Homegrown.
Life on Bath City Farm.
Bath City Farm is a community project that promotes inclusiveness through well-being, teamwork and family events. Volunteers are essential to ensure part of the farm's cultural and social environment and continuing success.
Sowing the seeds The time varies between planting seeds and seeing the product feature at our Trough Café kiosk. For lettuce, the time from seeding to plate is about ten weeks. The rhubarb can be two years, and some of our blackcurrant bushes are ten years old.
Everything is grown from seed. The growing never stops at Bath City Farm. It is a continuous circle. Everything on the farm is grown from seed and flourishes because we use our own animal manure.
Care in the community Life on the farm is always busy and constantly changing with the seasons. The farm could not care for the animals and tend to the farm needs without amazing volunteers.
Everyday project Planting takes place year-round. We have a big round in September when we prepare everything for the following spring. Our polytunnels enable us to propagate seasonal plants throughout the year.
Teamwork Growing at Bath City Farm is a labour of love shared between many people. The benefit of being outside and having a collective purpose is satisfying, especially seeing the fruition of all the planting seeds, growing, and picking in the summer.
Donations Bath City Farm is free to visit, open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. However, did you know it costs £850 a day to manage the farm, feed the animals and fund the projects? Donations are very welcome at the farm. Every pound counts.
The Animals The farm is home to farm animals, including goats, (pictured) sheep, cows, pigs, hens and ducks. The newest residents at the farm are two Mangalitsa piglets, also known as 'sheep pigs' because of their thick curly coats of hair. We are currently running a competition to name the piglets.
Volunteers The farm could not grow and tend to its products without amazing volunteers. The farm usually works with 30 volunteers each week on horticultural projects. Over the year, the farm has had extra support from hundreds of community and school organisations. All contribute to the gardens in different ways.
