Our Partners

Sustainability is central to everything they do at Yeo Valley.

"As farmers, we see first-hand the incredible things nature can produce, and how humans can damage it. We always remind ourselves to put nature first, by playing our part in protecting and preserving the world for future generations and not controlling nature with chemicals, but working with it to create incredible food. We buy beef and lamb from Yeo Valley and love the fact that the these neighbouring animals are so close to our very own environment and surroundings.”

Luke’s farm is a Farm Wilder Farm. Farm Wilder is about a better quality of life for animals, a better quality of meat for the consumer, and it's about quality landscape for wildlife in the process. Farm Wilders award winning, grass fed beef and lamb comes from native breeds grown solely on flower rich upland grassland and finished on the lusher pastures of the lowlands. This way they can ensure consistent depth of taste, texture and marbling which softens and deepens with extensive dry ageing.

Farm Wilder have developed their own set of standards for farmers because the best beef and lamb comes from the richest environment and that, when managed right, livestock can play a crucial role in maintaining and restoring vibrant ecosystems and regenerating healthy, carbon rich soils.

Michelin-star chef Josh Eggleton and family offer locally sourced, environmentally sustainable and enjoyable dining experiences for everyone.

Josh is Chef & Co-Owner of The Pony Chew Valley and Co-Founder of Salt and Malt, The Kensington Arms, Root, Yurt Lush and Eat Drink Bristol.

Arcadia Spectacular, known colloquially as "Arcadia", are a performance art collective that combine elements of sculpture, architecture, recycling, pyrotechnics, lighting, circus and music into large scale performance and dance spaces.

Arcadia Spectacular have now, in 2022, joined forces with Valley Fest, and also manage Nature’s Spectacular in partnership with Luke on his land.

Andy Wier acquired Fernhill farm in 1997 in a dilapidated state having been severely under-financed since the 1950’s - the buildings were ruins, hedgerows overgrown, walls unrecognisable and a single water trough to serve the whole farm. Since then Jen and I have been rehabilitating the landscape under the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) and Higher Level Entry Scheme (HLS) guidelines. Almost 20 years later Fernhill is an efficient livestock breeding farm; hedge are re-established and our house is a family home again.

Our Shetland ewes spend the Autumn months on top of the Mendip hills feasting on flavoursome herbs ready for the tupping season in November. April lambing & Calving in mid-Summer ensures our fields come alive with the sounds of motherhood.

Incorporating Fernhill as the maternal safe base, all our sheep and cows become efficient land management tools when travelling around the Mendip hills at various times of the year seeking fresh clean pastures – we believe soil activity is an essential element for the health of our struggling planet & thus, large mobs graze intensively for short periods of time to create a natural grazing system.

We also have British Saddleback Pigs that forage across our woodlands. Now on the Rare Breed Survival Trust's 'Watch List' the Saddleback is known to be a very hardy breed well suited to an extensive woodland life. It is only in woodland that we have seen pigs lead a fully natural life, spending the entire day foraging for the fruits of the forest, acorns, beech nuts and blackberry roots amongst their favourites, and building nests from woodland materials as nature intended.

All our Beef, Lamb and Pork is Dry Aged and butchered by our friend Luke at Meat Box

The Community Farm is a not-for-profit social enterprise based in the Chew Valley just outside Bristol and Bath. We are a nature-friendly farm, founded in 2011 as a Community Benefit Society and are owned and governed by our shareholder members.

Working with a network of organic producers and local farmers who share our ethics, we supply fresh, local and organic food via a box delivery service to hundreds of households throughout Bristol, Bath, The Chew Valley, Frome and Weston-Super-Mare.

Any surplus that we make is reinvested into our own Community programmes and used to fund volunteering sessions, wellbeing courses and events at The Farm; as well as helping us manage the land in a way that’s beneficial for all life.

We welcome everyone in our Community to nourish their body and mind by spending time on our shared land. Whether you’re interested in learning, therapy or play, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved for individuals and for groups.