News & Events

  • Royal rosettes for our animal care team

    Dec Winslade, leads the animal care team here at the Farm. In August 2021, the team fulfilled a long-held dream with their debut agricultural show. What’s happened since? Well, here’s Dec to tell you all the news! Hi everyone, Farmer …

  • Celebrating 40 years of market gardening

    Terry is a co-farmer at our social enterprise, Elm Tree Farm in Bristol, and this is a very big year for him. Along with countless other people with learning disabilities, Terry spent a large part of his life in a …

  • The magic of plants and gardening

    It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to the gardens here on the farm. We’ve been so happy to welcome our trainees back after lockdown just in time for the main seed sowing season which kick starts the …

  • Keeping you safe at the Farm – COVID-19 update

    COVID-19 update for people supported at projects based on the Farm It’s our intention to start our phased return to Elm Tree Farm soon. This will be a gradual process over the coming weeks and months. We will be offering …

  • Milestones and memories

    It’s been an exciting year at Elm Tree Farm with some big celebrations for a few of our veteran trainees. Last month, we enjoyed Terry’s 60th birthday, although this was no ordinary celebration as we also celebrated Terry’s impressive 37 …

  • Masons muck in and put on a fantastic event

    Earlier this year, the local Freemasons asked if we wanted some help at Elm Tree Farm. 2017 is their tercentenary, and they were keen to celebrate and do something for the local community. They suggested that a family fun day …

  • Playing a part at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

    Elm Tree Farm has proudly played a part in this year’s world-renowned RHS Chelsea Flower Show. They were approached by, and teamed up with, organisers behind a new product called The Willow Wand – a beautiful mini tree made of …

  • 2015 trees

    A team from Alec French Architects set themselves a tough challenge for Bristol’s year as Green Capital 2015 – to plant 2015 trees at various sites around Bristol. We were lucky enough to host their final project in December, and …