Summary of role Fruit factory (Stanmer Park, Brighton) based Freelance, £14 per hour, 3 days per week Sat / Sun / Mon approx 7 hour shifts The main focus of the position is to learn and lead apple processing sessions including but not limited to apple pressing, bottling, pasteurising, labelling, cider making, vinegar making,…
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An article from Volunteer Nadia Connor
Bewitching bumblebees and other pollinators by Nadia Connor Photo by Bryn Springtime means spring flowers, and spring flowers mean bumblebees. Primroses and pulmonaria; apple blossom and narcissus; wood anemone and winter aconite – all packed with nutritious pollen and nectar, perfect for raising a greedy brood of bumblebee larvae. From March, the queen emerges from…
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Brighton Permaculture Trust’s Community orchard development lead Jenni Cresswell spent a day planting trees with Paxton Access volunteers at Bevendean Recreation Ground. The day was centred around planting elms trees that will provide all of the many benefits associated with increased biodiversity such as habitats, carbon storage and natural beauty. Jenni sat down with…
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