Regenerative Market Garden Lead at Black House Syntropics - Regenerative Market Garden Lead

We are looking for a hands-on Farm Manager who can both work the land and write the playbook. You will design and run Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for soil fertility and pest/disease management, plan cropping so harvests match market and box demand, and keep day-to-day operations organised.


Key responsibilities:

Fertility and soil health


⁠Design and document SOPs for compost, compost teas, animal manures, green manures, cover crops, mulching, and other on-farm fertility sources.
⁠Plan crop rotations and intercrops that build soil rather than mine it.
⁠Arrange and interpret soil tests; keep simple records of organic matter, structure, and input use.
⁠Train and supervise farm workers on these practices.


Pest, disease and weed management (regenerative / agroecological)


⁠Write and implement SOPs for scouting, thresholds, and non-chemical control (habitat for beneficial insects, traps, botanicals such as neem, ash, intercropping, sanitation, resistant varieties).
⁠Keep spray/application logs only for approved biological or botanical products.
⁠Reduce pest pressure through diversity, timing, and field hygiene rather than calendar spraying.


Production planning for markets and veggie boxes


⁠Build a seasonal crop plan and planting calendar so harvests match farmers' market days and weekly box contents.
⁠Forecast volumes, stagger plantings, and manage succession so boxes stay full and varied.
⁠Coordinate harvest, grading, packing, and cold-chain or same-day delivery.
⁠Track what sells, what wastes, and adjust the plan each season.