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Head Grower - Farm to Fork Walled Garden

Keythorpe Hall
Tugby, Leicestershire

Posted: 20 Apr 2023

Deadline: 4 Jun 2023

Compensation: £25,000-£35,000 per year

Paid Full-time Fixed term / contract

Job description

Keythorpe Hall is looking for a Head Grower to join the team. We grow amazing produce using organic methods in a restored 2 acre Victorian walled garden. We focus on heritage and unusual varieties of fruit and vegetables that our head chef will work with to produce menus for our guests and also selling excess produce to local customers and restaurants. We also grow and sell cut flowers and are an active member of Flowers from the Farm. https://www.flowersfromthefarm.co.uk/members/keythorpe-walled-garden/

The position is available for a permanent position, and/or the growing season, for an immediate start. Variable hours/shifts which may include weekend working.

The position will report to our Head Gardener, Claudio Bincoletto, who is a trained ethnobotanist and wild food expert, and will require constant communication with our head chef Bent Varming (formerly worked at the London restaurants Lyle’s and St.John and the Dusty Knuckle Bakery) We are passionate about sustainability and are looking to build a great team.

Skills needed

• Applicants should have more than 3 years practical growing experience in a market garden or similar small scale farm.
• Have experience with organic or biodynamic methods of growing.
• Have a genuine interest in a sustainable approach to the growing of food and flowers
• The role requires a high level of planning and organisation
• The role is physically demanding and involves outdoors work in all weathers
• Be able to keep a cool head and perform in a high pressured, fast-paced environment
• Be able to multi-task and demonstrate good organisational skills
• Be a team player and take pride in your work
• Have the ability to follow instructions and complete tasks as directed

You will require your own reliable transport, as public transport is extremely limited.

Main tasks of the role:

• Soil care and bed preparation
  • Composting
  • Mulches
  • Weed control
• Management of the crop lifecycle
  • Propagation
  • Planting
  • Crop care
  • Managing pests and diseases
  • Harvesting

Please see our Instagram @keythorpe_hall or http://www.keythorpehall.co.uk for more information.

Application information

Please send CVs with a covering letter with any other relevant information to info@keythorpehall.co.uk

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