Link to our crowdfunder is here Sims Hill is running an eight week crowdfunder to secure funding we urgently need to: support our new entrant growers team achieve a successful season ensure the sustained life of our infrastructure and machinery provide solidarity vegetable share boxes, run more community events and connect even more people to … Continue reading The farm needs your help – please support us through our crowdfunder!
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Sims Hill Spring Equinox celebration
Join us for a celebration to welcome in the spring, visit the site and connect with our farm community on 18th March, 3-8pm. We are planning plenty of activities to connect to the magic of spring, share food and start off the growing season together. The event is being held at our site at Grow … Continue reading Sims Hill Spring Equinox celebration
Sims Hill Lead Grower – Application Deadline Extended
Sims Hill are extending the application deadline for the Lead Grower Role to 28th November 2022. See further details below: 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, … Continue reading Sims Hill Lead Grower – Application Deadline Extended
Sims Hill Shared Harvest (CSA) are hiring for a Trainee Grower for 2022!
Sims Hill are looking to take on a trainee for the coming growing season – starting at the end of March. This is an opportunity for a new entrant grower to learn how to grow vegetables on a CSA and get experience with all aspects of running a small veg growing business. The trainee will … Continue reading Sims Hill Shared Harvest (CSA) are hiring for a Trainee Grower for 2022!
Sims Hill Shared Harvest are hiring for a 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 to collaboratively manage the CSA. The candidate will work with our current Lead Grower; sharing equal responsibility to manage the farm. We are looking for an … Continue reading Sims Hill Shared Harvest are hiring for a Lead Grower!
We are hiring a Seasonal Trainee Grower for 2021!
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!
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!
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
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