Fruit and vegetables

We’re lucky here in Bristol. Geographically on the doorstep of some of the countries most fertile land, we have year-round access to fantastic produce, grown by farmers who over the years we’ve built up a trusted relationship with. And of course The Community Farm, previously part of our company and now trading as social enterprise in its own right, is a place we have a particular affinity with.

Our local suppliers

The Community Farm
8 miles away, overlooking Chew Valley Lake
The brain child of our Phil and local farmer Luke Hasell, The Community Farm is run for and by the community, and a serious attempt to address the issue of food security. We’re very attached to it, as quite a few of those involved were part of BFC until recently, so they’re our friends as well as our suppliers.
They supply us:
Our main supplier of British organic and seasonal fruit, veg and herbs
Contact them at:
www.thecommunityfarm.co.uk

Farringtons
Half an hour away, on the way to Midsomer Norton
Farringtons are an award-winning mixed organic farm in Farrington Gurney
They supply us:
British organic and seasonal fruit, veg and herbs
Contact them at:
www.farringtons.co.uk

M & D Kidner
1 ½ miles away, in St Phillips
M & D Kidner are a well-known local fruit and vegetable wholesaler whose market we visit almost daily to collect odd items to supplement the home-grown produce from our friends at The Community Farm, and those more exotic items which don’t tend to grow in UK climes.  
They supply us:
Organic fruit, veg and herbs from the U.K. and beyond
Contact them at:
0117 977 3431

Sunseed Organics
Sunseed Organics is a new supplier.
They supply us:
British organic and seasonal fruit, veg and herbs
Contact them at:
www.sunseedorganics.co.uk

Organic Fresh Food Company
An hour and half away in Lampeter
Organic Fresh Food is owned by a group of farmers in Lampeter, West Wales working together to supply us with the freshest fruit and vegetables from just over the border.
They supply us:
British organic and seasonal fruit, veg and herbs
Contact them at:
www.organicfreshfoodcompany.co.uk

W Dennis, Woodlands Farm
Kirton, Lincolnshire
Woodlands Farm forms the heart of a family enterprise, farmed by the Dennis family for four generations.
They supply us:
British organic and seasonal fruit, veg and herbs
Contact them at:
www.woodlandsfarm.co.uk

Aconbury Sprouts
Pontrilas, Herefordshire
Aconbury Sprouts, of international repute, have been growers of healthy and nutritious sprouted seeds and beans since 1985.  Their range includes the award winning bright purple and tangy sango radish sprouts.       
They supply us:
A whole range of sprouted seeds and beans, snow pea shoots and wheatgrass including grow-your-own wheatgrass kits
Contact them at:
www.aconbury.co.uk