Salary: £26,000 – 28,000 (Dependent on experience)
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Holiday entitlement: 32 days pro rata (including Bank Holidays)
To apply: email your CV & covering letter to: secretary- apsc@bordehill.co.uk
If you are in employment, please include your current notice period.
About Borde Hill
Borde Hill (BH) is a Grade II* listed English Heritage Garden set within 383 acres of Parkland and Woodland in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Created in the early 1900’s with plants gathered by the great plant hunters, the Estate contains over 70 champion trees and 8,000 trees and shrubs listed by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. The Stephenson Clarke family have been custodians of Borde Hill for five generations, and are at a stage of generational change that will see new energy, opportunities, and ideas aimed at broadening our visitor demographic.
You and Your Role
An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join the Borde Hill team to manage our new 4 acre biodynamic market garden – The Growers Project. We are looking for a passionate grower to work on establishing and transforming the site to produce seasonal fruit and vegetables which will supply the new restaurant, café, and farm shop planned to open at The Stables at Borde Hill. You will work closely with the Senior Kitchen Gardener and restaurant Chef to bring the new food vision to life. It is key that you have knowledge of growing produce on a large scale, along with strong organizational and communication skills.
Knowledge, skills and experience needed:
(Please provide evidence in your Covering Letter and CV)
You will have the following responsibilities:
• Line manage a small team including staff, volunteers, and students.
• Be responsible for all aspects of care for the land, the growing and harvesting of crops including: effective rotations, composting, fertility building, weed control, pest and disease management, and mechanisation.
• Adhere to and develop the cropping plan and sowing/planting schedule, to ensure produce is varied and sustained throughout the year.
• Work within the standards of Demeter and attend annual inspections, preparing all of the paperwork and keeping records of BD spraying activities.
• Set fair market prices for each product by cross-checking other similar operations and adjusting when necessary.
• Communicate and plan ahead with the Chef and Senior Walled Gardener on crops to be grown as well as determining supply and demand.
• Manage annual budgets for growing.
• Manage the sale of crops, ensuring efficient use of receipts and working with the Accounts team for invoicing.
Essential Selection Criteria Skills required:
• A strong understanding of organic/biodynamic propagation, seed sowing, and crop rotations.
• A passion for biodynamic growing and experience of growing fruits, vegetables, and salad crops in a recognised establishment.
• The variable and dynamic nature of this role requires a flexible approach to working out of regular hours as required.
• Excellent communication is key in order to work collaboratively and effectively with the Chef and Senior Walled Gardener.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.
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