Stories of growth, hope & harvest

Planting hope, harvesting futures, in the hills of Uganda

Farming to feed communities, teach agri-education & sustainability.

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Farming that feeds a whole community

Green Hills is led by Thomas Turahe: farmer, storyteller and changemaker. What grows here goes to the people who live here first.

Thomas crouching beside a large bunch of green matooke at sunrise
A smiling boy receiving a gift from a woman at Green Hills, with hills behind them
WeeklyCommunity mealsGiven from our own harvest for the community.
9,000+People following alongWatching the farm grow on Instagram, reel by reel.
£8,254To reach the roofThe goal for the community home we are building now.

The maize "disease" that became a harvest

When fungus hit our maize, we learned it is huitlacoche, a delicacy in Mexico. Now it helps pay the farm's running costs.

Reel: Thomas holding up a maize cob covered in grey fungus Reel: the 'disease' killing my maize is a $30 delicacy in Mexico Reel: digging the building site, as the huitlacoche video helps build a home

What the farm makes possible

One piece of land, four jobs. Each one supports the next.

A young farmer in green overalls holding two cabbages in a cabbage field

Teaching the youth to farm

Hands-on agri-education that shows farming is a skill and a livelihood worth choosing.

A large pile of freshly peeled green matooke on banana leaves

Feeding the community every week

Matooke, maize and red bananas from our fields go straight to community meals.

Artist's impression of the finished Green Hills Farm Community Home, a green single-storey house with a stone base, set among banana plants and hills

Building a community home

A safe, weatherproof house for the orphans and vulnerable children we care for.

A group of children standing outside, each holding the exercise books and pencils they received

Back to school farm program

Books, pens and scholastic materials. For every child, a right to education.

Help raise the walls

This isn't just building. It is dignity and a future. Here is exactly what your gift buys.

£10buys cement
£50buys roofing sheets
£100pays a mason for a week
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Every donor gets a thank you and photo updates from the site.

From bare ground to roof level

Foundation, so the house stands strong£2,000
Walls to wall plate, for rooms and safety£2,754
Plastering, weatherproof and clean£1,500
Roofing, shelter from rain and sun£2,000
Total to raise£8,254
Bar length shows each stage's share of the budget, not money raised so far.

Questions, answered

The things supporters ask us most.

Where does my donation go?

Straight into the community: empowers local farmers with seedlings, farm equipments & pesticides. Feeds the orphans and vulnerable children, pays school fees for OVCs, provides medical support for community members.

How does the farm pay for itself day to day?

The farm grows cabbages, beans, cassava, coffee and matooke we sell to the nearby markets. We also receive gifts from kind people like you.

What is huitlacoche?

A fungus that grows on maize. Most farmers treat it as a disease. In Mexico it is a prized food, so we turned an attack on our crop into an blessings.

Can I visit or volunteer?

Yes, we would love to welcome you. Write to info@thegreenhillsfarm.org and tell us when you would like to come and how you would like to help. See Visit & volunteer for farm tours and volunteer weeks.

How can I follow the progress?

We write to our community every week with harvest news, building updates and stories from the youth. Subscribe to our newsletter to get them in your inbox. For day-to-day moments, follow us on Instagram at @green_hills_farm_.

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Fresh from the field on Instagram. @green_hills_farm_

Reel: our red bananas from Green Hills Farm Reel: Back to the farm, healed to serve our community Reel: a mud-walled house in the community