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As a co-worker, you will work alongside our experienced team, helping them with daily tasks whilst learning a wide variety of new work and life skills.
​  Over time, you will be able to undertake many of these activities yourself.

Tuesday
​Agriculture

Wednesday
Crafts

Land Work - removing weeds, spraying fields, trimming hedges, fencing and gates

Cattle - our Shetland cattle need observing every day.  They need feeding in the winter.  

Sheep - our North Ronaldsay sheep need checking every day.  We often move them from field to field, trim their hooves three times a year and sheer them once a year. 

Pigs - we are bringing Berkshire pigs to farm and the preparation work includes clearing a barn, building houses, putting up fencing and buying the pigs!

Chickens - we are increasing our flock of Ixworth chickens for eggs and meat.  We need to build their houses, protect them from foxes, feed them every day and collect eggs for selling.

Selling - frozen beef and lamb needs weighing, packing and delivering most  weeks 

Wool preparation - cleaning and washing the sheep's fleece

Wet Felting - making a range of woolen good such as oven gloves and toys 

Carding - using drum carders or hand carders to create long fibres for sale or further processing

Spinning - using the carded wool to make a yarn for knitting, crocheting or weaving

Weaving - we have a variety of looms to create anything from a simple decoration to a complete rug!

Selling - our yarn, throws, carded wool and fleeces are sold locally and globally through Etsy.  They all need weighing, packing and posting.

Thursday
​Horticulture

Gardens - we have one existing garden with raised beds and two poly tunnels on a quarter of an acre.  We are now preparing two acres for next year as well as locating a large new poly tunnel

Sowing Seeds - all our vegetables are grown from seed and we make potting mixes and compost to help them germinate in the poly tunnels

Transplanting - when ready, the seedlings are transplanted into the ground

Plant Care - daily jobs such as hoeing, weeding, pruning and applying the biodynamic field sprays

Harvest - a wonderful time picking fruits and leaves and pulling up roots

Cooking - simple ideas on how to cook the produce until our food quality kitchen is ready

Selling - the members of our cooperative can receive a weekly veg box from next year which needs packing, weighing and delivering