As part of the Get Growing Trail on the 9th June Feed Bristol and Sims Hill are putting on a FREE mini bus from Hamilton House in Stokes Croft to Stapleton stopping at various locations. Please wait outside the location for the Bristol Community Transport mini bus at the following times: First run Pick up … Continue reading Minibus details available for Get Growing Day 9 June!
Help finish the compost toilet – Sat 2nd June
I am looking for a few handy-people to help finish building the compost toilet this saturday (2nd June).It is probably 2-3 hours work and needs to be done before our summer gathering and open day on 9th June.If you are up for helping please call or text me, Tim, on 07973 256572.Battery powered drills are also very … Continue reading Help finish the compost toilet – Sat 2nd June
Get Growing Garden Trail 9-10 June 2012!
Sims Hill Shared Harvest will be taking part in the Get Growing Garden Trail in 2012! In addition to opening our gates to the outside world on Saturday 9 June, we will also be holding our summer community celebration that day, so you can count on good food and drink, farm tours, children's activities, and … Continue reading Get Growing Garden Trail 9-10 June 2012!
News from the Hill
A quick update from the plot!James is back to work after the birth of his wee boy, hurray (x2).The pond is dug and the water mains is in (but not yet connected), Jay and his team did a fantastic job of it!The right hand side of the field now has hedge planted all the way … Continue reading News from the Hill
Next community celebration 24 March!
Sims Hill CSA will hold its Community Celebration of Spring on March 24, as a joint do with the Barton Hill Community Walled Garden crew, at the Walled Garden. Venue: the Walled Garden, 60 Barton Hill Rd, BS5 0AW Date: Saturday 24 March 2012 Time: 11am -3pm Activities will include an apple tree grafting workshop … Continue reading Next community celebration 24 March!
Hedge planting this Saturday 3 March 10 to 1!
There will be a hedge planting workday on the plot this Saturday 3 March from 10 to 1. Please bring spades. Hedge: crab apple, hazel, dog rose, hawthorn. We have 800 whips to plant with 20 permaculture students. We hope to see you there!
Making Local Food our Future Conference in London 20 March (free!)
The Mermaid Conference and Events Centre Puddle Dock Blackfriars EC4V 3DB London United Kingdom Tuesday, 20 March 2012 from 09:30 to 16:45 *FINAL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED! Download here!* Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy at City University has added his name to a roll call of top names at a landmark event that will debate the … Continue reading Making Local Food our Future Conference in London 20 March (free!)
A different way to spend – CSA style
Even if we buy certified organic or fair trade marked products it is still very hard to avoid long and large retail chains which contribute to the pressure to industrialise and exploit human and non-human alike somewhere along the line. The idea of fair trade products in a supermarket is somewhat of a contradiction in … Continue reading A different way to spend – CSA style
Sims Hill Spring Party 4 February at the Walled Garden!
at the Walled Garden, 60 Barton Hill Rd, BS5 0AW Saturday 4th February 2012 11am -3pm Tours of the walled garden Bring and share food in the courtyard Competition : "most unusual use of your veg share?" Sims Hill in pictures – the story so far – what's next? Seed stories – from the seed … Continue reading Sims Hill Spring Party 4 February at the Walled Garden!
News from the Hill!
We are just coming to the end of our first year at Sims Hill Shared Harvest. It has been a challenging year, yet we now have nearly fifty households getting vegetables grown just up the road. We have only a few harvest shares left available. There will be a few more difficult months to come … Continue reading News from the Hill!
Sims Hill Shared Harvest 