Grow Penistone

There is a committed team of volunteers helping to transform a derelict nursery into thriving Community Garden that is the base for a sustainable food-growing community in Penistone.  Running a project like Grow Penistone involves lots of different skills. Here is a list of roles that are currently available.

General helper (heavy duties )

This role involves helping to move heavy items around the site. We have to move everything by hand as there is no vehicular access directly to site. This role makes for a good workout!

Garden planner

This is a role for an experienced gardener who would enjoy assisting the project manager to plan what fruit and veg we are going to plant… when, where, and in what bed.  We aim to grow using organic and permaculture techniques so ideally this role would be taken up by someone who is enthusiastic about these approaches to growing.

Plumber

We often have small plumbing jobs to do around the site, and would love to find a volunteer with plumbing skills.

Painter and decorator

There are several buildings in desperate need of a fresh lick-of-paint at Springvale.

Administrator

This role would  involve taking and typing meeting minutes – just one Thursday a month at the moment; and helping to write and distribute a short newsletter.

Veg Sales helper

This role involves bagging, labelling and boxing harvested produce so that it can easily be sold.

And by the way roles are not set in stone and we hope that all volunteers will help each other with different jobs and learn new skills along the way.

Please use the contact page to email or phone for further details of these opportunities.