Meet the Team

Amrit is the Director of the South Devon Chilli Farm. Since his childhood in Trinidad & Tobago, Amrit has always been green-fingered, growing herbs and fruits to sell at the local market for pocket money. His favourite job around the farm is not surprisingly, spending time cultivating the chilli plants in our many polytunnels - he especially loves collecting and growing out new varieties to see what combinations he can create! Having lived all over the world, Amrit now calls South Devon home and loves having such stunning countryside on his doorstep every day. Amrit has lots of ideas for new SDCF products so be sure to keep your eyes peeled... he doesn't sit still!

Jenny has been a Director of the Chilli Farm since 2022. Her favourite job to do at the Chilli Farm is work behind the shop counter and chat to customers, sharing chilli tips, recipes and new varieties that people haven't seen before! Before working at the Chilli Farm, Jenny was a Financial Planner; now she spends most of her time at the farm, and when not at the farm she can often be found at a Soft Play or park with her and Amrit's daughter Lily. Jenny's favourite SDCF product to talk about with customers is our range of seeds! She loves listening to what customers want from their plant, and matching something wonderful with their needs!

Ben is the head honcho at SDCF! He keeps the wheels greased and looks after every single member of the team here. Ben has worked at the Chilli Farm for over 10 years (with a stint of travelling in the middle!) and is now settled in South Devon with his young family. Over his time at the Farm, Ben has taken on most of our roles and so is a dab hand at lending support wherever it's needed! When not working, you can find Ben chasing his daughters around, or out for a surf if he's lucky!

Dan has hit the ground running since joining the team as our Chef in 2024! A typical day for him involves cooking several small batches of sauce or preserves, followed by a thorough clean of his kitchen and prepping everything he needs ready for the next day. Perhaps unsurprisingly, one of Dan's favourite jobs to do is taste-testing the finished product! (Good job he can handle the spice!) Dan never imagined a career as a Chef, and spends his spare time doing motorsport or running marathons... phew! His favourite sauce is Thai Sweet Chilli and he's currently working on some spicy, jammy new concoctions at home to add to our roster...watch this space!

Elsa has been our Chocolatier here at the Chilli Farm for longer than even she can remember! A typical day for Elsa involves lovingly handmaking our chocolate bars, and packaging them up beautifully. Her favourite part of the job is product development - Elsa was one of brains behind our Ginger & Lime Chocolate, and our Winter Spice Drinking Chocolate! When she's not making chocolate goodies for us, you can usually find Elsa hanging out with her ponies or driving her pony & carriage around the South Hams lanes...

Horticulturist Phil has been at the Chilli Farm for nearly 10 years now. He takes particular responsibility for our Crop Tunnels and ensuring we meet our kitchen targets each year for sauces and jams. Depending on the season, you might find him propagating, sowing, digging, picking, fixing, planning, collecting seed or solving one of the various inevitable plant-based problems that come up every year... with his best friend Pearl the farm cat!

As a horticulturist at the Chilli Farm, Izzi's daily tasks vary enormously, depending on the time of year. She takes particular responsibility for running our Nursery Tunnels. In the summer months she can be found with her shades on, tending her young plants and picking fresh chillies to order... in the cold winter months she's wrapped up in her thermals cleaning down polytunnels or setting up grow tents and heated cables! In her spare time Izzi is studying herbal medicine and growing her own collection of scented geraniums. Her favourite chilli relish is (naturally!) SDCF's original Chilli Jam - and she'd love to see us develop some products using the natural healing capabilities of chilli... wow!

Damian's favourite thing to do is to organise the Warehouse - and he certainly runs a tight ship! In his spare time, our Warehouse Co-ordinator is a keen drone pilot and likes to capture the stunning countryside views around the South West! Damian can handle the heat and has been known to sample a superhot or two....

Ash is the newest member of the SDCF team and runs our Fulfiment Department. Each and every parcel that leaves our Farm has passed under Ash's keen eye and been quality-checked very carefully. Ash is the final set of eyes for the Farm on all our goods and he has a lazer-focussed attention to detail in everything he does. When not at the Farm, Ash is busy renovating his new house!

Char leads our fab admin team here at the Chilli Farm - if you ring or email us its likely to be Char that you speak to first. Char also keeps our cash flow running smoothly by ensuring all our expenses and bills are paid on time! Char's favourite SDCF product is our Manzanilla Tropical Chilli Jam which she covers her scrambled eggs with every morning!

Claire works in our office with Char, answering the phone and emails and ensuring our lovely customers are happy. Her current fave is our Dry Spice Rub - ideal for jazzing up a Sunday Roast!

Becky's favourite part of her role at the Farm is passing on her enthusiasm and knowledge of all things chilli to our customers - as well as the satisfaction of making lovely displays in our Farm Shop! She's a huge fan of our Chilli Chutney, and Milk Chilli Chocolate (hmm we wondered where all those samples were going Becky...!) Before working at SDCF, Becky worked as crew for boat owners, which she loved and allowed her to do lots of travelling on the cheap! Her favourite thing about South Devon is the countryside - coastline, rivers, estuaries and moorland all within 20 minutes of her front door.

Jason is a true CHILLI-HEAD! He loves all things chilli and working at SDCF is a dream come true for Jason. He is responsible for running events at the farm, and developing our realtionships with our trade partners. His favourite sauce is Green Demon!

Charlie joined the farm to run our social media channels, and has since started helping us with lots more marketing activities! Any social, email or video content you see from SDCF will have had Charlie's hand in it at some point or other. Outside of work, Charlie has 2 little girls who keep her very busy - and while Charlie doesn't have a high tolerance for chilli heat (see the infamous Jalapeno video on YouTube), her husband makes quick work of any sauces she takes home to photograph!

Giordy is our resident Italiana, if you've come across SDCF on the road it's probably her smiling face you've come across at markets and shows country-wide! Giordy lives a stone's throw from the farm (she can see our polytunnels from her back garden!) with the chilli farm's unofficial mascot Dobby, her cockapoo. Giordy is a real foodie, having run her own Italian deli in the past, and she is a true fan of SDCF sauces in particular - especially because they are made from ALL NATURAL ingredients!