New call for residential volunteers at the awesome Lawson Park! Join us for the most fantastic time of year.....harvesting, meadow-ing, composting and more.
Deadline is midnight April 4th
Apply here.
Our new (ish) gaff is doing really well. Brilliant menus of locally-sourced goodies to enjoy. Craft for sale, like these tankards. Wednesday evening Soup Talks with great speakers. Tom's got an evening class in woodworking with spaces still available here.
We're looking for locally-based volunteers to help at the beautiful and productive garden surrounding our HQ Lawson Park. Learn some new skills in a spectacular place! No experience required.
More information here.
Looking for a deputy director for Grizedale and the Farmers arms - deadline 6th May more info on grizedale.org/opportunities.
Image is Pope L writing Moby Dick from memory at the top of Roosevelt Island lighthouse - dropping the odd goldfish as you do - part of an old Grizedale project from back in 2002
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BONELESS: Volunteer-in-residence opportunity at the incredible Lawson Park, July 8-14.
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Join ecologist Rachel Richards and artist, film maker and gardener Karen Guthrie for an unforgettable week at our hilltop residence.
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We plan to spend the time awestruck by invertebrates anywhere and everywhere, and generally making life better for them. Rachel brings expertise and clever bits of kit, Karen brings 20+ years of land and plant knowledge specific to the upland habitat of Lawson Park.
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There are 3 places, it’s an easy application from our website Opportunities page, and we pay travel up to £180 and full board in a beautiful en-suite room at Lawson Park.
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Deadline is midnight GMT Friday 26th April.
#invertebratesofinstagram #bugs_are_us_ #notjustlakes
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Pete Astor in conversation, talking about early influences ‘Youth Club 1972’
From Instagram: 2024-04-17 19:44:40
Join us at #LawsonPark gardens and residency space! Architecture and art, design and crafts collections, craft sale and a pop-up café.
Entry is £5 (Adults) & £4 (Concession/under 12's) and includes optional garden and house tours. Find out more: https://t.co/yfMQyLyDzd https://t.co/0QnIIvQGdr
From Twitter: 2023-06-09 10:41:39
@reluctantgeorge We’ve a lightweight open basket-y structure of oak that’s been used in many shows as a support / picture hanging system
of much versatility, designed by @tomphilipson & appeared at @hauserWirth Somerset (c pic) & @IMMAIreland - even been made by @SweetWaterFDN in the US. https://t.co/rhTBrbWgBr
From Twitter: 2023-05-02 00:30:32
Nature lovers of Twitter!
Whose poo is this - found in Grizedale Forest? About 8cm long, very grey / moist with smooth extruded quality and whitish end. https://t.co/x8opyj0gry
From Twitter: 2023-04-24 19:41:46
@jackwallington Hi Jack we have the widest / heftiest Stihl cordless available, with interchangeable chargeable battery, we cut the ‘beer meadow’ @TheFarmersArms_ with it and it’s tough pasture. Not quite as bombproof as a petrol rotary but way nicer for the mowing person and folks nearby
From Twitter: 2023-04-22 10:00:39
Our @thefarmersarms_ Guest Chef Motoko Fujita has been working with local ingredients to conjure up a very special Japanese Meal set that will be available on The Stable Bar menu this Friday and Saturday night, 5.30pm - 8.30pm!
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Fancy joining us - drop by or make a booking via a DM or call 01229 481160!
#japanesefood #japan #eatjapanese #lakedistrictfood #lakedistrictfoodie #lakedistricteats #lakedistrict #communitypub
From Facebook: 2022-07-21 17:40:55
After a steamer of a day in Lawson Park garden it’s a joy to finally label this Italian heritage pear in the now cool and serene Brexit Orchard.
Thanks to South Lakes Orchard Group for grafting all these amazing trees and to our volunteers for crafting these fine and hopefully durable labels.
From Facebook: 2022-07-19 19:58:21
🚨DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS EXTENDED 🚨 for our next Volunteer Placements. We are seeking 3 residential volunteers to join us from Monday October 10th 2022 until Friday October 25th 2022 (with a day-off on Sunday October 16th) or from Monday Nov. 14th 2022 until Friday Nov. 25th 2022 (with a day-off on Sunday 20th).
To best match our planned activities, we invite applicants with particular skills and experience in any of the following: Hospitality, event management, gardening / horticulture, cooking / preserving, community engagement.
Volunteers-in-residence will split their time between our new venture @thefarmersarms_ with its cafe, bar, dining. retail and workshop spaces, and Lawson Park, our smallholding and artists’ residency above Coniston Water on the edge of Grizedale Forest.
Applicants should have an adaptable, flexible attitude and an interest in practicing and enabling the everyday creativity at the heart of Grizedale Arts ethos.
Based first at The Farmer’s Arms, volunteers will take hands-on roles in the kitchens, workshops, accommodation and front of house spaces, assisting on a wide range of activities with visiting contributors from the arts and related sectors, and engaging with the general public.
At Lawson Park, volunteers will help with land management, seasonal garden maintenance, harvesting and preserving, and many other tasks in our exceptional gardens. These are managed on a no dig, organic basis, so this is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands on experience in a beautiful, challenging site, learning from artist and Head Gardener Karen Guthrie, who has developed the garden from scratch over two decades.
The volunteer residencies will also include time spent contributing to online research, web site development and archival work relating to Grizedale Arts’ wide-ranging current and future projects, and to our extensive archive. Throughout the residencies volunteers will work alongside our team of Adam Sutherland, Emma Sumner, Karen Guthrie, Tom Philipson and Alistair Debling, assisted by our freelancers and part-time staff.
Follow the link in our bio for full details and information on how to apply: https://www.grizedale.org/opportunities/
From Facebook: 2022-07-19 19:50:45
💪🏻The force of nature that is @motokophotos is in the building, after a veeeery long pandemic apart.
Got us a few trays of koji on the go to celebrate 🎉
From Facebook: 2022-07-18 22:07:57
