From Nicole Vosper of Somerset Community Food: On Wednesday October 3rd, I joined a group of others to focus on answering the question, “How can we scale up urban agriculture in Bristol?”. Organised by Bristol Food Policy Council, the event took place at Co-exist in Bristol and brought together urban growers, community organisers and local … Continue reading Scaling up Urban Agriculture: report from Nicole Vosper
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Green Tomato Recipes!
Hello! Because of the need to bring the tomato season to a close, we will all be receiving green tomatoes in our veg share this week. To help us deal with this sudden glut of the green stuff, Sims Hill member Naomi Woodspring provides us with the following recipes. Enjoy! In the States, one of … Continue reading Green Tomato Recipes!
Stop Press! Sims Hill Shared Harvest Autumn Community Celebration moved from 13 October to 20 October!!
Due to scheduling conflicts, the Sims Hill Shared Harvest Autumn Community Celebration will now take place on 20 October instead of 13 October. EVERYONE WELCOME! Whether you are a member, interested in joining or just think this sounds like fun… Where: Feed Bristol site (see more information about site and directions below) When: 11 am … Continue reading Stop Press! Sims Hill Shared Harvest Autumn Community Celebration moved from 13 October to 20 October!!
Bristol Food Policy Council asks Bristol: How do we scale up urban agriculture?
How do we scale up urban agriculture in Bristol?: a roundtable discussion Date: 3 October, 6 to 8 pm Venue: Co-exist, Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QY Facilitators: Shannon Smith of Avon Organic and Joy Carey, author of Who Feeds Bristol? Participants: Misty Tunks of Knowle West Media Centre and the Elm project … Continue reading Bristol Food Policy Council asks Bristol: How do we scale up urban agriculture?
Narrative Agenda for the next open Members’ Meeting 25th September, 2012
To be held at 7.30pm at Horfield Meeting House, 300 Gloucester Road, BS7 8PD This is an open members' meeting, so please bring along any of your friends and neighbours who might be interested in learning more about Sims Hill, and especially in how we plan to move the project forward! 1. Update on growing, … Continue reading Narrative Agenda for the next open Members’ Meeting 25th September, 2012
News from the Hill: Challenges and opportunities for 2012 and beyond!
Read on for the latest report from the Hill and how the Board is proposing Sims Hill collectively responds to the current climactic challenges at our next open members' meeting on 25 September. We need everyone there to help us make Sims Hill one of the most creative and resilient CSAs in the UK. What … Continue reading News from the Hill: Challenges and opportunities for 2012 and beyond!
Watery news from the Hill
Last year we had an exceptionally dry spring; there was no water supply at Sims Hill. We were amazed at the soils' capacity to hold moisture. Over the winter, Jay and Kenton dug a pond at the top of the field and laid 600m of mains pipe. Photo: The 60,000+/- litre pond full to the brim! This year we … Continue reading Watery news from the Hill
News from the Hill 19 June 2012
A small band made it to Sims Hill on June the 9th to play their part in the city wide, get growing trail. The weather was surprisingly warm and the cake predictably tasty! A couple of new members signed up with a couple more expressing interest. Since then we've tango'd with a succession of cold … Continue reading News from the Hill 19 June 2012
Sims Hill Shared Harvest Public Meeting Presentation
We hope that you are all enjoying the festive season! For those of you who weren't able to come to or weren't aware of our recent public meetings, you can download our membership offer here and our joining forms here. We are still a long way from meeting our goal of 50 full-share members so … Continue reading Sims Hill Shared Harvest Public Meeting Presentation
Sims Hill Shared Harvest Launch Meeting Recap (Updated)
Greetings again from Sims Hill! We thought it might be valuable for all of you to get a fuller picture of our June 29 launch meeting than the highlights that have been presented so far. We now have all of the notes from the various presentations from the night compiled in one place. Specifically, there … Continue reading Sims Hill Shared Harvest Launch Meeting Recap (Updated)
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