Producers & suppliers

VEGETABLES, EGGS

Eric, Stuart, Athene and their team run a 12-acre market garden at Hammonds Farm, Stroud. Hammonds Farm is dedicated to increasing biodiversity and social capital - as well as producing top-quality vegetables, fruit, nuts, eggs and beef. During the growing season, we buy vegetables and eggs weekly from Good Small Farms. Visit their website to find out more, and to sign up for their veg bag scheme (weekly collection from Brimscombe Mill!) or newly-available meat box.

PORK, BEEF, VEGETABLES

Wick Court, near Arlingham, is one of three sites owned by the charity Farms for City Children, which enables children from disadvantaged communities to spend immersive week-long residentials caring for livestock, growing vegetables, and cooking food. If there’s pork on the menu at Brimscombe Mill, it’s pedigree Gloucester Old Spot, hand-raised in Wick Court’s paddocks and 19th century brick pens. Their Gloucester cattle are grass-fed all year round on fields overlooking the River Severn.

MUTTON

Paul and Sarah raise organic, grass-fed beef, lamb and mutton on their 120-acre mixed organic grassland and woodland farm, which also hosts a vegetable gardening co-operative. If you’re lucky, you’ll find their organic mutton gracing our table. Like what you’ve tasted? You can buy direct from the farm.

GROCERIES

Arthur David, based in Bristol, has been serving the West Country catering industry for over 60 years.

BEANS, PULSES AND GRAINS

Hodmedod’s is a small UK company supplying beans, grains, pulses, flours and spices grown on British farms. If there’s quinoa or dal on your plate, it’s come no further than from Essex, Suffolk, Sussex, or Hertfordshire.

VEGETABLES, MEAT, DRY GOODS

We receive around 70 kilos a week of food industry surplus that would otherwise go to waste. This surplus is collected, sorted and redistributed by national charity FareShare.

GAME

The Country Food Trust processes surplus British game, providing raw meat and nutritious ready meals for free to people in need across the UK. We’re grateful for their donations of pheasant and partridge in season. To access food, donate, or find out more, click here.

HERBS, CHILLIES

When you visit us at the Mill in the summer months you’ll see troughs and drums brimming with flowers and herbs, growing in the compost provided by our Ridan food waste composting system.

DRY GOODS, DAIRY, CAKESMITH CAKES, CAWSTON PRESS SOFT DRINKS

Creed Foodservice is a family-owned, independent food wholesaler supplying chefs and caterers across the UK.

VEGETABLES

Zerodig is a not-for-profit social enterprise based at Oakbrook Farm, Stroud, focusing on soil restoration to increase the quality and volume of nutrient rich food production.

DAIRY

Godsells Cheese is a family owned business based in Leonards Stanley. You’ll find their milk behind our cafe bar, and their cheese in our hot meals, bar snacks and packed lunches.

EXTRACT COFFEE ROASTERS

Extract, based in Bristol, are on a mission to Make Coffee Better. As well as using sustainably grown coffee and supporting coffee growers, Extract works with local and national charities supporting community projects across UK.

GLUTEN FREE, VEGAN CAKES

Sarah ‘Jack’ Jackaman makes mouthwatering artisan cake without gluten or animal poducts, so those with dietary restrictions can still enjoy great bakes. You can find Jack Bakes at Stroud Farmers Market and other local events.

BEER, CIDER, BROWN BAG CRISPS

The Craft Drink Co offers great British craft drinks, focusing on small independent producers. They won Best Local Supplier at the Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards 2018.

BEER

The independent Deya Brewing Company is based in Cheltenham, where you’ll find their brewery and on-site taproom. Behind our bar you’ll find a selection of their lagers and ales.

APPLE JUICE

Day’s Cottage juice is made using dozens of old apple varieties grown in mature, traditional Gloucestershire orchards, without use of pesticides.

BEER

Stroud Brewery makes delicious, ethical, organic beer. You’ll find their busy taproom just down the road from us at the Kingfisher Business Park, and their cold cans behind our bar.

WINE

The Stroud Wine Company stocks a range of diverse and intriguing wines, many from organic and biodynamic producers and less-known countries and regions. They also stock beers, ciders and spirits.

BEEF, DAIRY

Bennetts Farm is home to a prime herd of 100% grass fed Aberdeen Angus beef cattle. The herd are reared from start to finish, by Si & Tara Best. They farm in a regenerative and sustainable way, meaning they're working with, not against the environment, protecting the soils and nature around them.

CIDER, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

The Bull family have ben making cider at the family home and cider mill on the banks of the River Severn since 1956. Their range of ciders and perry are multi-award winning, made from fruit from local orchards and their own 4 acre heritage orchard.

VENISON

Brinkworth Wild Venison is a small business supplying wild venison shot locally.