Job Title: Co-Head Grower – Sims Hill Shared Harvest Status: Part-time fixed term contract (October 2024 - February 2026) Start date: Mid October 2024 with flexibility for the right grower. Hours: 5 Winter months (Oct-Feb) 2.5 days per week; 7 Summer months (Mar-Oct) 3 days per week. 8 hours per day, fixed days - Tuesday, … Continue reading Sims Hill is recruiting for a co-head grower!
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Sims Hill Shared Harvest are hiring a new Grower
Sims Hill Shared Harvest is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) cooperative based in Frenchay on the edge of Bristol. We are seeking applicants for the post of grower as part of a team of three. The candidate will manage the farm collaboratively with the other two members of the growing team and the volunteers to … Continue reading Sims Hill Shared Harvest are hiring a new Grower
Sims Hill crowdfunder film and update
The farm has been running a crowdfunder - and the deadline is coming up! On 25 May we will be closing our crowdfunder so please do tell at least three friends even if you think you've already shared the news (if you have - THANK YOU!) - it helps more than you know. Also, our … Continue reading Sims Hill crowdfunder film and update
Sims Hill’s New Direction for 2023
Hello Sims Hill Members, Once again, thanks to all of you who came out to the meeting in November exploring the future of Sims Hill Shared Harvest and thank you to all our members for continuing to support Sims Hill. To recap, the board felt like it needed to consult with the membership as at … Continue reading Sims Hill’s New Direction for 2023
Sims Hill Shared Harvest are hiring a new Lead Grower
Sims Hill Shared Harvest is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) cooperative based in Frenchay on the edge of Bristol. We are seeking applicants for the post of Lead Grower. The candidate will manage the farm, the growing team and the volunteers to produce shares of mixed vegetables for our members. We are looking for an … Continue reading Sims Hill Shared Harvest are hiring a new Lead Grower
We are looking for a Trainee Grower for 2020!
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
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
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
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
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