Organic/biodynamic vegetable production couple wanted in Hungary

Garden Manager

19th March 2025

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Are you looking for adventure as well as a sound base in commercial organic vegetable production? Are you a couple who loves to work outdoors and committed to a better social and environmental future? This position could be for you!

We are seeking an energetic, highly motivated couple to join our dynamic team at Zsámboki Biokert (Zsámbok Organic Gardens), Hungary

Zsámboki Biokert is a well-established organic-market garden (working with biodynamic principles) and webshop-based organic vegetable box business, 60km east of Budapest, Hungary. We have a stable, experienced, dedicated production team, and are looking for either an individual or couple to complete our team.

Zsámboki Biokert is highly- committed to regenerative organic vegetable production and farming. We consider it possible to combine top-quality organic vegetable production with environmental and soil conservation. Our production is based around bio-intensive permanent beds, both outside and in high-tunnels, but we are also increasing our mechanised winter storage vegetable production.

We occasionally take on a new trainee organic vegetable production assistant, to learn (through practice) all aspects of organic vegetable production.

This season we are expanding, and have a variety of tasks which could be combined and shared between a couple who want to develop their skills, expertise and experience on a working commercial organic venture.

We are basically looking for two full-time persons to cover a range of tasks. Ideally, a couple could share the tasks between them, and there would be some flexibility in finding the best distribution of tasks. The range of tasks include:

Seedling/transplant propagation
Bed preparation on biointensive beds
Mechanised cultivation on permanent beds
Sowing and transplanting
Harvesting
Post-harvest crop preparation
Variety of hand tool and small machinery work for leafy and salad veg production
Variety of mechanised production work for storage vegetables
Occasional deliveries
Occasional market stall work

We are offering two full-time, year-round positions, 40-55 hours/week (depending on the season) – we start with a 3 month probationary period, which if successfully completed will roll into a 2 year contract, and possibly subsequently a permanent position following a 2 year training period. The salary will be based on experience. We will offer full supervision and practical training by members of our permanent, experienced vegetable production staff.

Accomodation is available on-site. It is important that the candidates undertake to take on weekend rota duties (1 weekend in 4). The candidates need to be flexible about work times, based around the agricultural seasons.

The sucessful candidates will be physically very fit and with good stamina, and flexible, to willingly take on a wide range of tasks and responsibilities. We work hard and intensively, in a friendly and supportive team. We are very committed to regenerative organic production, and are looking for team members with similar commitments.

We are looking for candidates to start this spring, 2025. Basically, any time within the next couple of months (April-May) for a 2-year period

Ideally the successful couple will combine: