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Full-Time Positions Available:

Job Specification: Blueberry Farmer 

Start date: To be discussed 2023

Location: Here! Wimborne, Dorset

About us:

Brothers Farm currently farm the UK’s oldest Blueberry plantation (Soil Association certified Organic) and the younger Brothers Farm Flowers here in East Dorset. The Blueberries have also just been shortlisted for the 2023 BBC Food & Farming Awards.

We have recently taken on an additional Blueberry plantation and are looking for someone enthusiastic, skilled and absolutely full of beans to join the ambitious and hard working team here through the year on a full-time basis.

This is a unique opportunity to get fully involved into the world of Blueberry Farming and you will be joining a small team of motivated and experienced professionals that are turning this old site into something with a vision for the future through ongoing development and exciting changes ahead. 

As a new Bro / Sis to the team you’ll be getting hands on training, the chance to learn a variety of other skills adaptable to all sorts of horticulture & land management too, taking on farm responsibilities, learning all about the UK’s oldest organic Blueberry Farm that is attracting media attention from Country Living to the BBC, plus there is of course an abundant supply of Blueberries & Flowers! 

This role really will be what the right person makes of it and could potentially turn into a career that only a few other people currently do in this country.

Job Description:

Working directly with Josh, our chief of all things Blueberry - This is an outdoor all year round farming role you'll be working outside with us in all such conditions come rain or shine & will cover all aspects of Blueberry Farming throughout the year from pruning in the winter to harvest in the summer and everything in-between.

The role is specifically to look after the Blueberry Plantation and manage it organically and productively throughout the year. 

There will also be work on the wider site including the maintenance & improvement of the landscape including cutting grass / hedges / clearing / planting and occasionally on the front of house side of things too in the summer and our Christmas events.

With our produce being predominantly a 6 week intensive harvest it is important that we all work suitably hard both during this time which is through July & August and take well earned respite / holiday either side of these months where possible. 

Therefore the right candidate will be a hard worker, keen to learn, happy to chip in wherever needs and also have a positive attitude to get through the soggy cold days and to really make the most of the sunny ones! 

Horticultural / farming experience along with a driving license is required along with a positive attitude and hard-working approach to all tasks. 

Our main objective his to find someone here to really get into everything Blueberry and help us take on our fantastic product forward into the next phase of Brothers Farm. 

Main tasks to begin with include: 

• Blueberry Care & Improvement (Jan-June): Pruning / Raking / Mowing / Trimming / Fertiliser Application / Watering / Tying up / Netting / Preparing site for the summer
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• Blueberry Harvest (July & August): Blueberry harvesting / packing / helping with organising the team / making it happen! 
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• Farm Maintenance (Sept-Dec): Hedge-cutting / Clearing / Driving Farm Equipment / Strimming 

Wages: 

This is an employed full-time position of 40 hours a week including 4 weeks paid holiday plus all the Bank holidays.

We employ staff on an hourly rate so when there are longer days required then these are paid for - the hourly rate available is between £8-12/hour depending on age & experience.

There are other options too with regards to an annual salary between £18-25k per annum, however it would depend on the person & circumstances of the applicant - either way we are really happy to talk about it to make it work for the right person.

Applications: 

If you would like to apply for the position above then please do so by sending an email containing an introduction to yourself along with your attached CV to:

josh@brothersfarm.co.uk  

Look forward to hearing for you! 

The Brothers Farm Team

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Started off by Cecily Benson (the original baker) and now theres so many cakes needed this is the Mrs B team who keep everyone fed!

Includes our mum, Emily, Rosie & Cess too!

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Get Involved?

If you are interested in what we do and fancy joining the team on any level - come on down or send us an email to introduce yourself and we'll go from there!

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