job opportunities at the gourmet garden company
We're a bit different. For one thing, everyone on a salary gets paid the same. Because of what we do and the way we do it, most of the people working out in the gardens are on an hourly rate. But we make sure that whatever Ken says it should be, we make it a bit more than that. (Ken works out a number that he calls the "Living Wage"). Currently the legal minimum wage is £5.35. The living wage is £7.10. We pay a whole load more than that.
We also like people who like the sort of things that we like. Politically left or right doesn't matter a jot, but we like people who are not just environmentally aware, but demonstrably make it a part of their life. We'd love to hear your ideas for direct action and self improvement in a company of environmental nuts. And we want you to be happy and comfortable here.
Obviously, we're nuts for high quality, best tasting fruit and veggies. The guys who set this thing up are both vegans. We wouldn't dare say that you should be as well, but it would be nice if you understood the enviornmental arguments for veganism. If you do, you're probably a meat reducer, pescatarian, veggie or vegan anyway. And if you are, we especailly welcome your applications.
The Scrounger
We rely on a steady supply of wood, glass, carpet, scaff planks and more. Everything we use we want to be something that has been saved from landfill and burning. Both practices are just destructive and contribute nothing to the world.
If you've seen The Great Escape, you probably know the character of Flight Lt. Hendley, the scrounger. Anything that was needed - clothes, passports, hats, cloth, anything, he'd find it from somewhere. Begging, haggling, being inventive.
That's you, then. Saving all sorts from landfill and being imaginative with them. Getting together all the bits and pieces, the raw materials that we turn into interesting garden stuff. For now, you'll be instrumental in the construction of greenhouses and coldframes and whatever else you can think of. You think that there's nothing much that can't be made with a handsaw and a drill.
You have a natural talent for keeping your eyes open and another for seeing the potential in someone else's rubbish. Skip divers, artists, artisans, freecyclers welcome.
Gardeners
If you can wield a spade without removing any toes, then we can teach you the rest. Naturally, we'd love to hear from people with a passion for growing vegetables - which might mean you've always had a few tomato plants on the balcony, it may mean you've had an alottment since 1947; we'd love to hear from people who understand about growing and eating seasonally. You may not know when to sow a scorzonera, but you find the ideae of eating strawberries in January just a little bit too weird.
We're keen to hear from people who are fed up of the rat race and wearing a suit to stand sardine-like on the tube every morning, school leavers, returners to work,ladies and gentelmen, boys and girls who aren't afraid of a bit of muck, who think that working outside in the pouring rain is the height of A Good Time and who one day want to be able to amuse and astound, uhm, almost nobody except themselves, by being able to say what sort of potato is underground just by looking at the leafy bits above ground!
We'll pay you well and we all share the profits around here. So that's bonusses in the summer and at Christmas.