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Head Grower

Five Acre Community Farm, Coventry
Wolston, between Coventry & Rugby

Posted: 26 Nov 2025

Deadline: 29 Dec 2025

Compensation: £12.75 per hour, £17,046.75 per year

Paid Part-time Permanent

Job description

Five Acre Community Farm CSA are hiring a head grower to join the team. We are looking for someone with experience of market gardening (preferably at field scale) who is keen to grow organic vegetables for a CSA - and is happy to work with our team of growers and volunteers in achieving this.

Based near Coventry at Ryton Gardens.  We have been growing field scale organic veg and fruit for 13 years on 8.5 acres. Supplying veg shares all year round for a membership of 90 families, harvesting twice a week.

To start in January or February 2026.

Hours are 7 hours a day, 4 days per week in summer, 3 days per week in winter.

£12.75 per hour. £17,046.75 per year.  The contract would include holiday pay and pension contributions.

In the first instance, refer to our website for the job description www.fiveacrefarm.org.uk/jobs. Then, if you feel inspired to apply please write a covering letter with your CV.

We’re a friendly bunch so if you like more information feel free to email info@fiveacrefarm.org.uk and we’d be happy to answer your questions. We would welcome applications before the deadline of 29th December 2025.

Application information

Please write a covering letter with a CV to info@fiveacrefarm.org.uk

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