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We are currently not recruiting for any roles but please read our newsletters for any announcements. We currently do not offer any volunteer or internship placements directly with the LWA, but keep an eye out in the newsletter or on the forum for any members looking for volunteers or workers.

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Please take the time to explore our staff page here to see who the most relevant contact for your enquiry is. Our addresses format is firstname.lastname@landworkersalliance.org.uk Please bear in mind we all work part time and have limited capacity to respond to enquiries outside our core areas of work. You can also find information under the About Us header about branch and regional organising, and identity groups within the LWA membership.

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New Market Gardener, 1 Year Experience Looking for Work in Somerset or Devon

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  • 03/12/2020 at 11:15 am #41112

    Hello! I have just moved to the UK from the US to live with my wife. We will be moving to somewhere in Somerset or Devon and I am currently looking for market gardening work there for this upcoming season.

    I have volunteered at a some farms in the last few years, completed a PDC and internship, and I finally had the opportunity to farm full time last summer while I was applying for my visa to the UK to live with my wife (who is British, I’m from the US).

    My family lives on a small farmstead in Iowa with an established garden so I decided to expand that and create my own market garden. I started planning for the garden at the beginning of 2020 and began starting seeds in February. I cultivated over 40 varieties of vegetables and herbs on around a quarter acre, and did everything from seed starting indoors to harvest and distribution. I was planning on selling at the local farmer’s market, but decided to donate the food to the local community kitchen where I was also volunteering. The gardens were all organic using IPM and hand/tool weeding, fertility was taken from the on-site animals and forest, minimal plastic was used, and no tractors were used. I could provide more details about the gardens, but it might make for too long of an email. I’ll keep it general and I can answer any questions and go into more detail when we speak.

    Along with farming, I also have a wide ranging interest in food and have been working with cooking, preservation, fermentation, cheesemaking, forestry, orcharding, foraging, fishing, and seed saving. I have been learning as much as I can about the food system and have a good understanding of it’s intricacies and the great need for systemic change.

    This summer was an amazing learning experience and I have a much better idea of what it takes to run a garden from beginning to end. It also cemented my motivation to work on a farm. Working alone also made me realize how important (and fun) it is to work with others on a farm. I feel like I’ve learnt all I can on my own so now I want to join a team and hopefully learn from farmers much more experienced than me. I would love the opportunity to work with growers on an integrated, organic, low impact farm.

    Please get in touch at ashland44@gmail.com. I can also provide my CV, references, and the planning document I used last season. I look forward to speaking more about my experience!

    -Lucas

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