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Growing and packing assistants

Forty Hall Farm
Enfield, London

Posted: 1 Jul 2026

Deadline: 14 Aug 2026

Compensation: £17.50 per hour

Paid Full-time Part-time

Job description

We're seeking growers and packers to help us in the Market Garden at Forty Hall Farm, in north London. 

Forty Hall Farm is a historic, diverse 60ha farm in Enfield, north London, and is part of Capel Manor College. The farm includes a 3.5ha Market Garden, which produces a wide range of seasonal veg for sale locally and via our local veg back scheme, Enfield Veg Co. We're looking for enthusiastic and hard-working people who are passionate about veg to assist us with all aspects of veg production and sales through the rest of summer.

This includes:

• growing work, such as planting and weeding, throughout the week
• harvesting and packing produce, on Mondays and Tuesdays
• packing veg bags for EVC, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

This could be a full time job, or split into several part-time roles. 

For the growing work, we're looking for someone with a bit of relevant growing experience. For harvesting and packing veg bags, we're looking for someone who is enthusiastic about fresh veg and is able to work quickly and accurately.

Pay is £17.50/h on a self-employed basis, you must be registered as self-employed and possess a basic DBS check prior to commencing work.

Please get in touch if you think this might be you, we're looking for people who could start immediately. 

Application information

To apply, email your CV and covering letter to matthew.robinson@capel.ac.uk

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