Do you have the skills we need? Seeking voluntary Board Members.

The Community Farm is a Community Supported Agriculture project that was initiated by a steering group of volunteers. A successful community share offer was launched which enabled the Farm, in April 2011, to become a legally constituted member-owned Community Benefit Society. The aims of the Farm are to produce organically grown and reared food for the benefit of local people, and to reconnect people with the land and with food production.
Currently the Farm is growing on 32 acres of land overlooking Chew Valley Lake. It delivers vegetable boxes containing our own and other local suppliers produce to around 400 customers a week and supplies wholesale to restaurants, cafes and shops in Bristol and Bath (including Better Food Company, Yurt Lush and The Pig). There are currently some 26 members of staff (including 5 trainees until the end of November 2014), many of them part time, as well as a dedicated team of regular volunteers.
Since July 2012 we have been developing our learning programme that includes school visits, community farmer days, employee volunteering days and adult learning courses.

The Farm is governed by a Board of volunteer directors, and each year a third of the Board resign in rotation and either stand for re-election or move on to pastures new! Our AGM will take place on 6th November and we are looking for new Board Members with particular skills including financial, farm business, sales and customer service and marketing experience. An interest in the environment and in sustainable farming methods are important (but not essential!). We have a maximum number of 11 places on the Board and with some current Board members standing down and not standing for re-election we have up to 4 vacancies. Should we receive more nominations than places then a vote will need to take place. Serving on the Board does require a significant commitment of time but is very rewarding. We are sure you will grow to love the Farm as much as everyone who is currently involved.

If you are interested in finding out more a job description is attached. If you would like to discuss this with one of the existing Board members then please email in the first instance. The proposed Board Member does not have to be a Member of the farm, however the nomination form requires two signatures and the Proposer and Seconder must be Members of the Farm. Deadline for nominations 11pm Sunday 28th September 2014.

 

First published August 27th 2014

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