We are looking for someone to help us deliver our exciting 2025 Heritage Lottery Project at Kindling Farm, with a focus on engaging a wide range of communities locally and across the Liverpool regions to help shape the future of Kindling Farm!
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Kindling Farm was set up to create a fairer and more sustainable food and farming system for all. Last year we purchased a 31 hectare (78 acre) farm in Knowsley, to establish an organic fruit and veg based agroforestry system and show that climate and wildlife focused farming is an economically viable farming option. We are now looking for someone with the skills and experience to make that happen!
We are looking for someone who is efficient and organised; is good with spreadsheets; who is a good written and oral communicator; and who also enjoys a challenge!
Kindling works to create a fairer, more sustainable society, starting with the food system. Over the last 15 years, Kindling has established and run a series of practical projects to engage people in sustainable food and farming.
Become a Seasonal Grower at Kindling Trust Market Garden!
Are you ready for an exhilarating opportunity to dive into the heart of sustainable agriculture? We're seeking a passionate individual to join our dynamic team of growers as we embark on a journey of growth and innovation at our bustling market garden site.
Interested in organic food production but not sure if it’s for you?
Being an organic grower is an incredibly fulfilling job, nourishing people and the planet. But it is incredibly challenging, it's not just the weather we have to contend with.
We are very happy to announce our Commercial Organic Growers Course for 2023. Our 4-day Commercial Organic Growers Course gives participants the opportunity to receive in-depth instruction from the growers themselves, as they begin to learn how to develop an organic food growing business.
We are looking for a new Business Development Officer to join both us and our sister organisation Veg Box People.
Are you a driven individual with business and sales skills and a passion for good food, who can help us turn the interest and enthusiasm for locally grown, wildlife-friendly food into increased sales and new fair trading relationships?
We are looking for a new Communications Co-ordinator to join both us and our sister organisations, Bridge 5 Mill and Veg Box People. The position is full time, encompassing 37.5 hours per week, and it would be primarily based at Bridge 5 Mill in Ancoats.
We have now had to bid farewell to many of our FarmStart 2022 cohort, having completed their Level 1 year with us in the past few weeks. Although we may be saying ‘goodbye’ to some, it’s also the case that we will soon be saying ‘hello’ to others... namely, those who have signed up for next year’s FarmStart! We’re accepting applications until Sunday 27th November by the way, if you didn’t already know!
With all this in mind, we spoke to a couple of FarmStarters from this year’s cohort to get their thoughts on the growing journey they have been on with us…
Kindling’s focus on supporting local organic growers - and our relationship with Veg Box People - has always played an invaluable role in our mission to challenge the food inequalities resulting from the dominant model of profit-driven industrial production. We recently caught up with Aoife, Lead Grower at Kindling’s market garden and FarmStart training site in Stockport. Aoife told us why she feels so passionately about becoming and organic grower and about the importance of getting fresh, seasonal veg out through the lovely bunch at Veg Box People.