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'The transition away from dependence on cheap oil will not be an easy one, but it will happen whether we want it or not. Creating a low energy, more localized, self reliant agriculture takes planning, time, imagination and creativity.' Rob Hopkins - founder of the 'Transition Towns' initiative.
We now have a vacancy for a paid farm worker; for more information please click here
For anyone wishing to come and stay with us to learn more about any aspect of the business; we are registered UK WWOOF hosts (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms). We have a small cabin or can provide camping accommodation for helpers, though facilities are very basic so prefer younger volunteers who are happy to camp.
Due to the nature of our enterprise we cannot take vegetarians/vegans unless self catering, all volunteers will be expected to work with animals when neccersary. Also, work on the farm can often be quite hard going so a resonable level of physical fitness is required.
Please read through the information below and decide what time of year you would like to come then e-mail or write to us and we will confirm whether that period is available. If you have arranged to come then have to cancel please give us at least 2 weeks notice. Also, as we don't agree with flying - due to the pollution caused - we prefer to host wwoofers from the UK.
Calendar
January
Planting early potatoes, broad beans, tomatoes and salads.
Building work. Butchery. Woodcutting.
February
Planting and weeding in the garden. Hedge cutting. Building up stone walls.
March
Put up chicken run, move chickens from polytunnel to free range run. Garden work.
Woodcutting. machinery maintanence and painting. Re-decorating Cafe.
April
Planting and weeding in garden. Picking up stones from fields. Digging out Ragwort from pasture.
Planting field crops (kale, mangels and maize). Cafe & Bistro opens.
May
Garden work. Planting and weeding field crops.
June
Planting and weeding, field and garden. Grass cutting. Haymaking.
July, August, September
Planting, weeding, harvesting and preserving. Stringing Onions. Picking Blackberries. Bottling Tomatoes.
Picking and storing Apples. Dig Potatoes
October
Moving Chickens to polytunnel for winter, clearing out tunnel.
Take down chicken run and paint shed. Start seaweeeding.
Novenber, December
Seaweeding. Put away and maintain tools and machinery.
Cost of travelling to Scilly:
by boat: Scillonian III - single fare £47.50
return fare £76 - £95
by Skybus: single fare £67.50
return fare £115 - £135
Althou
 gh Scilly is famed for it's sub-tropical climate the weather here is as un-predictable as the rest of the country. Please bring wet weather clothing and wellies if you are coming to help on the farm!
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