Horticulture Worker / Trainee Grower - PT/FT &/or Seasonal
- Company: Namayasai LLP
- Closing Date: 05-09-2025
- Location: Cooksbridge / Lewes
- Salary: Starting at £12.50 per hour
- Hours: Permanent
- Contact Title: Worker
- Contact Name: Robin Williams
- Contact Email: Robin@namayasai.co.uk
- Contact Telephone: 07736104770
- How to Apply: Email Info@namayasai.co.uk with a CV and covering letter, or message / call 07736104770. With emails, when expecting a reply please check your spam folder or pick up the phone.
Description
NB This role can permanent or temporary, or work experience.
1. Day-to-day work of growing vegetables - sowing, transplanting, weeding, watering, mulching. Anticipating subsequent stages of the crop & work cycle.
2. Harvesting, washing, packing, checking quality and order accuracy.
3. Maintenance and development of the growing site - fencing & gateways, tracks and paths, hedges, willow coppicing.
4. Soil preparation and improvement, including spreading manure and ramial chipped wood.
5. Some work growing fruit – planting, weeding, watering, mulching, netting.
6. Pests & disease control including beneficial plantings & crop protection with nets or fleece.
7. Cleaning, maintenance and keeping tidy tools, machinery and associated storage buildings.
8. Organising, helping and inspiring new volunteers, fellow staff and farm visitors.
