alice Park Cafe, Alice Park, Gloucester Road, Bath BA1 7BL.
A list highlighting food clubs and pantries available in Bath and North East Somerset provided by organisations offering affordable food or emergency food parcels for those who meet the qualifying criteria.
Situated on a beautiful 37-acre site, Bath City Farm is a working Farm, that’s also a much loved charity and a popular visitor attraction. We provide education, training and therapeutic activities to people in the local community.
Kelston View, Whiteway, Bath BA2 1NW.
Bath Community Kitchen | Bath Community Kitchen – Facebook
Bath Community Kitchen (BCK) uses communal meals and cookery workshops to improve people’s physical and mental wellbeing in Bath and surrounding areas.
Our vision is for more people in Bath to have opportunities to cook and eat together, to have access to delicious, healthy and affordable food, and be equipped with the skills to cook well for themselves, creating lasting change in our community.
CropDrop is a project coordinating the redistribution of allotment produce to community organisations in Bath & North East Somerset.
CropDrop is coordinating the redistribution of fruit and vegetables from bountiful allotments and growers. Volunteer drivers transport this untapped resource to charity projects that provide food, alleviating food poverty across Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES).
We are a volunteer run cooperative project and community allotment based in Bathampton.
Holcombe Lane, Bathampton, BA2 6UW.
We connect communities, reducing loneliness and food poverty – working with thousands of volunteers and surplus food to help everyone who needs us. By creating welcoming spaces for people from all walks of life to meet, eat and have conversations, we are supporting people’s health and mental wellbeing.
Growing more of our own food, buying more ethically, reducing food miles, and living more locally.
Following the first lockdown period in 2020, Grow Batheaston was formed by an enthusiastic group of Batheaston residents. We launched a raft of projects, attracting another wave of local volunteers.
Grow for Life – Transforming lives through gardening
Our purpose is to nurture people so that they flourish.
We provide social and therapeutic gardening sessions for people affected by low confidence, anxiety, depression or isolation.
We are a team of 5 new entrant landworkers and organic farmers.
We steward a 15.5 acre agro-ecological farm called Weston Spring Farm.
Our mission is simple: to produce planet friendly food at a fair price to our communities.
OrchardShare is a community group, run by volunteers who work to conserve and maintain orchards to supply locally grown apples around Bath, UK.
Transition Bath – Community Growing
Transition Bath is cultivating little unused spaces around the city. The main community growing focus is Smallcombe Nuttery in Horseshoe Walk, but we also maintain a community garden in Park Street and a space in Gravel Walk.
I run a small urban farm on the eastern edge of Bath, with approximately 1/4 acre in vegetable production, and a similar amount in top/soft fruit.
I practise organic growing techniques, and focus on building soil to improve yields and bolster plant resilience.
BRISTOL
Alive has been running social and therapeutic horticulture (STH) sessions in care homes and community gardens across Bristol for over a decade.
Mixing gardening and green craft activities and with a strong focus on the social side of STH, we’ve witnessed first-hand the profound difference it can make to people’s lives.
Blaise Community Garden | Blaise Community Garden – Facebook
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!
Church Lane, Blaise, Bristol.
Bristol Area City Farms and Community Gardens (PDF)
Bristol Living Soil is a composting collective based at St Werburghs City Farm, dedicated to regenerating our soils, rebuilding community and sharing knowledge.
We’re open to the public 7 days a week from 9am to 4pm.
Our playful barn is free to all and open 9am – 4pm (the farm opening hours). You can enjoy a hot drink and a snack at the Hay Bale Café in the trailer in the playful barn. It’s open 9am – 4pm Saturday, Sunday and Monday each week (with the occasional special opening for holidays).
We run wellbeing groups on weekdays.
Lampton Avenue, Bristol, BS13 0QH.
A welcoming and open space the garden gives local residents a space to grow, connect, and volunteer. We welcome all members of the community to the garden to share in growing edible plants, being in nature and promoting healthy eating through shared meals.
Hillfields Park, Thicket Avenue, Bristol BS16 4EP.
Bringing local people together to learn, socialise, share skills and support physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Redcatch Park, Knowle, Bristol BS4 2RD.
Royate Hill Community Orchard – Facebook
News & thoughts from Royate Hill Community Orchard/Allotment.
Volunteer work-parties every Saturday!
Royate Hill Allotments, Bristol.
Sims Hill Shared Harvest – Facebook
Member-owned community supported agriculture project in North Bristol.
Sims Hill, Feed Bristol, 181 Frenchay Park Road, Bristol.
Located in the heart of Bristol, St. Werburgh’s City Farm has been a vital part of the local community for 45 years, helping to strengthen connections between land, animals and people.
The Coexist Community Kitchen is a non-profit cookery school in Easton, Bristol. Our main aim is to use food as a vehicle to support people who experience social marginalisation in our society. We believe everyone should have a space to share food, learn new skills, and build meaningful connections. We see food as the simplest way to help create a stronger, healthier, and more joyful society.
The Golden Hill Community Garden (Horfield)
We are a community garden in Horfield, Bristol (map here). We are open every Wednesday 10-4 and welcome anyone and everyone to come and get involved, get growing, drink tea and share the harvest. Our site is accessible including our toilet.
Trinity’s Community Garden is a thriving, tranquil, nature-rich green oasis right in the heart of the city of Bristol. Together, we are building a resilient, connected and sustainable community.
KEYNSHAM
Keynsham Community Fridge – Facebook
Food waste is an enormous global problem but what can we do locally about perfectly good food being put in landfill? One answer might be a Community Fridge.
Keynsham Community Veg Plot in the Park – Facebook
Just to the side of the cafe in Keynsham Memorial Park you can find the Community Vegetable Plot. We have regular dig in days when anyone can get involved.
Somerdale Shed and Community Garden | Somerdale Shed and Community Garden – Facebook
Somerdale Shed and Community Garden (The Shed) is a place to pursue practical interests at leisure, to practice skills and enjoy making and mending. More importantly, the Shed is about social connections, companionship and friendship building, sharing skills and knowledge, and of course a lot of laughter. Activities at the shed can vary, but you can usually find crafting (e.g. making jewellery or sewing), gardening, woodworking, repairing and restoring. The shed typically attracts older people (men and women), but we have younger members too.
SOMERSET
Welcome to The Community Farm. We are an organic, not-for-profit farm overlooking the beautiful Chew Valley Lake, near Bristol and Bath.
Join us on the farm for events, courses and volunteering and get local, organic food delivered right to your door.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
On our site in Winterbourne we produce locally grown nutrient dense, chemical free fresh food with low food miles to our local community, including to food banks and community cafes. In addition to growing annual vegetables we have a food forest, wetland meadow, children’s play equipment, poly tunnel, herb garden, bee hives and rewilding area.
