Hello,
Garden Organic are currently recruiting another twenty Master Gardeners to offer support and advice to people growing fruit and veg in Warwickshire. The new recruits will join our growing network of over 60 volunteers in the county.
So far the project has been really successful, with almost 400 households receiving the ongoing support of a Master Gardener, and over 10,000 residents spoken to. We’re looking for people with at least a couple of years food growing experience and the enthusiasm to encourage others to get growing. Application forms are available from me (contact details below) and an information sheet below contains further details:
Warwickshire Master Gardener volunteer role 2012
The next foundation training weekend is on 28 and 29 April, here at Garden Organic, Ryton. Volunteers receive all the resources they need to get going, extra training days, Garden Organic membership and ongoing support. We ask for around 30 hours volunteering a year, helping other local people to grow their own! I’d be really grateful if you could forward this to anyone you know who may interested in getting involved! Please have a look at our website for more information. www.warwickshire.mastergardeners.org.uk
Thank you for your time, please do get in touch if you’d like more information.
Kind Regards Kate
Kate Newman
Warwickshire Volunteer Co-ordinator
Master Gardener Programme
Garden Organic
Ryton on Dunsmore
Coventry
CV8 3LG
Tel: 02476 217 721
Mobile: 0758 4343846
Email: knewman@gardenorganic.org.uk
I am generally available on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Master Gardener programme – encouraging and supporting people and communities to grow fruit and vegetables throughout Warwickshire.
Community Group ARC CIC are assisting the developers of the former Ford Foundry in Leamington to deliver a green triangle of land at the back of the site as a ‘community woodland’.
To have your say on what you think the space could be used for, please complete the survey here (http://www.arccic.co.uk/Survey.html) or come along to one of our public consultation evenings:
Thurs 8th March Leamington Town Hall 7pm
Weds 14th March Bath Place 7pm
Practical activities will also start on the site from March:
Willow Hedge Planting Days –
What: Planting a willow hedge along the railway line fences in the community woodland.
When: Sat 3rd, Sun 18th & Sun 25th March Time: 11am – 3pm
Where: Meet at Victoria Park car park at 11am
(If you can’t make it for that time, phone Kath: 07814 605 245 so she can come and meet you.)
If the Willow planting is completed – we’ll be clearing brambles and creating a compost heap!
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Five Acre Farm, the new CSA which is based near Coventry at Garden Organic, Ryton, is looking for a grower who would relish the challenge of getting the new scheme off the ground. For more details about the project, the job and how to apply, please go to:
http://www.fiveacrefarm.org.uk/?p=33
The deadline for applications is 17th March 2012.
The Centre for Agroecology and Food Security (CAFS), the new joint research initiative of Coventry University and Garden Organic, is recruiting a part time Research Support Officer to provide administrative and research support to promote the further development of the Centre. For further details, please see:
http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/hr/Pages/jobvacancies.aspx#jobs or contact Human Resources at futures.hr@coventry.ac.uk or tel 02476 888201
Once again, Action21 are providing the Litterpicking and Recycling Service at the Warwick Folk Festival (Thursday 28th– Sunday 31st July) which takes place in the grounds of Warwick School on Myton Road, Warwick.
As the event is a ticketed, if you do a 4 hour shift, you get free entry to the festival for the day! If you do more that one shift a day, we’ll also provide you with a meal voucher to use at one of the catering stalls at the festival.
To help us plan a rota, we are asking anyone who is interested in volunteering, to let us know what days and times you might be able to help.
Shift times:
Thurs 28th: 2- 6pm (Set up bins on site)
Friday 29th: 9am- 1pm, 1pm – 5pm, 5pm – 9pm
Saturday 30th: 9am- 1pm, 1pm – 5pm, 5pm – 9pm
Sunday 31st: 9am- 1pm, 1pm – 5pm, 5pm – 9pm
Monday 1st: 8am – 10am (pack bins up)
Rick and Kristie will be the staff on site all weekend, so please get in touch with them directly if you’d like to help out: kristie@arccic.co.uk or rick@arccic.co.uk
Thanks again
Action21
Judy Steele says:
We have a fantastic allotment in Lillington at Black Lane and are looking for volunteers to help to maintain it. There are families who are keen to come with children, but are unable to give the time to the preparation needed. We grow mostly fruit and vegetables and have a large polytunnel for tomatoes and cucumbers.
If you can help please get in touch with:
Judy Steele
judy@dmac.co.uk
South Warwickshire Local Food cic
01926 887119
07786 137770
Please leave a phone message if you can’t get through, or use text or email, as I may not be able to answer immediately.
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Still time to get an application in! The deadline is on Friday 11th February.
Details on earlier post:
http://canalsidecommunityfood.blogspot.com/2011/01/job-opportunity-at-canalside-for-part.html
Please email Ali on mail@canalsidecommunityfood.org.uk for full job description, or to send CV and covering letter.
Canalside Community Food, a pioneering CSA based outside Leamington Spa, is looking for a new part-time grower to join our team, producing organic veg for over 110 members every week.
The role will be a supporting one and involves working with the head grower and Canalside manager. Experience of field scale veg production, both outdoors and in protected cropping, is ideally preferred.
The applicant will need to be flexible with their time during the week and throughout the seasons. Hours are negotiable but 3 to 4 days a week will be required from March until October dropping to 1 day a week in the winter months. £8.50 per hour (with a view to increasing this over time).
Email Ali on mail@canalsidecommunityfood.org.uk for more details and a full job description.
– Application deadline – 11th February.
– Interviews in late February to start mid-March or as soon as possible thereafter.
Hello ‘One Planet Food Project’ friends,
I would like to share with you all some exciting training opportunities on the ‘One Planet Food Project’ at Occombe Farm ….
We are looking for 3 enthusiastic and dedicated horticulture trainees to assist in the continuing development and running of the One Planet Food Project, a three year project which aims to provide the people of Torbay with local food, and the knowledge to grow their own. This opportunity involves working with the head grower to produce vegetables in the established Community Garden, and expand the project through the development of a Community Supported Agriculture Scheme. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a partnership between farmers and the local community, providing mutual benefits and reconnecting people to the land where their food is grown. In addition to the hands-on experience you will gain, there is also the opportunity to undertake a Level 2 work-based Diploma in Horticulture, with Duchy College. You will be based at Occombe Farm, which is open to the public and home to a thriving farm shop and a cafe, nature trail, and a busy education centre. Placements will run from March to December.
TRAINING ALLOWANCE: £50 per week (plus caravan accommodation). Lump sum of £360 on completion of placement
TRAINING BUDGET: £500
RESPONSIBLE TO: Head Grower
WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week
DURATION OF PLACEMENT: 36 weeks (starting beginning of March)
Closing date for applications: 3 February 2011
Interviews: Week commencing 14 February 2011
For an application pack visit http://www.occombe.org.uk/mainintro.cfm?id=349
or call 01803 606035
Please forward onto anyone you think maybe interested.
Many thanks,
Best wishes,
Emily Vevers
Grower
Action 21 now has two vacancies, for a Shop Manager and a Bike Projects Co-ordinator.
The details are available on their website at www.action21.co.uk/work_for_us