Gardener (ecological; everything is done by hand)

Practical details
Volunteering opportunity • Structural
Contact person
Eelke Aptroot
Ask Eelke a question or contact the organiser directly at info@heemtuingroningen.nl or 0655583574.
Requirements
#120164
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Interesting or nice about this vacancy
It is work that makes you enthusiastic and happy; you feel right at home. Beautiful, diverse fields. Very interesting and educational for anyone interested in ecological management and flora and fauna. We have a pleasant and relaxed team (6 people).
Having a friendly chat with visitors is also a nice bonus.
Tasks and duties
- Weeding and mowing.
- Recognize beautiful plants and leave them alone.
- Sawing and pruning.
- Are you not a gardener or do you not have a green thumb? No problem, you learn by doing.
- Creative and/or handy? Then you can help for one or more days a year with: making partitions for the fields, constructing small fences using the tree trunks we saw down, assembling an insect hotel, repairing the jetty over the water, maintaining the birdhouses, etc.
Skills and qualities
- An eye for plants and animals.
- Attention, love, and interest.
- Willing to work with hand tools.
Additional information
See our website or Facebook page for a map.
Events are posted on the (public) Facebook page, such as a guided mushroom excursion and the annual dredging day. (Removing aquatic plants by hand and shoveling mud.)
Related to
About Stichting Ecologische Heemtuin Groningen
Ecologisch beheer en onderhoud van onze openbare tuin met wilde, inheemse planten en bloemen. Een onderkomen bieden voor de flora en fauna. Een schakel zijn in het netwerk van de natuur waar de mens een onderdeel van is. Tegenwicht bieden tegen het vaak ongeweten destructieve en natuur ondermijnende gedrag van de mens, van: individuen, organisaties, gemeenten, provincie enz. Educatie, ook van volwassenen. Het bevorderen van respect, zorg, zorgvuldigheid, liefde en genieting van en voor de natuur. Kortom: samenwerking met de dynamische, ons omringende natuur.
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