Making great things happen is all in a day’s work for Pam

Sep 8, 2021 | Castleton stories

If you walked into a careers evening, you’d want to talk to the person offering to make great things happen. And here she is, our very own Pam Cini whose current job title is In Charge of Making Great Things Happen. And that is after a decade of making those things...

Working at Castleton: John’s story

Sep 1, 2021 | Castleton stories

I started working at Castleton Farm in March 2006 through the Hops Agricultural Workers Scheme. The snow was causing disruption to the work process. My initial reaction to this was “thankfully each of us has a return ticket home”. This was not looking...

A rewarding job in the Castleton Cafe

Aug 23, 2021 | Castleton stories

We know a job at Castleton café offers a rewarding career with a warm team atmosphere. And so we grabbed Angela Copland, our front of house supervisor, during a tea break to find out what it’s like working among all those strawberry tarts. Originally from Fordoun,...

Growing cherries

Aug 19, 2021 | Berries

Last year, Castleton Farm picked and packed 8.5million punnets of premium Scottish soft fruit. The farm is well known in the region for the quality of its strawberries and raspberries, but it also grows 50 acres of cherries. And the cherry harvest season has just...

Gillian gets it all figured out in her career at Castleton

Aug 15, 2021 | About the cafe

The lady with all the figures at her fingertips is Gillian Ross, Castleton Farm’s finance manager. She has spent her career working in accounts, having moved to the North-east from the Central Belt when she was 15. Gillian joined the Castleton Farm team in the summer...