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We are hiring a Seasonal Trainee Grower for 2021!

February 26, 2021 / kristinsponsler

Hello! Our Seasonal Trainee Grower programme is back for 2021 after being halted by COVID-19 in 2020. We are looking forward to another fruitful season of growing on Sims Hill and invite applications from those of you willing to help us do that. Job Title: Seasonal Trainee Grower - Sims Hill Shared Harvest, Bristol Work … Continue reading We are hiring a Seasonal Trainee Grower for 2021!

Ten years of Sims Hill!

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 / juha10

We’re TEN this year! Hooray. Cause for celebration, we think. And to celebrate safely in the Covidsphere, we thought we’d give a whistle-stop tour of the history of Sims Hill and talk a little bit about why we feel so passionate about what we do: local food and community engagement. So, here’s an overview over … Continue reading Ten years of Sims Hill!

We are looking for a Trainee Grower for 2020!

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 / kristinsponsler

It’s that time of year again! Sims Hill are looking to take on a trainee for the growing season starting 5th May.  Learn how to grow vegetables on a community supported farm, get experience with all aspects of running a small veg growing business, work with a brilliant committed team to produce high quality food … Continue reading We are looking for a Trainee Grower for 2020!

Sims Hill Traineeship news

May 11, 2019May 11, 2019 / coraboo

In Spring 2019 we ran a crowdfunder to start a brand new traineeship at Sims Hill. Sustainable agriculture is a vital industry, but it can be hard for new growers to develop their skills and find their feet. The average age of UK farmers is around 58, so we desperately need to make sure we … Continue reading Sims Hill Traineeship news

Plastic-free farming

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 / coraboo

Plastic use At Sims Hill we are always concerned to be as sustainable as possible. We take the following steps to reduce our plastic use: No buying plastic bags for shares. We use either cotton/jute bags or net bags. The net bags are made of plastic but we are reusing the ones we receive from … Continue reading Plastic-free farming

Seasonal Trainee Grower

April 8, 2019April 23, 2019 / kristinsponsler

Job Title: Seasonal Trainee Grower - Sims Hill Shared Harvest, Bristol Work Hours: 2 days a week by negotiation (8 hours per day) Duration of post: 23 weeks starting in May Pay rate: £8.21/hour Closing date for applications: 19th April 2019 Interviews: week commencing 22nd April 2019 Sims Hill Shared Harvest is a Community Supported … Continue reading Seasonal Trainee Grower

Crowdfunder launched today

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 / coraboo

We started the year with the threat of being turned to tarmac as a new Park & Ride, but with fantastic local support we are making 2019 a year when we grow and flourish instead. We need your help. We have launched a crowdfunder to raise money to ‘Grow a Grower’ for this summer. We … Continue reading Crowdfunder launched today

Spring news from the farm

March 5, 2019March 12, 2019 / coraboo

At our AGM in February we talked through lots of different things that are happening for Sims Hill, and took some collective decisions. Just some of the things we discussed were: An update on the Park and Ride situation Growing the farm A new traineeship at Sims Hill The future of the Community Food Centre … Continue reading Spring news from the farm

M32 Park & Ride update

January 12, 2019January 13, 2019 / coraboo

An update on the status of the M32 Park and Ride proposals - January 12th 2019. The consultation on the proposal closed on Monday 7th Jan. How did the consultation go? In sum: You made it happen. We had an email from Marvin Rees, the Mayor of Bristol on 2nd January saying "Clearly the land … Continue reading M32 Park & Ride update

Stop Sims Hill being turned into a car park!

December 26, 2018March 12, 2019 / coraboo

We need your urgent help – we have until the 7th January 2019 to make our voices heard. Members, supporters, friends and anyone who values what we do and what we stand for, please submit a response!

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Sims Hill provides local vegetables in Bristol raised using natural farming methods and runs social projects for and with the local community.

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