Land and Food Forum success!!

A massive thanks to everyone that took part in this hugely inspirational day. We had key speakers from policy campaigners and strategy thinkers to growers and diverse community projects. Over 350 turned out for a very sunny day. Through a series of facilitated workshops people were able to network and bring fresh ideas to solving the issue of creating a sustainable food system.

For Avon Wildlife Trust this is very important as the Urban Pollinators project is showing remarkable trends that show allotments to host a higher abundance of pollinator insects than a large range of other landscapes. This includes habitats in rural areas.  Avon Wildlife Trust is trying to find solution to link up the living landscape and this forum helped empower a range of active community projects.

Additionally on the day we pressed a huge quantity of apples from the site, enjoyed food fresh from the site cooked by the Market Kitchen and had kids getting involved in Pumpkin Mania.

Thanks again to all involved. Keep an eye out for next seasons events on the blog calender.

Land and Food Forum Event Oct 5th

Feed Bristol is hosting a Land Matters Forum. Come along and join the conversation. Lots of inspiring key speakers from different areas of food production, land rights, local food policy and food sovereignty. This is a day of inspiration targeted at those that are intend on developing a society that can support its own food needs.

Free event between 11-4

Hot food from the plot for lunch

Key speakers from:
Campaign for Rural England
Land Workers Alliance
Bristol Food Policy Council
Reclaim the Field
Food Land and Sustaination
Other project presenting ideas: Simms Hill, Feed Bristol, Edible Future

Kids activities as part of pumpkin mania
Plus apple pressing

If you want to be part of the day please send us an email. All cake donation gratefully received.

Wildlife & Harvest Festival

Welcome one and all to what is set to be an amazing Feed Bristol event!

We're bringing in the harvest to feast on the fruits of our labours; this is the time of year when we really do 'Feed Bristol'. We've got bags of stuff going on with fun nature activities for kids, wildlife workshops for adults and hands-on harvesting! 

There will be a veritable feast of vegetables of all shapes and sizes to enjoy as well as live music, beautiful craft stalls and as always a wonderful selection teas and cake.

We do hope you'll join us for one of the biggest events in the Feed Bristol calendar.
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Storing and Preserving Workshop

We're gearing up to another wonderful open day at Feed Bristol, this time we're offering the chance to try your hand at pickling and preserving.

We have two chefs on hand so whether you've been doing this for years and want to compare methods or have never been quite sure where to start, come along to see a cooking demonstration, ask questions and taste some of the final result! 

Taking place on Saturday 3rd of August, 11am-4pm at Feed Bristol.
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Beekeeping Workshop

We're getting busy with the bees on Saturday 6th July!
This free event provides everything you ever wanted to know about beekeeping through a hands-on workshop.  Find out the essentials of bee care using tried and tested organic best practice.

We would appreciate you letting us know you're attending by emailing feedbristol@avonwildlifetrust.org.uk so we can confirm numbers. 

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Roundhouse

Up she rises! Shift Bristol are cracking on with building the roundhouse. The chestnut has come from a local nature reserve that needed thinning. the next stage is putting up the straw bale walls which will be clay/cob plastered with a lime wash finish. They sit on a ring of recycled tires which have compacted recycled road scalpings in them. The roof will be a made of turf with wild meadow seed sown in.  England has lost 97% of wildflower meadows since world war 2.

The roundhouse will be part of our bigger wild flower butterfly meadow. Avon Wildlife Trust is committed to conserving and enhancing these meadows as hundreds of species of insect rely on specific set of wild flowers.

This Saturday (22nd June) we are once again open 11am-4pm for people to explore the site, find out about who we are and get involved in the digging!  Scott will be running a workshop/workday on a Forest Garden, so if you'd like to find out more come and get your hands dirty this Saturday!

More info here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/667621246587281/