News | Hands of Hope

Trainee Grower Apprenticeships available as part of the DWP’s Kickstart scheme.

Mar 28, 2021 | Jobs, News

Are you 16 to 24, can travel to Hawkhurst in Kent and have an interest in acquiring training in market gardening, as part of the DWP’s Kickstart scheme? We currently have 4 Trainee Grower apprenticeship roles available as part of the DWP’s Kickstart scheme based at...

Volunteers needed for Get Growing’s food growing revolution!

Mar 19, 2021 | News, Volunteers

Spring is springing, and a project to share Nature’s bounty is putting up shoots across Rother, Hastings and West Kent. Hands of Hope Charity’s ‘Get Growing’ project gives people kits to grow their own food in whatever space they have, from a windowsill to an...

Part-Time Organic Box Scheme Project Co-ordinator

Mar 16, 2021 | News

Job Description: Hope Farm Organics – Box Scheme Project Co-ordinator Salary: £19,000 per annum pro rata Location(s): Hawkhurst & Peasmarsh Part-time – 2 days per week Background: Hands of Hope is a small, community charity set up in 2016 by the current...

A very warm Hands of Hope welcome to Guy Pullen, our new Head Grower.

Feb 2, 2021 | News

With over 20 years’ experience in horticulture, Guy joins us from the wonderful no-dig vegetable garden at Sissinghurst Castle where he has incorporated the vegetable garden into the wider Sissinghurst estate, improving its visibility to visitors and restaurant diners...

One Donation – Double the Impact

Nov 23, 2020 | News

Help us Tackle Food Poverty and Rural Isolation Donate today: https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/get-growing

Pre-Register for Free Grow Kits

Nov 10, 2020 | Hawkhurst, News, Volunteers

Get Growing is a community programme, developed in response to the impacts of COVID-19 which not only aims to tackle food poverty, but provides communities with the tools and support to grow their own food, whatever space they have. Between July and September we...