STAA Gardening volunteers
OFFERED BY:
STAA at St Ann's AllotmentsLocation(s): St Ann's
Address where volunteering takes place: St Ann's Allotments Ransom Road Nottingham NG3 3LHHow many places are on offer? Several
Purpose of Role:
Join our friendly weekly gardening sessions and help look after our beautiful spaces and grow fruit, veg and flowers for the community.
Join our allotment gardening, Heritage display garden, and Community Harvest project - we have a range of practical based opportunities for people with green fingers of all skills levels, all based at the beautiful, unique St Ann's Allotments 1 mile from central Nottingham.
Join our allotment gardening, Heritage display garden, and Community Harvest project - we have a range of practical based opportunities for people with green fingers of all skills levels, all based at the beautiful, unique St Ann's Allotments 1 mile from central Nottingham.
ROLE DESCRIPTION:
Join our friendly weekly gardening sessions and help look after our beautiful spaces and grow fruit, veg and flowers for the community.
STAA is passionate about making gardening and horticulture accessible to a diverse audience and sharing skills in gardening and horticulture. Volunteers will be given opportunity to learn a whole range of practical gardening techniques and be directly involved with all aspects of growing both edible and ornamental plants.
Within our gardening sessions, volunteers look after our gardens for visits by members of the public and local groups, as well as growing and harvesting food to be delivered to local food banks and community kitchens.
These practical based sessions are suitable for all levels of experience, and STAA staff are on hand throughout to advise on what and how to undertake all tasks.
Sessions typically include a mix of the following (depending on the season)
- Sowing seeds
- Feeding and watering seedlings and plants
- Preparing beds for planting
- Weeding
- Path maintenance
- Plot clearance
- Pruning, deadheading, splitting
- Cuttings and propagation
- Harvesting fruit and vegetables
- Hedgecutting
and everything and anything associated with gardening!
Our gardening sessions run on the below times and projects
10am – 2pm Tuesdays @ The Nursery
10am – 2pm Wednesdays @ The Heritage Display Garden
We will chat to you about the options depending on your interest and availability.
You are welcome to attend as little or as often as you are able!
STAA is passionate about making gardening and horticulture accessible to a diverse audience and sharing skills in gardening and horticulture. Volunteers will be given opportunity to learn a whole range of practical gardening techniques and be directly involved with all aspects of growing both edible and ornamental plants.
Within our gardening sessions, volunteers look after our gardens for visits by members of the public and local groups, as well as growing and harvesting food to be delivered to local food banks and community kitchens.
These practical based sessions are suitable for all levels of experience, and STAA staff are on hand throughout to advise on what and how to undertake all tasks.
Sessions typically include a mix of the following (depending on the season)
- Sowing seeds
- Feeding and watering seedlings and plants
- Preparing beds for planting
- Weeding
- Path maintenance
- Plot clearance
- Pruning, deadheading, splitting
- Cuttings and propagation
- Harvesting fruit and vegetables
- Hedgecutting
and everything and anything associated with gardening!
Our gardening sessions run on the below times and projects
10am – 2pm Tuesdays @ The Nursery
10am – 2pm Wednesdays @ The Heritage Display Garden
We will chat to you about the options depending on your interest and availability.
You are welcome to attend as little or as often as you are able!
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
None! We have a mix of tasks suitable for all levels and excellent for learning and developing your gardening skills.
You just need to be comfortable with practical tasks, outdoors, and have an interest in gardening and/or the outdoors.
YOU WILL GAIN...
Training and ‘how to’ sessions with
A portfolio of STAA certificates recognising the skills you have developed.
Experience of lots of horticulture skills across allotment style, community and ornamental gardening.
Those studying associated disciplines will get real-world experience, in a community setting, alongside a mix of professional, skilled and experienced staff and volunteers.
These sessions are friendly and social and fun.
None! We have a mix of tasks suitable for all levels and excellent for learning and developing your gardening skills.
You just need to be comfortable with practical tasks, outdoors, and have an interest in gardening and/or the outdoors.
YOU WILL GAIN...
Training and ‘how to’ sessions with
A portfolio of STAA certificates recognising the skills you have developed.
Experience of lots of horticulture skills across allotment style, community and ornamental gardening.
Those studying associated disciplines will get real-world experience, in a community setting, alongside a mix of professional, skilled and experienced staff and volunteers.
These sessions are friendly and social and fun.
WHEN REQUIRED:
This grid shows when you can volunteer for this opportunity.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Are there age restrictions for this opportunity? Yes
Age Restrictions:
16+
Are there gender restrictions for this opportunity? No
Gender restrictions:
Is the opportunity accessible to disabled people? Yes
Disability restrictions:
How long before volunteer can expect a response?
1 week
How long to complete training and recruitment?
2 hour induction. Support and supervision available in each session.
Volunteer Expenses offered? Yes
Induction and Training offered? Yes
Support and Supervision offered? Yes
Has a risk assessment been carried out? Yes
DBS Disclosure required? No