Rural vineyard in Herefordshire

I run a small vineyard, which is open to the public for tours and tastings in the summer, a large vegetable patch, a cider orchard, a woodland, a family (of husband and three…

I run a small vineyard, which is open to the public for tours and tastings in the summer, a large vegetable patch, a cider orchard, a woodland, a family (of husband and three university age children) and a number of animals including a small flock of sheep (15). If people do not have their own car, the nearest station is Malvern Link. Those arriving from the north sometimes come into Leominster or Hereford stations. We are very happy to collect from any nearby train or bus station. Ideally, we are looking for a couple, or pair of friends, who are experienced outdoors people / gardeners who can, for example, use a chainsaw or strimmer, to stay for a month or more. Ideal skills/experience: Property and maintenance, Garden and outdoors, pet sitting Experience with Vineyard work would be a bonus, rather than required. Lawn care ditto!

Help needed: We could do with help in the vegetable garden from Feb onwards (sowing, potting on, planting out, weeding); gardening (mowing lawns, weeding); the vineyard (mowin…

Help needed: We could do with help in the vegetable garden from Feb onwards (sowing, potting on, planting out, weeding); gardening (mowing lawns, weeding); the vineyard (mowing, pruning, then harvesting later on); occasional help with the biomass boiler (using a JCB to fill the hopper with woodchip, dealing with the ash.) The areas we would love help include the vegetable garden (we are planning to turn some of it into a flower garden this year), the main garden (weeding, mowing, replanting), the haha (keeping clear of pond weed), the pond (an acre that needs clearing reeds), the vineyard (mowing, summer pruning, laying of sheeps wool mulch), the winery (in particular bottle labelling), maintaining the demonstration vineyard. There is plenty to keep people busy. We are very happy to show how we do things & to learn new ways. There may also be the occasional time when we might be away for a day or 2 where someone might need to take responsibility for feeding the dogs & cats, hens.