Handy help sought by firm during the harvest

LEICESTERSHIRE family business Belvoir Farm is calling on people to lend a hand during the elderflower harvest season.

According to the Bottesford-based drinks company, this annual event, with a crucial six-week blooming season between May and June, continues to grow in size and popularity each year.

Pickers will be paid by the kilo for their efforts, so you can earn some cash, enjoy walking in the fresh air and reconnect with nature all at the same time. Picking takes place on Belvoir’s 60 acres of organic plantations and from the wild surrounding hedgerows found across Leicestershire, plus the company’s three bordering counties.

Belvoir Farm MD, Pev Manners, said: “Now we are all able to meet outside in groups of six, this is a great way to lend a hand with a local harvest and have fun with family and friends.”

The season runs from the end of May for five to six weeks and, to ensure product freshness, pickers will be encouraged to pick and drop-off on the same day.

To find out more visit the company’s website.