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Grower

Wild Farm
Radlett, Hertfordshire

Posted: 28 Apr 2025

Deadline: 10 Jun 2025

Compensation: £28,000 per annum

Paid Full-time Permanent

Job description

Wild Farm is a small, no till, regenerative market garden that grows specifically for a family of cafes and restaurants in Hertfordshire. (Wild Farm, Cafe in the Park and Daisy & Co.) We are a small friendly team of workers and volunteers who strive to have connections with the Chefs and kitchens that we grow for and to be able to provide high quality, local produce for both evening restaurant service and daytime cafes. We are not organically certified but use organic seed and practices where possible and adopt a regenerative and nature friendly approach to growing. The site is 4 acres with 115 x10 metre growing beds, a glasshouse, 1 large polytunnel and 4 small polytunnels.

With a recent increase in our current growing area alongside exciting developments in our restaurants, we are looking for an experienced grower to join our team.

The nearest train station is Radlett which is a 30 minute walk to site or a 20 minute bike ride. Own transport is desirable as occassional work at restaurant gardens may be required.

Details of the role

Full time, permanent contract.

Salary: £28000 per annum

Days: Monday to Friday 8am-4.30pm

Responsible to: Wild Farm Head Grower and Cafe in the Park Senior Management and Directors This position does not come with accomodation.

Grower Job Description

The Grower will demonstrate requisite skills to competently contribute across all areas of vegetable, fruit and flower production at Wild Farm for our family of restaurants and cafes.

Production

• Propagating and maintaining plants from seed
• Planting and maintaining glasshouse and polytunnel crops, field vegetables and fruit
• Chicken husbandry
• Nature friendly weed, pest and disease management
• Compost management
• Cultivating soil using hand techniques
• Working at pace to deliver high quality results
• Assisting with record keeping including harvest, planting and crop plan records

Person Specification

Essential:

• 1 year experience minimum working in a market garden setting
• A passion for food and crop cultivation evidenced by personal interest and experience
• Happy to work on physically demanding tasks outdoors in all weathers
• Ability to be proactive, take initiative, prioritise tasks and work to deadlines
• Good natured and able to work within both a small team and independently
• Ability to support volunteers and explain tasks when required
• Comfortable to work alongside volunteers with additional needs
• Ability to contribute to good record keeping
• Reliable, punctual and robust in nature and approach

Desirable:

• Clean UK driving licence and access to a vehicle as some occassional work may be carried out at cafe gardens
• Experience with small power tools and tractor

Application information

Please send a CV and a covering letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role to wildfarmradlett@gmail.com. Please call Jude Allen (Head Grower) if you would like to discuss the role in advance (07551450579)

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