'Horticulture work is really hard at first, but there's decent money in it'

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Oct-29 Thu 13:03

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2020-Oct-29 Thu 13:03

Horticulture

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500Foods shared this story from FP.com.

Robert Doig spent three months pruning vines in Canterbury to take a break from his usual job as an auto industry sparkie. The 31-year-old Cantabrian said he earned decent money in the spell from June to August, got fit, grew some muscles and loved working outdoors. Now, he’s recommending horticulture…

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