If you are interested in volunteering with any Stanmer Organics projects please find relevant opportunities and contacts below:
Hearts and Flowers We grow organic flowers and other plants for floral decoration. We welcome volunteers with practical skills as well as those with an interest in organic growing. We offer weekly volunteering during the summer and occasional days during the winter, please see our website news for details.
Fork And Dig It welcomes people of all ages and abilities. We practice and teach sustainable agriculture with a sensitive approach towards land management, biodiversity and the environment. Our approach is informed by both traditional organic farming techniques, permaculture and the no-dig method. Volunteering can involve land preparation, sowing, planting, harvesting, composting etc. All work is supervised. Bring enthusiasm, sensible clothes, some lunch to share and enjoy a healthy active day with us learning how to grow food.
Our Volunteer days: Fridays all year round from 10-3:00pm
For more information or to get in touch go to www.forkanddigit.co.uk.
The Physic Garden is an organic medicine garden growing medicinal herbs, fruit, vegetables and edible flowers. It is a hands on, work-in-progress project and we would love to have you on board. Come and join us on one of our regular volunteer days:
Every Friday 10.00-3.30
email: physicgardenproject@gmail.com
http://www.physicgardenproject.wordpress.com
Brighton Permaculture Trust
Our charitable company runs 40 courses and events a year, many at Earthship Brighton, aimed at educating people to live more sustainable lifestyles.
www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk/volunteer
Stanmer Stone Works
Open to students of sculpture, various opportunities arise through out the year enabling students to create their own works in exchange for assistance with ongoing projects, including bronze casting, plaster and clay work, as well as stone work.
Please contact mark@stanmerstoneworks.co.uk
www.stanmerstoneworks.co.uk
Woodcraft Workshops
Opportunities for learning about all types of wood craft are available. If you would like to volunteer to help with land and workshop based activities at Woodcraft Workshops please contact: chris@woodcraftworkshops.co.uk or use the contact page at www.woodcraftworkshops.co.uk
Special Branch Tree Nursery
Volunteers welcome every Friday, 10-4pm, to learn all aspects of tree nursery practice.
No experience necessary, but a passion for nature and the outdoors helps.
Future Roots – Focusing on woodland ecology, wood crafts, skills and arts. Volunteer days are regularly on a Saturday yet we also have workshops running throughout the year so always best to check with our programme, if there is no workshop we are open to volunteers. Should you wish to join us with the woodland management please contact us on futurerootsfruit@gmail.com and check dates with our current programme on our Stanmer Organics website http://www.stanmerorganics.com/future-roots
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