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Bristol’s essential green directory 2 WELCOME Green Companion 2011 Welcome James Russell welcomes you to the new edition of the Green Companion to Bristol, a directory of local green organisations and businesses…

Welcome to the new, updated edition of the Bristol Green Companion. These Ware tough times, with fears over job security adding to our long- term environmental concerns, but exciting times too. Bristol’s claim to be the UK’s Green Capital is being re ected in real change, and is contributing to the city and region’s growing reputation as a centre for the development of new, greener technologies. It’s great to be able to report that, after a slow start, the Cycling City project is having an impact, with improvements being made to the infrastructure of bike lanes, parking facilities and signs. More importantly, the message is getting through to all kinds of people that These experimental zones have but what kind of bread do we you don’t have to dress in yellow been greeted with almost universal buy, and where from? The easiest, lycra and ride an expensive bicycle; enthusiasm by Bristol people, who cheapest option might be a generic almost anyone can ride a bike and, feel safer with slower tra c, and supermarket loaf, but use a little if you look at what’s happening more inclined to walk or ride. It’s up more imagination and your choice out on the city’s streets, you’ll see to us to convince the city council could be in uential. You might help people out in their ordinary clothes, that these zones should not only the local bakery stay in business. You or smartly dressed for work, treating be made permanent but also be could buy organic and ensure that a ride from A to B as a part of extended throughout residential birds and wildlife have countryside everyday life. areas of the city. habitat that isn’t sprayed with The more people abandon four pesticides. wheels for two, of course, the more Bread and circuses Organic products may be normal riding a bike becomes – and Relatively simple changes like more expensive, but not when the more pleasant it becomes too. this can transform everyday life. you consider the full value of what In this respect another exciting And, in the same way, the simple you’re getting for your money. And development is worth mentioning decisions that we make can have a good shopping doesn’t always here (there’s more about this on the far greater impact than we imagine. have to cost more. Go along to Transport pages): the trial of 20mph Take something as basic as a loaf the farmer’s market in Corn Street zones in central areas of the city. of bread. Most of us eat bread, on a Wednesday and you’ll  nd

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excellent bread, vegetables, meat, generated at home is making sh and dairy products, much of solar panels look a much better it reasonably priced and all of the investment than in the past. As 11 GARDENING highest quality. If you can’t get there, with other major improvement why not try a box scheme? works you should seek expert The central message in advice from the companies we list, this edition of the Bristol Green to see what the costs and bene ts 12 HOME Companion is that greener living will be in your particular case, but is not a luxury to be dumped this is undoubtedly a time of new along with exotic foreign holidays opportunity in small-scale power when times are hard. In fact the generation, with solar panels 13 FAMILY opposite is true: the best response appearing on the roofs of houses, to challenging times is to adopt a o ce buildings – even churches. greener lifestyle. One important We’re lucky to live in a city with long-term strategy is to reduce bills a long history of innovation and 18 MONEY by cutting your energy use, whether creativity, which has taken a lead in by taking the simple step of turning the process of transforming our lives the heating down a few degrees or for a low-carbon future. One small by retro tting your home. but signi cant step was the decision 19 WORK to heat the new secondary school Retro tting buildings constructed over the This might sound slightly alarming, past few years with wood-burning but retro tting – that is, bringing boilers. Thousands of the city’s an older home up-to-date – covers young people are being educated 21 GET INVOLVED everything from the installation of in these new schools, which are solar panels to having your attic designed to high eco-standards. insulated. In some cases there may The new buildings are light, airy and be grants or low interest loans neither too hot nor too cold; they’re 24 RESOURCES available for particular projects; not just more e cient than what in others the investment in, say, went before, but better in every way. double-glazing may reward you immediately with substantially lower bills. The inaugural Bristol Green Doors weekend in September 2010 Publisher: Steve Faragher enabled people to see just what Words: James Russell, Steve Faragher, Gideon can be done with Bristol’s ageing James Russell is a local journalist Kibblewhite, Mark Wheatley buildings (see the Home section and author of many books Design: Joe Burt, Alex Dimond for details). including How To Turn Your Ad sales: Rhiannon McNamara, Claire Morgan It’s worth bearing in mind Parents Green and The Naked To advertise in next year’s guide: Contact that the new tari for electricity Guide to Cider. our sales team on 01225 319799

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here are many local bewildering to the newcomer. Atmosphere’s Be Seen to be Green concerns only to happy to website has reviews of the best electric bikes, ✆ 0117 963 2525 help you transform your FAQs and other information, or you can go The Green Garage, Lucky Lane, Bedminster, transport experience… along to the shop and see for yourself. Bristol BS3 1BN T Converts vehicle engines to run on LPG. Better By Bike www.betterbybike.info Bristol and Bath Railway Path Walk It An information website covering Bristol, Bath, www.bristolbathrailwaypath.org.uk http://walkit.com North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, Ride or walk off-road from St Philips, Bristol, to The urban walking route planner set up as part of the Cycling City project. You’ll Pulteney Bridge in Bath. Campaigners fought to Ever wondered how many calories you burn find tips on how to start cycling and where to stop Sustrans’ first cycle route being turned into walking to work? Or how much CO2 you save ride, with free maps available to order and a a bus corridor. Enjoy! going on foot to the shops? Now you can find trip planner. Also news, events, competitions out, by visiting the Walk It site and entering and more. Bristol Bike Workshop details of your walk. You can plan routes too, ✆ 0117 926 8961 anywhere in the UK. Walking will never be The Cycle Therapist 88 Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5BB quite the same again. ✆ 0117 3270079 www.bikeworkshop.co.uk www.cycletherapist.co.uk Long-established shop offering sales and repair. Walk to School A fully mobile cycle repair and maintenance Buys and sells used bikes too. ✆ 0207 377 4900 service that can save you a trip to the bike shop. Walk to School Campaign, Living Streets, Go online to find out when the cycle therapist is Bristol Cycling Campaign 4th Floor, Universal House, 88-94 free, or phone the workshop direct. Box 60, Booty, 82 Colston Street, Bristol Wentworth Street, E1 7SA BS1 5BB www.walktoschool.org.uk Chaos Cycles www.bristolcyclingcampaign.org.uk www.stepup.org.uk ✆ 07966 430534 Pressure group promoting cycling and walking. Living Streets wants to see more schoolchildren Corn Exchange, Corn Street, Bristol, BS1 1LA Organises rides for beginners and pros. The walking to school. Walk to School is designed http://chaoscycles.co.uk website has a gallery of poor cycle ‘facilities’. for primary and Step Up for secondary pupils. Stall in the award-winning St Nicks Market There’s a national Walk to School Week in May that keeps getting bigger. Reliable, affordable Bus Rapid Transit that has had a tremendous impact in getting source of spares and repairs, with top brands www.westofengland.org/transport/ children and parents out of cars and on to their and friendly, no-nonsense service. rapid-transit feet. Have a look and see what you can do... It’s the future of public transport in the city, and Green Car Site it’s coming soon.POSSIBLY! Atmosphere Electric Bikes (West) www.greencarsite.co.uk ✆ 0117 9087153 Comprehensive listings of electric, hybrid City Car Club 137 St Georges Rd, Hotwells, and alternative fuel cars for sale and hire ✆ 0845 330 1234 Bristol BS1 5UW nationwide, as well as information on greener 86 Colston St, Bristol BS1 5BB www.electricbikes.org.uk taxi services. All this plus a lively news www.citycarclub.co.uk Electric bikes are the Next Big Thing in low- service keeps you up to date with the latest Pay-as-you-go motoring, with cars available to carbon transport, but the subject can be a bit developments in low-carbon motoring. rent for an hour, a day, or as long as you want.

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Cycleworks ✆ 0117 929 2151 Mud Dock, 40 The Grove, Bristol BS1 4RB Bristol Transport update… www.mud-dock.com/cycleworks Open since 1994, this bike shop prides itself Really a cycling city? on quality brands (Trek, Maverick, Santa Cruz, Merlin, Litespeed) and excellent service. IS IT A TRAM? IS IT A BUS? to 8.8%. On average around 5% Friends of Suburban Bristol While the inhabitants of our twin of people commute by bike in the Railways (FoSBR) cities Bordeaux and Porto enjoy Greater Bristol area, a fi gure which www.fosbr.org.uk their fabulous new trams and compares well with the UK average Energetic, vociferous group campaigning for underground trains, Bristol’s public of 3% and which puts us on a par improved local rail services in and around transport planners are digesting with cities like Dusseldorf and the news that the Coalition Zurich. There’s evidence too that Bristol. Saviours of the Severn Beach line. government prefers light rail to specifi c Cycling City improvements the Bus Rapid Transit championed have had an impact on the number Green Fuels Ltd by Labour. Plans in the late 1990s of riders. Less than 4,000 people ✆ 01453 828003 for a tram linking the city centre a month used the path from St Unit 21, Oldends Industrial Estate, to Bristol Parkway and Filton Werburghs to Muller Road before Stonehouse, Glos. GL10 3RQ reached an advanced stage but substantial improvement works; www.greenfuels.co.uk were scrapped in 2004 when the afterwards it was 6,000. Sells all the equipment you need for home government announced that it biodiesel production. would only support bus-based SO WHAT’S NEW? transport. The city council The Festival Way links Jake’s Bikes unveiled ambitious Harbourside with ✆ 07920 095198 plans for a citywide and Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, Bus Rapid Transit work is underway system, but on its extension Bristol BS1 3QY On average around provoked fi erce to Long Ashton www.jakesbikes.co.uk opposition 5% of people and Nailsea. No-nonsense bike workshop off ering repairs over plans Of more and sales of used bikes. Crooks beware: they to run buses commute by bike immediate have a strict anti-theft policy. along the concern to Bristol and in the Greater commuters is Living Streets Bath Railway the evolving www.livingstreets.org.uk Path. Now BRT Bristol area network of paths National organisation campaigning for the is history, and the and cycle lanes rights of pedestrians and for safe, attractive tram is back. linking important and enjoyable streets. destinations with the TWO YEARS ON – IS BRISTOL city centre and with residential next Bus Bristol A CYCLING CITY? areas in the north and east of the http://bristol.acislive.com Is it easier to cycle today, and city. With growing demand for cycle are more people choosing pedal maps – 40,000 were given out in Never wait for a bus again! This handy website power? The answer to the second 2009 – it is clear that people want provides live bus departure times from stops question is a defi nite ‘yes’. Anyone to use these new routes and are across the city. who cycles regularly will have willing to have a go. noticed that there are more bikes Sustrans out on the streets, and cycle shops BUT IS IT SAFE? www.sustrans.org.uk report increasing numbers of Without a major reduction in the Bristol born and bred, the sustainable transport people bringing in their machines volume and speed of traffi c, riding charity is currently implementing 79 Connect2 for parts and servicing. For this is not a safe option. The more bikes schemes nationwide. Look out for details on the Cycle to Work scheme should there are on the road, the less planned bike routes and see the ‘Get Involved’ take some credit for encouraging traffi c, so that in Copenhagen, for section for volunteering opportunities. commuters to buy a decent bike. example, 36% of people commute According to statistics from the city by bike and only 27% drive. The Transport for Greater Bristol council’s Quality of Life surveys, trial of 20mph speed limits in www.tfgb.org.uk the number of people cycling to Bedminster, Easton and other areas work in Bristol increased by 35% has been met with enthusiasm by Campaigning for a sub-regional Transport between 2007 and 2009, from 6.5% most residents. Authority and sensible travel policies.

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ecycling is the one area of 13 Cattle Market Road, St Philips, Charity that reduces the impact of waste sustainability where we can Bristol BS1 6QW electrical and electronic equipment by reusing justi ably be proud of our www.bwrp.org.uk it, as well as delivering social bene ts to progress. There’s still a lot This is a wood workshop and reclamation yard. families unable to a ord new electrical goods. Rmore to be done though and these It picks up and sells unwanted wood, and it’s a organisations will help you. social enterprise too. SOFA Project ✆ 0117 954 3567 Chemical Recoveries 48-54 West Street, St Philips, Rose Green Tiles and ✆ 0117 982 0303 Bristol BS2 0BL Reclamation Ltd www.chemrec.co.uk A social enterprise that aims to help people ✆ 0117 952 0109 Specialises in treating and recycling with second-hand furniture and electrical 206 Rose Green Road contaminated industrial solvents, oils and appliances, waste and WEEE recycling, as well Fishponds, Bristol BS5 7UP water. as providing work experience. salvage-and-reclamation-yards.co.uk Reclaimed and recycled building materials, Children’s Scrapstore/ tiles, replaces and ironwork. Artrageous ✆ 0117 908 5644 Waste Bike Back Bicke Recycling www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk ✆ 0117 353 4580 Non-pro t group that collects safe waste from Life Cycle UK, CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, businesses which can reused as a low-cost Power BS1 6XN creative resource by member groups. A treasure Bristol’s leftover food www.lifecycleuk.org.uk trove of weird and wonderful stu . will soon be put to a Project which employs prisoners at HM Prison "new use – generating electricity. Until now the waste Bristol to refurbish donated bikes. These are One Less Plastic Bag from brown bins has been taken then sold at SOFA Project stores and elsewhere. ✆ 07984 747796 by lorry to a composting plant Check website for the latest news. www.oneless.co.uk in Dorset, but a new facility is Ethically made reusable bags. due to open in Avonmouth in Avonmouth Household Waste April 2011. Planning permission Recycling Centre Resource Futures has also been given for a 7.5MW Kings Weston Lane, Avonmouth, ✆ 0117 930 4355 power station on the same site, Bristol BS11 0YS The CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, which should start operating www.bristol.gov.uk/recycling Bristol BS1 6XN the following year. New Earth St Philips Household Waste Recycling Centre www.resourcefutures.co.uk Solutions is under contract to Folly Lane, o Days Road, St Philips, Pioneering organisation that promotes process 120,000 tonnes of the Bristol BS2 0QS recycling in diverse ways. West Country’s household waste It’s not waste, it’s a valuable resource – recycle each year. The company will wood, rubble, green waste, metal and more. Revamp use the biomass-rich waste to ✆ power the generators, producing 0117 954 3553 enough electricity for more than Bristol Wood Recycling Project Days Lane, St Philips, Bristol BS2 0QA 10,000 homes. ✆ 0117 972 3219 [email protected]

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e’re spoiled for choice in Bristol - 89 Gloucester Road, Hor eld, Best Takeaway at the Radio 4 Food surrounded as we are by some of the Bristol, BS7 8AS, UK and Farming Awards. most fertile land in the world. And the Established family-run cafe with a varied landscape within striking distance Chilean/Hispanic  avour. A health Wensures a great variety of fresh produce. food shop too. Shops

St Werburghs City Farm Ashton Fruit Shop Cafes & restaurants ✆ 0117 924 9200 Cafe ✆ 0117 966 6838 3 Ninetree Hill, Bristol BS1 3SB ✆ 0117 923 2563 269 North Street, Bedminster, Barley Wood Walled Not-for-pro t ethical cafe. Watercress Road, St Werburghs, Bristol BS3 1JN Garden and Cafe Bristol BS2 9YJ Organic and local fruit and veg. ✆ 01934 863713 Cafe Maitreya Eccentric tree-house style interior. www.walledgarden.co.uk ✆ 0117 951 0100 It has a playground outside and The Better Food Cafe o ering organic food and 89 St Mark’s Road, Easton, serves good wholesome food. Company views over the Mendips. Bristol BS5 6HY ✆ 0117 935 1725 Award-winning organic, seasonal, Tart Proving House, Sevier Street, The Bay Tree vegetarian restaurant. ✆ 0117 924 7628 St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9QS ✆ 0117 962 1115 16 The Promenade, Gloucester www.betterfood.co.uk 176 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, CREATE Centre Road, Bristol This organic supermarket and cafe Bristol BS9 4NE ✆ 0117 922 4370 www.lovelytart.com also delivers veg boxes. Popular cafe and health food shop. Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN Cafe and food store specialising www.bristol.gov.uk/create in locally sourced treats. Chandos Deli Bordeaux Quay A ordable cafe serving organic ✆ 0117 970 6565 Restaurant and and seasonal lunches. Thali Cafe 121 Whiteladies Rd, Bristol Cookery School ✆ 0117 942 6687 BS8 2PL ✆ 0117 943 1200 The Green Man 12 York Rd, Bristol BS6 5QE www.chandosdeli.com V-Shed, Canons Way, Bristol ✆ 0117 930 4824 Totterdown Good food from around the world. BS1 5UH 21 Alfred Place, Kingsdown, ✆ 0117 933 2955 www.bordeaux-quay.co.uk Bristol BS2 8HD 1 William St, Bristol BS3 4TU Essential Trading Co- Restaurant committed to Independent pub which strives to Easton operative Ltd sustainable food practices. be fully organic. ✆ 0117 951 4979 ✆ 0845 458 0201 64-66 St Marks Rd, Bristol Unit 3 Lodge Causeway Trading Bristol Folk House Kate’s Kitchen Catering BS5 6JH Estate, Fishponds, Bristol ✆ 0117 908 5035 ✆ 0117 330 8189 ✆ 0117 974 3793 BS16 3JB 40a Park Street, Bristol BS1 5JG 23 Charlotte St, Bristol BS1 5PZ 1 Regent Street, Clifton, Bristol, www.essential-trading.co.uk www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk Caters events using local, seasonal BS8 4HW Pioneering workers’ co-op Lively cafe using organic and ingredients whenever possible. www.onestopthali.co.uk wholesaling top-quality, ethically sourced produce. A ordable, nutritious Indian own-brand wholefoods. La Ruca food. Buy a Ti n to enjoy tasty Cafe Kino ✆ 0117 944 6810 zero-waste takeaways. Winner of Goodness Direct

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✆ 0871 871 6611 3 Lower Redland Road, Bristol ✆ 0117 924 014 Bristol Beekeepers www.goodnessdirect.co.uk BS6 6TB Corn Street, Bristol BS1 1JQ www.bristolbeekeepers.org.uk Health food, organic fruit and veg, www.sheepdrove.com www.slowfoodbristol.org Worried about the plight of bees? eco-friendly household products A fully organic butcher’s shop First Sunday of the month, 10am- Buy local honey, host a hive, or and organic shopping. selling produce from the award- 3pm. The world’s rst regular Slow train in the art of beekeeping. winning Sheepdrove Farm. Food market puts quality rst. Harvest Bristol Beer Factory ✆ 0117 942 5997 Southville Deli Whiteladies Road ✆ 0117 902 6317 11 Gloucester Road, Bristol ✆ 0117 966 4507 Farmers Market c/o The , Raleigh www.ethicallyessential.coop 262 North Street, Bedminster, Corner of Whiteladies Road Road, Southville BS3 1TF Healthfood store. Bristol BS3 1JA and Apsley Road www.bristolbeerfactory.co.uk www.southvilledeli.com www.sustainableredland. Champion of Bristol’s brewing Hobbs House Bakery Expanded store holds regular org.uk heritage that uses locally sourced ✆ 01454 321 629 tastings of organic, vegetarian and A bustling local market set up malt and hops. Hatters Lane, Chipping vegan wines. by Sustainable Redland in 2006, Sodbury, Bristol BS37 6AA and held on the rst and third Frank Water www.hobbshousebakery.co.uk Tobacco Factory Market Saturday of the month. ✆ 01173 294 846 A family business with ve Tobacco Factory (in the car Unit 2B, Wellington Lane generations of baking behind it. park), Raleigh Road, Southville Bristol BS6 5PY Supplies organic bread boxes and www.tobaccofactory.com Producers www.frankwater.com other treats. Regular Sunday market (10.30am- Sells bottled water to fund 2.30pm) with an emphasis on Alvis Brothers/Lye projects in the developing world. Natural Beverage ethical, eco-friendly, Fairtrade, Cross Cheese www.naturalbeverages.co.uk organic and local products. ✆ 01934 864614 Herbert’s Bakery 100% real fruit Fairtrade Lye Cross Farm, Redhill, ✆ 0117 924 7713 smoothies and juices. Wild Oats Natural North Somerset BS40 5RH Wellington Avenue, Montpelier, Foods www.lyecrosscheese.co.uk Bristol BS6 5HP Organique ✆ 0117 973 1967 Specialist organic and www.herbertsbakery.co.uk ✆ 0117 971 7932 9-11 Lower Redland Road, West Country farmhouse A family bakery o ering a Unit 3/172 Wells Rd, Bristol, Bristol BS6 6TB cheesemaker. Look out for cosmopolitan selection of bread BS4 2AL www.woats.co.uk its award-winning organic products, from Scandinavian rye Sells a wide range of organic A wide range of organic produce, mature cheddar. to American bagels, as well as produce and goods. plus food supplements, skin care simple hand-crafted bread. products, herbs, homoeopathic Bart Spices Radford Mill Organic remedies and more. ✆ 0117 977 3474 Jess’s Ladies Farm Shop York Road, Bedminster, ✆ 01452 720 343 ✆ 0117 924 5360 Windmill Hill City Farm Bristol BS3 4AD Hardwicke Farm, 41 Picton Street, Montpelier, ✆ 0117 963 3233 www.bartspices.com Gloucestershire, GL2 3QE Bristol BS6 5PZ Phillip St, Bedminster BS3 4EA Fairtrade spices and herbs. www.theladiesorganicmilk. Atmospheric organic food store. www.windmillhillcityfarm. co.uk org.uk Bath Ales Excellent, organic, non- St Nicholas Market Fabulous cafe in an inner city ✆ 0117 947 4797 homogenized milk from a family St Nicholas St, Bristol BS1 1HQ farmyard setting Units 3-7 Caxton Business Park, farm. Available from Bristol Open Monday to Saturday with Crown Way, Warmley, Bristol Farmer’s Market and other outlets. numerous food stalls and cafes. BS30 8XJ Farmers Markets www.bathales.com Miles Tea & Coffee Scoopaway Independent micro-brewery ✆ 01643 703993 ✆ 0117 9872199 Bristol Farmers Market that blends traditional brewing The Vale Yard, High Street, 113 Gloucester Road, ✆ 0117 922 4017 techniques with cutting-edge Porlock, Somerset TA24 8PU Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8AT Corn Street, Bristol BS1 1JQ technologies. www.djmiles.co.uk No-nonsense bulk food store. Every Wednesday, for local fruit Traditional tea importers and A must for muesli lovers. and veg, organic meat and eggs, Bodymatter Organic co ee roasters. sh, apple juice, bread and more. ✆ 0870 700 1104 Sheepdrove Organic PO Box 2514, Bristol BS6 9AP Moorland Farm Farm Family Butcher Bristol Slow Food www.bodymatter.com ✆ 01934 733341 ✆ 0117 973 4643 Market Makers of organic cereals. Moorland Street, Axbridge,

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Somerset BS26 2BA Pukka Herbs Ltd project that introduces people Small, family-run organic home Family-run farm selling free-range ✆ 0845 375 1744 to wild, locally growing herbs. delivery service that’s certi ed by meat. Also has a stall at Bristol 8 Hawk eld Business Park, the Soil Association and o ers a Farmer’s Market. Bristol BS14 0BY Brian Wogan Ltd range of fresh vegetable boxes. www.pukkaherbs.com ✆ 0117 955 3564 Orchard’s Cider Manufactures and supplies herbal Bourbon House, 2 Clement Leigh Court Farm and Perry teas, botanicals, bionutrients and Street, Bristol BS2 9EQ ✆ 01275 375 756 ✆ 01291 689536 more. Organic, fairtrade - pukka. www.wogan-co ee.co.uk Pill Road, Abbots Leigh, www.orchardsciderandperry. Co ee importer and roaster. Bristol BS8 3RA com Rocks Organic Wide range of Fairtrade and www.leighcourtfarm.org.uk Prize-winning ciders and perries, The Estate O ce, Sutton organic products. Boxes of fruit and veg from a which are available at the Bristol Scotney, SO21 3JW walled garden just outside Bristol. Slow Food Market. www.rocksorganic.com Well Hung Meat Co Soil Association-approved ✆ 0845 230 3131 Riverford Organic The Organic Chocolate manufacturer of squashes and Tordean Farm, Dean Prior, Vegetables Cake Company cordials. All drinks are organic and Buckfastleigh, Devon , South ✆ 0845 600 2311 ✆ 0117 927 3954 free from arti cial sweeteners, West TQ11 0LY Wash Barn, Buckfastleigh, The Lodge, Oxford Street, preservatives and colours. www.wellhungmeat.com Devon TQ11 0LD Kingsdown, Bristol BS2 8HH Award-winning suppliers of www.riverford.co.uk www.toccc.co.uk Sheppy’s Cider organic meat via their meat box Award-winning, thoughtfully run The UK’s rst specialist organic ✆ 01823 461233 scheme. national box scheme. chocolate cake makers. Three Bridges, Bradford-on- Tone, Taunton, Somerset Yeo Valley Organics Pieminister Pies TA4 1ER ✆ 01761 462798 Festivals ✆ 0117 942 3322 www.sheppyscider.com The Mendip Centre, Blagdon, 24 Stokes Croft, Bristol Craftsmen cider makers for over North Somerset BS40 7YE Love Food Festival BS1 3PR 200 years, who produce ne www.yeovalleyorganic.co.uk www.lovefoodfestival.com www.pieminister.co.uk Somerset ciders, including some The UK leader in organic Increasingly popular food festivals Pies with a di erence: locally- fantastic organic tipples. dairy products. at Paintworks and elsewhere sourced ingredients, free-range, in Bristol, which aim to inspire and delicious. Somerset Preserves children (and adults) with hands- ✆ 01278 780913 Deliveries on activities, tastings, etc. Pullins Bakers www.somersetpreserves.co.uk ✆ 01934 832135 [email protected] Better Food Company Soil Association Organic 29 High Street, Yatton, Locally made preserves, available ✆ 0117 935 1725 Food Festival North Somerset BS49 4JD through farm shops and a range of Proving House, Sevier Street, www.soilassociation.org/ www.pullinsbakers.co.uk other retailers. St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9QS festival Award-winning family craft bakery www.betterfood.co.uk Major autumn festival of all things and sandwich manufacturer. Look The Urban Fringe A range of vegetable boxes. organic, with numerous food stalls out for their stall at the Bristol Pharmacy and a party atmosphere down at Farmers Market. www.urbanfringe.org Green Wheel the harbourside. Remarkable herbal medicine ✆ 01934 844914

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Bristol is the UK’s cider that entails. Tucked away behind perry are top notch. Is cider green, capital, and these days the ss Great Britain, the Orchard was you ask? Yes it is! Artisan ciders "you can nd excellent CAMRA’s top UK cider pub in 2009 and perries are local, indigenous draught ciders and perries at several and continues to o er an excellent and often organic – or as good as. specialist bars and pubs. Of these the selection. While just across the water, Orchards provide vital habitat for oldest is the Coronation Tap, which the aptly named Apple is a bar on plants and wildlife; the noble chafer gave us the expression ‘You’ve been a boat. Not the wisest combination beetle has virtually nowhere else to corried’. No prizes for guessing what you might think, but the cider and go. So drink up thy zider!

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here are scores of active Bristol Civic Society www.bristolwireless.net green groups in Bath & www.digitalbristol.org/members/civsoc Social enterprise committed to social North East Somerset. A dynamic, independent organisation that improvement through the building of a Whether you want to join campaigns to preserve important buildings wireless computer network across the theT battle to save some of our most and open spaces, promote excellence and whole city. endangered bats, set up a hydro- sustainability in new buildings and improve electric scheme that will help power the transport system. BTCV Avon the local community, campaign ✆ 0117 929 1624 about global climate change or just Bristol Friends of the Earth CREATE Centre learn more about the environmental ✆ 0117 911 4084 www2.btcv.org.uk/display/btcv_avon issues, you can be sure there are 10-12 Picton Street, Montpelier, Co-ordinates many practical environmental like-minded people out there... Bristol BS6 5QA conservation projects within Avon (Bristol, www.bristolfoe.org.uk Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset & Active local group currently running campaigns South Gloucestershire), offering opportunities Avon Gardens Trust on Bristol airport expansion, local food, local for people to become involved and to gain new The CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, transport and sustainable housing. Has lots of skills and experiences. Bristol BS1 6XN information on issues from plans for a Severn www.avongardenstrust.org.uk barrage to waste management. Community Service Volunteers Membership-based organisation that seeks 237 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NJ to preserve, enhance and recreate parks and Bristol Green Capital www.csv.org.uk gardens in the former county of Avon, all for www.bristolgreencapital.org National volunteering organisation which the enjoyment and education of the public. The Green Capital programme aims to involves people in high-quality volunteering accelerate the pace of change in the city’s and learning opportunities that enrich and Avon Organic Group economy and communities towards the low- tackle real need. www.avonorganicgroup.co.uk carbon future that will make Bristol a more Promotes organic gardening and food, as sustainable, healthier, greener city. The Freeconomy Community well as organising events, day trips and www.justfortheloveofit.org much more. Bristol Parks Forum Aims to get people together locally through the www.bristolparksforum.org.uk simple act of sharing skills, tools, space and so Avon Wildlife Trust Want to help maintain or raise money for your on. The community is free to join and open to ✆ 0117 917 7270 local park? The Bristol Parks Forum has a list all. Best of all, there’s no boring administration, Avon Wildlife Trust, 32 Jacobs Wells Road, of all the ‘Friends of’ groups that work with so get sharing now! Bristol BS8 1DR the city council in looking after the city’s parks. www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk You’ll also find news and information on all Friends of Arnos Vale Looks after 38 nature reserves, campaigns on things green space-related. Cemetery issues which threaten wildlife and encourages Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bath Road, everyone to be more concerned about our Bristol Wireless Bristol BS4 3EW natural environment. Also runs two major ✆ 0117 325 0067 www.arnosvalefriends.org.uk environment education centres at Folly Farm Room 5, The St Werburghs Centre, Horley Support the Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust and Willsbridge Mill, near Keynsham. Road, St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9TJ by fundraising, carrying out grounds

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maintenance, organising heritage tours poverty, promote trade justice and protect the Student Community Action and providing guides for the visitors centre. whole planet. www.bristolsca.org.uk Founded in 1837, Arnos Vale Cemetery is a Volunteering organisation at the University historical and ecological gem. One in Eight of Bristol Union, with over 1,000 members. ✆ 0117 924 6228 Friends of the River Frome 160 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Sustainable Bishopston ✆ 01373 453395 Bristol BS7 8NT www.sustainablebishopston.org.uk www.fromewalkway.org.uk www.oneineight.co.uk Sustainable Bishopston is a community group A partnership of individuals, local groups and Offers educational classes and workshops with the aim of initiating and supporting local organisations who are working together to run by volunteers, covering arts, languages, sustainability projects. improve the environment and enjoyment of the information technology, key skills and mutual Frome Valley. The website has details of walks self-help groups. Sustainable Henleaze and work days. ✆ 0117 962 1751 Retired and Senior Volunteers [email protected] Friends of Troopers Hill Programme, Western Region New group addressing energy, food and ✆ 0117 947 5037 ✆ 0117 922 4392 transport issues. 3 Corkers Hill, St George, Bristol BS5 8DT The CREATE Centre www.troopers-hill.org.uk www.rsvp-west.org.uk Sustainable Knowle Aims to provide a friendly community focus for Has a long and varied list of projects, each www.sustainableknowle.blogspot.com people who care about Troopers Hill, carries out with a group of volunteers working under the Aims to find out what changes are needed practical conservation work, organises walks general supervision of an organiser. RSVP West to make the local area environmentally and and talks, and works with Bristol Parks to make is inspired and led by volunteers – more than socially sustainable, while campaigning to sure Troopers Hill is well looked after. 600 – with no permanent paid staff. find effective and practical ways to achieve those changes. Gardenshare Bristol Southville Community ✆ 07770 391521 development Association Sustainable Redland www.grofun.org.uk/gardenshare.htm ✆ 0117 923 1039 www.sustainableredland.org.uk Do you have a garden you don’t use? Are you The Southville Centre, Beauley Road, Local group looking at how Bristolians will cope looking for somewhere to grow vegetables? Southville, Bristol BS3 1QG without cheap fossil fuels and how to lessen Grofun’s Gardenshare programme is designed www.southvillecentre.org.uk the damage we are causing to the ecosystems to match up garden-less gardeners with Vibrant community development association on which we depend. Organises the Whiteladies gardener-less gardens. that runs the Southville Centre and leads Road Farmers Market (see the Food section). numerous local development projects, Hartcliffe and Withywood including the Southbank Arts Trail, Friends of Sustrans Volunteer Rangers Community Partnership the Avon New Cut, Sustainable Southville and ✆ 0117 915 0110 www.hwcp.org.uk Friends of Bristol South Pool. www.sustrans.org.uk Has been leading the regeneration and Over 2,500 Volunteer Rangers work together in renewal of the area since 1998. Check out Stop Climate Chaos Coalition 190 local groups to help Sustrans manage the the website for news and information. www.stopclimatechaos.org National Cycle Network in the UK. With a combined supporter base of over 11 narroways Millennium million people from more than 100 charities, Totterdown Residents Green Trust unions, faith, community and women’s groups, Environmental and Social c/o St Werburghs City Farm, Watercress the coalition is dedicated to action on climate Association Road, St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9YX change and limiting its impact on the world’s www.tresa.org.uk freespace.virgin.net/harry.jen/index.html poorest communities. Demands practical Active group that addresses environmental and The Trust manages the Narroways Millennium action. Here. Now. planning issues, while energising local culture. Green, St Werburghs, to protect local wildlife and for local people and visitors to enjoy. Streets Alive Transition Bristol Volunteers are always needed to help with ✆ 0117 922 5708 c/o Phillip Corbin + Associates maintenance and will be made very welcome. 86 Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5BB Chartered Tax Advisors/Chartered www.streetsalive.net Accountants, Trym Lodge, 1 Henbury Road, north-South Forum Works with communities, councils and Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3HQ ✆ 0117 916 6473 voluntary groups to create participatory and www.transitionbristol.net www.ns-forum.org.uk meaningful events and activities on the streets. Seeks to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and This is an active forum for Bath and Bristol- Want to hold a street party? You’ll find plenty promote sustainability. Runs events and acts as based groups that are seeking to fight global of advice and information here. an umbrella for Bristol’s neighbourhood groups.

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UWE Community Volunteer Programme http://www.uwe.ac.uk/volunteer Get Involved Volunteering organisation for students at the University of the West of England. The Revolution Starts Here!

Victoria Park Action Group www.vpag.org.uk Active voluntary group working to improve the Changing the world may and generally encouraging more facilities and infrastructure of Victoria Park, a seem a daunting task, so people to use the park. You can 60-acre open space in south Bristol. Runs a fun "why not start with your fi nd out whether your local park day, Bonfi re Night celebration and more. own neighbourhood? You’d be has a Friends group by looking at surprised to know what a diff erence park noticeboards or by visiting the you can make by putting a little website of the Bristol Parks Forum Volunteering Bristol time and eff ort into a local venture. (www.bristolparksforum.org.uk). ✆ 0117 989 7733 The success of this partnership Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, HAVE A STREET PARTY between the local authority Bristol BS1 4GB Bristol is the street party capital of and neighbourhood volunteers www.bristolvolunteers.org.uk the UK, and there are few places has been extraordinary. Friends This is a long-established, non-profi t group where it is easier to close your groups are able to apply for EU which promotes, supports and develops road for an afternoon, put up and Lottery funding, and so pay opportunities for people to become involved in the bunting and have fun. The for new equipment and other voluntary work. For more information, check city council is extremely improvements for which the out the website or visit the offi ce, which is just supportive, so you council has no budget. off Queen Square. don’t need insurance or a licence, just What a SUPPORT YOUR Voscur permission to CITY FARM OR ✆ close the road. difference you can COMMUNITY 0117 909 9949 This will be GARDEN The CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, granted so make by putting a Do you have a Bristol BS1 6XN long as you city farm near www.voscur.org follow a few little time and effort you? There are An essential infrastructure organisation simple rules, several in and and development agency for the voluntary, and these are into a local around Bristol community and social enterprise sector. It has explained in and they all need links to hundreds of Bristol-based groups. full on the Streets venture the support of Alive website – www. local (and not-so- Windmill Hill City Farm streetparty.org.uk. local) people to continue ✆ 0117 963 3252 Streets that have a regular the wonderful work they do Philip Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4EA annual get-together are diff erent in educating kids and city folk in www.windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk to those that don’t. Neighbours general about food production. Independent community project that aims are more likely to know another, and in surveys people have often USE LOCAL RETAILERS to meet the needs of local people through an remarked that they feel safer and Our power as consumers should extraordinary range of social, environmental, more at home. Which means that never be underestimated. You may educational, recreational and economic they’re more likely to walk or cycle, never join a campaign, but you activities. More than 50 services are off ered in and to use local shops, cafes and can do immeasurable good by one place – and it has the best pork in town! pubs – which in turn encourages choosing where you shop and what others to do likewise. you buy. Buy organic to make the WWOOF UK countryside healthier and conserve PO Box 2154, Winslow, SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PARK wildlife. Buy local to cut down food Buckingham MK18 3WS Over the past decade there have miles and support the economy www.wwoof.org been dramatic changes in the of the Bristol region. Buy Fairtrade This is the UK branch of a global organisation way our parks are funded and for imported products and ensure that connects ‘Willing Workers’ with the managed. There are now numerous producers get paid a decent price. ‘Organic Farms’ that need them. Labour is ‘Friends of’ groups which support Shop on your local high street to exchanged for food and lodging, with no local parks, working alongside help retailers stay in business, so city council staff to raise money, your neighbours can leave their cars money changing hands – a sign-up fee is run events and tidying-up days, at home when they want to shop. payable when you join, though.

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Bristol Folk House The Converging World Provides a global gateway to the charity promoting sustainable, ✆ 0117 926 2987 www.theconvergingworld.org greatest issue of our time: the organic farming and championing 40a Park St, Bristol, BS1 5JG Invests in renewable energy future health and wellbeing of human health. www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk projects and uses the profits the human family. Great courses in a superb location. to fund clean and sustainable Transition Culture economic development. The Permaculture transitionculture.org Bristol Living Rivers Association Website which describes itself as ✆ 0117 352 5894 CREATE Centre www.permaculture.org.uk an evolving exploration into the c/o Sustainable City Group, ✆ 0117 922 4370 Permaculture is about creating head, heart and hands of energy The CREATE Centre Bristol City Council, Smeaton sustainable human habitats by descent. Thought-provoking and www.bristol.gov.uk/rivers Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN following nature’s patterns. It rarely dull. Runs local initiatives to protect www.bristol.gov.uk/create provides ways to design and and improve Bristol’s waterways. CREATE is a vibrant environment create healthy, productive places TreeHugger centre which hosts a range of to work, rest and play. www.treehugger.com Bristol Natural events and exhibitions, and also American website dedicated to History Consortium features a purpose-built Ecohome. Start Living Advice making sustainability mainstream www.bnhc.org.uk Centre and striving to be a one-stop A unique alliance between Avon The Cycling City , Bristol shop for green news, solutions, Wildlife Trust, , Bristol www.copenhagenize.com www.startuk.org and product information. City Council and the BBC Natural www.copenhagencyclechic.com Part of a national chain of drop-in International, up-to-the-minute History Unit, among others. It Want to see what a Cycling City centres launched by Prince Charles and, surprisingly, fun. holds an annual Festival of Nature looks like? See these websites! to help individuals and businesses and manages the nationwide become more sustainable. Self Sufficient-ish BioBlitz programme. Ecojam www.selfsufficientish.com www.ecojam.org The Schumacher If you’d like to be more self- Bristol Streets Your local, green and ethical scene. Institute sufficient and are looking for a www.bristolstreets.co.uk Ecojam is all about informing and ✆ 0117 927 3200 gentle introduction, then The An interactive map of Bristol and connecting people. www.schumacherinstitute. Self Sufficient-ish Bible is a good its environs which doubles as a org.uk place to start. Find out all about portal into websites concerned Low Impact Living An independent research group this remarkable book, discover with green issues. Initiative (LILI) dedicated to the question, what foraging courses and much more www.lowimpact.org makes our natural and social on the website. The Community Farm A non-profit organisation whose systems viable in the long-term? ✆ 0845 617 1174 mission is to help people reduce Has run its famous lectures for Sims Hill Shared www.thecommunityfarm.co.uk their impact on the environment, over 30 years. Harvest A new not-for-profit company improve their quality of life, gain http://simshillsharedharvest. producing food via Community new skills and save money. The Soil Association wordpress.com Supported Agriculture, it seeks ✆ 0117 314 5000 A new adventure in CSA that aims to reconnect people with food People and the Planet www.soilassociation.org to bring valuable farmland close to production and the land. www.peopleandplanet.net The UK’s leading environmental the M32 into production.

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