Working at Castleton: John’s story

Working at Castleton: John’s story

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

A rewarding job in the Castleton Cafe

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,...
Supplier of the month: Cove Honey Bees

Supplier of the month: Cove Honey Bees

Without the bees, we would not have the fruit all our customers love so much. Every year, we buy in 100,00 bumble bees and 10,000 mason bees to pollinate: 10 million strawberry flowers 20 million blueberry flowers 1.6 million raspberry flowers 0.5 million cherry...