Its all happening on Gower! Be part of ‘Growing Gower’……..Swansea & Gower are set to be leaders in sustainable food production & Community Supported agriculture in Wales!
Alongside the training opportunities set out in our previous blog there are now
2 exciting new opportunities….
Opportunity 1
OPPORTUNITY FOR A GROWING BUSINESS IN THE HEART OF GOWER
ORCHARD, SOFT FRUITS, VEGETABLES ETC.
HELP WITH SETTING UP COSTS.
SUIT SOMEONE ABLE TO BE SELF MOTIVATED AND WORK MAINLY ALONE
e mail fairylodge@googlemail.com
Opportunity 2
Market Garden Manager – South Wales
For more info contact louisa@gowergranary.co.uk
Transitioning towards regenerative methods on a 1,000 acre farming operation in Gower has created a new opportunity to set up and run a market garden to grow and sell organic produce and flowers for local sale – as well as looking at crop trials to encourage further diversification of this mixed farming unit.
The role
We are looking for someone with a passion and knowledge for growing to help us develop a new market gardening business, to help train youngsters coming into farming, and to contribute towards the overall development of a sustainable food and farming business on the beautiful Gower coastline.
The package
A salary of £24-26K, dependent on experience, plus profit share, and assistance with finding local accommodation.
Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for:
- Assisting with overall strategy
- Developing cropping plans
- Crop husbandry from planting to cultivation and storage
- Developing and managing trainees
- Managing supply volumes and relationships with local buyers
- Establishing systems and infrastructure for the garden including polytunnel with drip irrigation
- Working with farm colleagues on establishing crop trials
- Contributing towards promoting the business to customers and stakeholders
- Assisting with associated farming operations where necessary
Requirements:
- Experience of running a successful market garden
- Proven ability to coach and manage people
- Experience with tractors and using and maintaining machinery
- Use of planting, harvesting and weeding machinery
- Experience of crop rotation and planning
- Open to trialling new farm crops to suit local conditions
- Scientific and methodical approach
- Commitment to quality and positive customer relations
For more info contact louisa@gowergranary.co.uk