Grow Bristol is a new urban farming enterprise developing and demonstrating innovative and sustainable ways of growing food in the city spaces of Bristol for the benefit of all its inhabitants and the...
Grow Bristol is a new urban farming enterprise developing and demonstrating innovative and sustainable ways of growing food in the city spaces of Bristol for the benefit of all its inhabitants and the wider world. Our aims are to: produce fresh, local and sustainable food all year round; educate and engage with people to increase knowledge and wellbeing; promote enterprise and employment opportunities; and work with others towards a sustainable local food economy. We call this approach ‘smart urban farming'; bringing together innovation and enterprise to deliver multiple environmental, economic and social benefits. We have recently received planning permission to transform a disused industrial site near Temple Meads into a productive urban farm and space for training and public engagement. The focus of the site will be our ‘Grow Box', a recycled shipping container repurposed as an optimised food production system growing fresh and sustainable produce (salad leaves, herbs and fish) for the local market. Meanwhile we are showcasing our novel closed-loop growing systems to the public in the ‘Mini Grow Box' demonstration system as part of the 'Urban Food Growing Trail', a Green Capital-funded project led by Incredible Edible Bristol. The system is currently in-situ at the Engine Shed near Temple Meads station.