Windmill Hill City Farm

A place where people grow
Windmill Hill City Farm is a charity that provides recreation, education and therapy using food, farming and the environment as a theme.

160 GoodGymers have supported Windmill Hill City Farm with 240 tasks.


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Caroline
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Melanie Young
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Upcoming sessions
Friday Farm Frolics - Good Friday

Friday 29th March 2024 8:00am - 8:35am


Previous sessions
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David HeadCarolineMarianne BradshawMelanie YoungJanka

From pebble pit to Lambington spa

Friday 22nd March

Written by David Head

As clockwork, cycling Sarah from the farm peddled in as we gathered for the task. A previous day recce to the farm had indicated little uns had tossed many pebbles out of the toy pit. Stage 1 of task was to sooty and sweep the pebbles back into the pit. In no time the pit had returned to its former glory for another day. Then next stop on the GG express was the lamb enclosure. 4 baby lambs but who were the parents? DNA testing needed. We did a bit of express weeding despite being seduced by the cuteness of the new born lambs. Then onto the traditional final team ๐Ÿคณ selfie photo with the sheep and lambs in the background ish. Great job everyone ๐Ÿ‘

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David HeadJankaArronLauraCaroline

Bucketing down

Friday 15th March

Written by David Head

Light drizzle can mean a broad bean of things. It starting dry but as we got to the shed we were greeted by the beautiful sound if rain. A moment of contemplation with the shed tools. And then rain turned to light drizzle and we dashed to the barrow zone to do a bit of speed racking. Collecting at great speed we filled a barrow in no time. We folked into to the compost and had time for a cow pose photo. Then off we went knowing we had menured our way successfully between the showers. Well done Aaron for running all way from Brislington ๐Ÿ‘. Bring the sun next time ๐Ÿ˜ƒ. Great work everyone ๐Ÿ‘

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David HeadValรจ PicoJames CortisCarolineJanka

Comfrey but no lounging at the farm today

Friday 8th March

Written by David Head

A lovely but tad chilly morning greeted the GG folk today. Great to welcome Ashley today for his first GG. Awesome to everyone today. We did a brief tour of the animal enclosure, viewing the statue pigs and duck pen. Then to the shed to tool ourselves appropriately to take on weedy things near the paddock. But we took care not to borage our way over any comfrey. In no time the border was comfrey-litly cleared with a barrow of detritis. We emptied our load and took a traditional challenging chair pose selfie by the pig enclosure. Proper job everyone ๐Ÿ‘

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David HeadCaroline

Stormsee ing around with Shearing effect

Friday 1st March

Written by David Head

The farm greeted David and Caroline today. This week we ventured deep into the allotment area seeking out weeds around the parameter path. Caroline shearlessly made short work of the overhanging brambles and David targeted the dandelions. We were interrupted by a bout of rain and took shelter in the shed near the barrow park. We did a dash with Caroline giving the lavender bush a back and sides and I spotted a few more weeds. A final shelfi by the our shelter and off we went to another happy friday๐Ÿ™‚

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David HeadCarolineJason Thorne

Pebble dash

Friday 16th February

Written by David Head

The blue sky's opened to greet Jason, Caroline and David at the farm today. We choose our regular pebble pit task today, returning the pebbles to the children's toy pit. Knowing that the blooming generation would soon chuck them back out of the pit. Bless them. We tried to devise a method to clean the dirty pebbles from the detritis and adopted a bucket of water that sort of worked. More research needed. Thanks to Jason for sourcing some top notch brushes. We cleaned the area in no time. Had time to make friends with the resident cat and discuss bird flu and blue tongue. Caused by those blue Berry slush puppies according to Jason. All this in 35 minutes .Time just flu by. Proper job ๐Ÿ‘

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David HeadMarianne BradshawTom ChristmasCaroline

Sort back and sides

Friday 9th February

Written by David Head

A bit of morning bristol drizzle greeted us at the farm today but nothing ciderous. We cooped a region by the chickens today tidying the back and sides and we were cocker hoop by our progress. Many hens make short work. We were a little sad the ducks had their pond drained but be put on our best drake smiles and did a final photo in the green house identifying a peach tree and a ginger plant. Great work ๐Ÿ‘

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