Fruit farm picking

My 2nd oldest lad is returning from Nottingham Uni....he's got some dispensation to travel back to here (Gawd knows how I wont ask) but he and his friends actually saw the article on GMB this morning about farmers desperate for labour to pick fruit because of loss of most of the Eastern Europeans

Any idea of an agency or direct contact that they can try ?? Theres 4 of them wanting to do it if they can ??

I think it's more Cabbages and Caulis this time of year until the strawberries start. A lot of it goes on from Weighbridge down to Penzance. I'd look for a horticultural trade magazine or web page.

All those in full time education who are currently sat on their backsides doing nothing should be pressed into service.

Earwegoagain wrote:

I think it's more Cabbages and Caulis this time of year until the strawberries start. A lot of it goes on from Weighbridge down to Penzance. I'd look for a horticultural trade magazine or web page.

Ok thanks good idea

Elias wrote:

All those in full time education who are currently sat on their backsides doing nothing  should be pressed into service.

He was working for Screwfix 16 hours weekly (I think it was) plus delivery for Indian takeaway before
He only does 11 hours a week at Uni or did lol
Next year its just 9 hours weekly !

Combining the standard Uni Grant they all get plus a special financial bursary award he got for 3 years and adding screwfix plus takeaway he was on in excess of £510 a week. Just unreal !

Elias wrote:

All those in full time education who are currently sat on their backsides doing nothing  should be pressed into service.

In case you hadn’t noticed the country is currently on lockdown with many workers being furloughed. What are you talking Enforced labour?

I've seen ads in the local Cornish papers when down that way, Cornish Times?

Last nights Spotlight hada piece on the new land army that's turned up to pick all the veg. River ford organics were on there as well.

Plenty of labour in the prisons

Hugh Watt wrote:

Elias wrote:

All those in full time education who are currently sat on their backsides doing nothing  should be pressed into service.

In case you hadn’t noticed the country is currently on lockdown with many workers being furloughed. What are you talking Enforced labour?

If there is food to be picked it needs getting, you want to starve Hugh?

Elias wrote:

Hugh Watt wrote:

Elias wrote:

All those in full time education who are currently sat on their backsides doing nothing  should be pressed into service.

In case you hadn’t noticed the country is currently on lockdown with many workers being furloughed. What are you talking Enforced labour?

If there is food to be picked it needs getting, you want to starve Hugh?

Hugh's problem after years of getting brainwashed is that he genuinely thinks only EU citizens are willing or able to pick veg.

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hippo wrote:

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Perhaps this might help.

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Thanks indeed have passed that on as well. That was a good link because the farms are nationwide not just south west
Thanks again...

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