[Jamie Carr]

Jamie Carr

23/12/2022 at 9:31 pm #79126

Required: Full Time Grower
Blacklands Organics, Westmill Farm, SN6 8TH

Blacklands Organics is looking for a grower to join our team, starting end of February 2023 on a yearly contract. For the right person, this could be a long term position.

We have a 10 acre Organic certified vegetable farm in the beautiful Vale of the White Horse in south Oxfordshire, entering our 7th year of production on an established site. On the farm we grow a full range of veg on an 8 acre field, in a 1 acre market garden and in 11 no dig polytunnels, we also raise all our own seedlings and have started saving our own seed. We sell our veg at a weekly farmers market, small box scheme and wholesale, we also have an honesty box shop onsite.

Currently we have four full time growers, including head grower Jamie, and one part time grower. The full time growers each have responsibility for an area of the farm, such as the tunnels or market garden. In collaboration with Jamie they take on lots of the crop planning and management of these areas. The actual work as well as harvest etc is done as a group. A successful applicant would be responsible for the 1 acre market garden.
We are in the process of converting to a minimum tillage system and aim to practice regenerative farming – we are looking for someone to bring energy and enthusiasm with them and who is also interested in this style of growing. At Blacklands we try to be innovative and reactive, aware of the global climate challenges facing us and driving change to our local food environment for better health for soil, people and the planet. If you are also passionate about this then please apply.

This is a full time position of 40 hours per week with a contract of employment including sick leave, paid holiday and a pension scheme. Work is primarily growing but there is occasional delivery or market selling involved, mainly to cover holidays. Accommodation is not provided, although there is a conversation to be had if this is a problem for you, please be in touch.

Hourly rate of pay is £11

Applicants must have:
At least one years experience (preferably more) on a commercial veg farm
A full UK driving licence

Desirable
Tractor driving experience

Please email Mary at office.blacklands@gmail.com for more info and with your CV and covering letter by midnight 15/1/23. Interviews will be held on Zoom or in person during the week beginning 16/1/23 with a start date of the 27th of February.