VOLUNTARY WORK AT PICK-YOUR-OWN GARDEN “PLUKTUIN DE BOSRAND”

Gardener / Flower en Fruit nursery (m/f).

Jobs (depending on the season):

- weeding

- hoeing

- grass mowing

- pruning shrubs and fruit

- digging

- planting

- sowing 1 year olds

- cleaning existing paths to sow grass

- all sort of other gardening jobs (some lighter and some heavier)

We have all kind of jobs; some lighter and some heavier, some requires plant knowledges and some don’t.

Requirements:

• Enthusiasm

• Wanting to work outdoors

• For some jobs is plant knowledge required

• For some heavier jobs is good physical condition required.

Mowing aid (april till mid of november)

The grass need to be mowed every 7 till 10 days by means of a sittingmower.

It takes 4 to 5 hours each time.

Requirements:

- caution both for personal safety as well as for the plants and nettings along the path.

Help in the teagarden (end of May to October)

Do you like to come and serve tea/coffee in the tea garden every now and then? Or help with the maintenance of the tea picking garden?

Help at the cash register of the picking (end of May to October)

do you like to come and help in the picking garden with receiving customers, explaining what they can pick and paying?

Carpenter / Handyman (m/f)

for, among other things, for refurbishing garden furniture, maintaining and repairing machines, hammering an entrance gate and making wooden support structures for the dahlias.

In addition, we are looking for a Garden Therapist who wants to do this as a freelancer or employed by a healthcare institution

We are looking for someone who wants to provide garden therapy / small-scale agricultural care in the picking garden.

Occasional/Short-Term Activities Vacancies

Gardener (m/f) Do you have an hour to spare and want to come and help in the garden? There is always a job to do. For both people with green fingers and those without gardening experience.

Marketer / PR employee; how do we improve the findability of the picking garden

Recruiter of grants and sponsors (m/f); help in searching for subsidies and sponsors.

We are looking for a sponsor to build an indoor space.

Interns; e.g. for soil research with fertilization advice.

Working hours:

Days and hours in consultation. Possible working hours Tuesday to Friday between 9 and 17 hours, in consultation 1 evening of the week and during the picking season also on Saturdays between 11 and 17 hours.

Mowing only in dry weather and preferably in the morning; so there is no noise during opening hours

All help is welcome, also occasionally an hour.

On offer:

• A beautiful, green, relaxing place to do volunteer work (at your own pace).

• A nice team of volunteers to work with. (New) Contacts

• Explanation of the work by the owner of the garden, but also a high degree of own responsibility.

• Occasionally a bunch of flowers for your help (during the plowing season).

Interested in one of our vacancies?

If you are interested in any of these vacancies, sign up now or visit the pick-your-own garden to discuss the possibilities or contact me, Petra Lenskens mobile 06-49958208 or via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by contactform.