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Borde Hill Garden Ltd
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Posted: 13 Aug 2024
Deadline: 31 Aug 2024
Compensation: £12.00 per hour
PaidPart-timeFixed term / contract
Job description
Borde Hill (BH) is a Grade II* listed English Heritage Garden set within 383 acres of Parkland and Woodland in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with wider farmland beyond to include Borde Hill market garden.
The market garden is a new biodynamic project in its first season, located on a 10 acre site, currently cropping on half an acre with 3.5 acres in green manure for when we are ready to expand. The principal purpose of the Market Garden is to grow produce for a new field to fork restaurant and café due to open in 2025, with an emphasis on sustainability and seasonality. In the meantime, produce is sold at the Borde Hill Shop and via wholesalers to restaurants in London.
We primarily adhere to no-dig/minimal till methods and propagate our own plants, with the focus this season on growing a mixture of vegetables and some seasonal flowers. There is one polytunnel in operation currently with another due for construction in September.
You and Your Role
This new opportunity has arisen to support the Senior Grower at our new biodynamic market garden - The Growers Project - located at Sugworth Farm, a 40 acre farm on Borde Hill Estate.
You will be joining the project at an exciting time, gaining experience of both setting up and expanding a market garden, as well as general growing duties.You will assist the Senior Grower with all aspects of vegetable production from seed to harvest and tasks will include:
The right candidate will feel confident working alone, as well as in a team and will understand the importance of working quickly and efficiently.
Your passion for biodynamic growing will be key in ensuring the plants are cared for and developed to grow delicious seasonal produce to be eaten on site or sold wholesale.
This part-time role requires an immediate start and ends at the beginning of December.
Application information
To apply please emailmanager@bordehill.co.ukwith your CV and covering letter
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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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