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Borde Hill Garden Ltd
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Posted: 16 Sep 2025
Deadline: 17 Oct 2025
Compensation: £28,000-£29,000 per annum depending on experience
Paid Full-time Permanent
Job description
Now in its fourth year of production, we are looking for a passionate lead Grower to work on developing our productive fruit and vegetable crops to supply both wholesalers (Shrub) and our new field to fork restaurant which is opening in spring 2026.
You will work closely with the Senior Walled Kitchen Gardener, whose focus is to oversee the implementation of our reimagined 1 acre Victorian Walled Garden, redesigned by award winning Garden Designer, Anne-Marie Powell. You will also have a symbiotic relationship with Chef, bringing our new food vision to life, which champions field to fork, seasonal and honest produce, showcasing the very best of biodynamic farming.
It is therefore key that you have excellent communication and collaborative working skills, as well as the knowledge of growing produce on a large scale, effectively planning crop selection, cultivation, time of sowing and harvesting, and that you have an enthusiasm for biodynamic growing principles.
Your immediate priority will be the cropping plan for next year, working with our part time Growers and Volunteers, and with the guidance and support of biodynamic expert Nir Halfon.
Both the Walled Kitchen Garden and Market Garden are in their infancy, and the new lead Grower and Senior Walled Kitchen Gardener will be key anchors in delivering Borde Hill’s new vision of field to fork dining, and community-led growing, joining the Estate at a hugely exciting time.
The is an amazing opportunity to make your mark and develop our beautiful biodynamic Market Garden for the long-term benefit of the local community and our visitors.
Application information
Please email your CV and covering letter to manager@bordehill.co.uk
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About Borde Hill Garden Ltd
We are passionate about our Borde Hill home in West Sussex, its grounds and its bounty of natural resources. We want to be eco-friendly pioneers when it comes to our Garden, Parkland, Woodland and in particular our food provenance. Sugworth Farm is home to our Market Garden and grows rare and unusual fruit and vegetables, which we currently sell wholesale or retail through our Shop.
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