Community Food Grower, Kent

Community Food Grower, Margate

37.5 hours per week (to include occasional weekends), salary £19,998 per annum.

Windmill Community Allotment Project are looking to recruit a community food grower to grow and manage the production of organic fruit and vegetables for the local community whilst involving and strengthening the community. You will also be responsible for promoting links between food and health, enhancing community participation and encouraging financial sustainability.

Closing date: Friday, 30 July 2010.

The Windmill Community Allotment project, based in Margate, Kent is a successful community food and environment
initiative. An exciting new project, the local produce partnership, funded by the Big Lottery Fund’s Local Food Scheme, is now being developed to tackle environmental, social and economic disadvantage. The aim is to increase skills in sustainable food production, availability and awareness, through the development of a new organic market garden and vegetable box scheme working with the local community in Thanet.

You will have a qualification and relevant experience in horticulture or organic food growing with experience of supervising and co-ordinating volunteers and those on work experience placement, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and vulnerable clients, and a commitment to sustainable food growing that involves the community.

The applicant will also have flexibility and commitment to the further development of Sure Start Millmead’s community development approach.

For full details please visit http://www.surestartmillmead.org.uk/index.php?page_id=69 or for an application form or an informal chat call, Jules Ellis, Project Co-ordinator on 01843 280555.