Come and help bring in our winter squash crop from Sims Hill! It's been a great year for squash and we certainly need a bit of help bringing them in and clearing the ground. Meet in the Feed Bristol (BS16 1HB) car park at 10am for a lift or at Sims Hill from 10:15. Bring … Continue reading Squash Harvest work day 19th October!
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Call out for saturday’s event
If anyone would like to help at the Land and Food Gathering at Feed Bristol this saturday (5th October) with: Running the Sims Hill stall Helping serve teas, coffee and cake Helping with apple pressing Running a welcome table at the gate Please get in touch with Tim 07973 256572 Your involvement will help make a … Continue reading Call out for saturday’s event
Next Members’ Meeting 24th September!
Our next members' meeting will be 24th September at Horfield Meeting House at 7:30 pm (see map here). We have some very important strategic decisions to make about the future of Sims Hill, so all voices are needed! Please come along if you can. Agenda 1. Offers from our members - We have some offers … Continue reading Next Members’ Meeting 24th September!
Land Matters Forum and Apple Pressing Event 5th October at Feed Bristol!
FREE EVENT (11-4) Feed Bristol is located on the junction of Frenchay Park Rd and Stoke Lane in Stapleton (BS16 1HB). The entrance is by the traffic lights on Frenchay Park Road. Link up with a growing community of people intent on empowering Bristol to create a sustainable food future. Join us in a facilitated … Continue reading Land Matters Forum and Apple Pressing Event 5th October at Feed Bristol!
The day we skinned the polytunnel!
The day we put the skin on the polytunnel at Sims Hill was the hottest day of the year! (so far…) First of all it’s the Ballet of the Big Shorts as our plucky volunteers get ready to throw the gigantic sheet of plastic over the frame and it’s over! Now what do we do? … Continue reading The day we skinned the polytunnel!
Polytunnel raising 30th June!
From grower Tim Lawrence: We are looking for a team of 8-10 people to skin the polytunnel on Sunday 30th June from 10 am to until it is done (hopefully by 4 pm.) Bring lunch and a hammer! Text Time on 07973256572 if you are up for it. Cheers!
Sims Hill Members Meeting 25th June, your presence and input needed!
Greetings from Sims Hill! We hope that you are all enjoying the lovely growing weather and looking forward to the end of the hungry gap. Our vegetables are looking beautiful (so hang in there, we know last week's box wasn't very exciting!) and we had a lovely response from Tim's "Blue Finger" walk at Feed … Continue reading Sims Hill Members Meeting 25th June, your presence and input needed!
Blue Finger “living landscape walk and talk” Saturday 8th June as part of Feed Bristol Get Growing Trail!
In the spirit of the wildly popular Patrick Whitefield living landscape walk that was held in March, Sims Hill grower Tim Lawrence will be coordinating a "Blue Finger living landscape walk and talk" as part of the Get Growing Trail activities at Feed Bristol on 8th June. Schedule: The walk will begin at 12 at … Continue reading Blue Finger “living landscape walk and talk” Saturday 8th June as part of Feed Bristol Get Growing Trail!
Next Sims Hill Shared Harvest events on 8th June: fun and a request for help!
Greetings from Sims Hill! It's been a busy spring so far. Thanks so much to everyone who helped assemble our brand new polytunnel on the Sims Hill plot! We have also completed drainage work that is hopefully going to help keep us much drier this year, planted crops under cover in the Feed Bristol greenhouse … Continue reading Next Sims Hill Shared Harvest events on 8th June: fun and a request for help!
Let’s get our new polytunnel up! and members’ meeting venue change
First a quick note just to let all members who were planning on coming to our next members' meeting that we will be having a mainly social affair at our newest pickup point, the Gallimaufrey on Gloucester Road , directions here, (this is instead of our usual venue the Horfield Meeting House as was announced … Continue reading Let’s get our new polytunnel up! and members’ meeting venue change
Sims Hill Shared Harvest 