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Head Grower vacancy at Sitopia Farm, London

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  • 28/11/2023 am 10:19 am #84706

    Sitopia Farm is seeking a dynamic and energetic Head Grower to join our team and contribute to the growth and success of our social enterprise. The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing our mission, managing day-to-day farming operations, overseeing seasonal/part-time growers and volunteers, and driving the continued expansion of our sales and wider social/environmental impact. This is a new position: freeing up the current Founder/ ‘Chief Grower’ Chloe to work on developing other aspects of our growing social enterprise.

    Job Title: Head Grower, Sitopia Farm

    Location: Greenwich, SE London

    Position Type: Full-time (open to 4 days a week for the right candidate)

    Salary: £30,000 per annum (pro rata)

    Benefits: 25 days paid holiday, pension, performance-related bonus (up to £3,000), access to discounted vegetables and flowers

    Context: Sitopia Farm is a thriving organic, no-till vegetable and flower farm located on a beautiful two-acre site in SE London, on the wider 89 acres of the Woodlands Farm Trust. As a social enterprise, we are on a mission to improve the food system. We believe we can and should grow more food in the city, for a host of environmental, health and social reasons. Our produce is distributed locally through our vegetable bag and flower subscription scheme, monthly pop-up farm shop/farmers markets and wholesale channels. We also now offer wedding flowers to local couples. We run a range of community engagement activities and other events, including weekly volunteering sessions, food and flower growing courses, and plan to expand our work with schools and other activities in 2024.

    Set up mid-2021 we will be entering our third full season in 2024 and having increased production and sales each year are now expanding our team.

    For more details and how to apply please see link to full job description on our website here: https://sitopiafarm.com/pages/vacancies

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