Market barrow volunteers will work on the barrow outside, selling Fulham Palace’s organically grown plants and produce to the visiting public in the beautiful walled garden. The role includes harvesting, preparing, displaying, selling and taking payment for our home grown vegetables, fruit, cut flowers and preserves.
What’s in it for you?
- help run and sell quality organically grown produce and plants to the local community on the market barrow;
- to learn about organic practices and have an understanding of plant and vegetable production
- to support and help optimise this important part of Fulham Palace Trust’s income
- to have the opportunity to engage and interact with our local visitors and fellow volunteers
- to be part of this sustainable initiative at Fulham Palace that is growing from strength to strength
- to meet like-minded individuals and become part of a fun and social team
- to be involved with a positive and engaging volunteer culture including social events, outings, forums and our volunteer portal - where volunteers are able to contribute blogs posts; join in discussions with other volunteers, sign up to sessions and access all the information you need as a volunteer online
- a reference when you have volunteered with us regularly for six months
What’s involved?
• harvesting, preparing (weighing, labelling) and displaying the home grown plants and produce and other barrow products in a presentable manner, throughout the year;
• being a friendly and welcoming face of our market barrow sales in the walled garden, engaging and interacting with customers;
• providing excellent customer service when selling our fresh fruit, vegetables, and plants from the garden;
• extending your range of skills by making items to sell such as lavender bags or preserves, herb salts and herbal teas;
• tending to the garden beds or carrying out other garden duties close by to the barrow at quiet times;
• attending training sessions that will cover all aspects of running the barrow including;
• how to harvest produce at the right time in the right way
• displaying produce aesthetically and in accordance with our standards, operating the card reader machine and taking cash, opening and closing the barrow;
• helping out on the barrow at Fulham Palace special events such as our apple day, green meet or Christmas fair.
• regular specialist training provided to help you carry out and develop in your role
• full induction, including health and safety procedures, fire safety and customer service
• All new volunteers have an introduction period, this is a settling in time of around two months. At the end of this a staff member will catch up with you. This is an opportunity for both parties to reflect and make any reasonable adjustments to the role that are needed
• Access to our volunteers’ website, the “volunteer portal”, which includes blogs, downloadable resources, rota and an events page
Time commitment
Wednesdays and Fridays
• 10.15 -13.00 (half day am)
• 13.00 -15.30 (half day pm)
• 10.15 -15.30 (full day) with half hour lunch break
• should market barrow volunteers wish to do a full day (both sessions), half hour lunch cover will be provided
• to work on a weekly basis, coming in on the same day each session
• confirming your attendance on an online rota on the Fulham Palace volunteer portal at least 48 hours before the session.