JOINING THE TEAM ON THE FARM

With great food - organic, fresh and often grown outside the door, there are often new opportunities to join us.

So if you love the farm, share our ethos and understand that hard work is why we are still here, do get in touch by filling in our application form here in case something is coming up that might suit. Please note that everyone who comes to work here needs to be available for some weekend work as well as in the week and during school holidays.

Dairy and Livestock Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic livestock manager to join us on our 650ha mixed organic farm.

We are looking for someone to take forward the daily management of our 40 cow organic dairy herd (soon to be 65ish) as well as our small beef, pig & poultry enterprises supplying the onsite farm shop.

Duties will include day to day milking and working management of the of the dairy herd, followers and all other livestock.

Good communication skills, a positive and flexible mindset are key. High animal welfare, excellent attention to detail and good record keeping are essential. The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in organic farming principles (and love cows!).

You will be part of the wider farm team (growers, bakers, shopkeepers, butcher, chefs, educators and more) who are all passionate about producing local food, safeguarding biodiversity and welcoming people to the farm.

Salary depending on experience.
3 bedroom semi detached modern cottage available, metres from the farmyard.

Please check the full job description here and if it matches your experience then email with a detailed CV john@abbeyhomefarm.co.uk

Experienced Person Required For On Farm Poultry Processing

Must be able to slaughter, wet pluck, dress, portion and package
our organic, slow growing, farm reared poultry.
Working in our small abattoir and processing room
to produce high quality products for sale in our Organic Farm Shop

Relevant slaughtering licence and CIEH level 2 food hygiene certificate essential.
Some record keeping to EHO/Soil Association standards required.

Approx 6 hours every Thursday.

Please email, including all relevant experience to:
john@abbeyhomefarm.co.uk