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Gomde UK is a Tibetan Buddhist Centre set in an idyllic 180 acre estate in the centre of the Hatfield Moor. As things slowly return to normal, Gomde’s resident community has grown to make a lively and enthusiastic team!
We are currently looking for volunteers to help our Building, Land, Garden, Hospitality and Kitchen teams.
We welcome volunteers from all skill levels!
Each area has a wide range of tasks carried out by our team of resident and local volunteers:
* BUILDING:
Gomde UK has embarked on the most important project in its history – building a traditional Tibetan Buddhist temple. The temple, as well as extra accommodation and a workshop, are the main focus of our building team. Gomde UK has a strong commitment to developing its buildings with an emphasis on environmentally friendly design that supports our goal of becoming net zero.
If you would like to be trained in any of the following skills or already have experience, please get in touch!
- Brick laying
- Carpentry
- Plaster boarding and plasterwork
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- Painting & decorating
- Using various hand tools and machinery
- Fitting bathrooms and kitchens
- Roofing
* CONSERVATION WORK:
Our conservation work covers 180 acres of the Lindholme Estate which is managed under an environmental scheme - Higher Level Stewardship (HLS). The estate comprises acidic grassland, woodlands, heathland and peatland. The peatland is managed by a group of volunteer experts in their field. Our land team welcomes volunteers to help with:
- Harvesting wood
- Log processing
- Strimming
- Regenerating woodland: clearing and planting trees
- Mending fences, gates & tree guards
- Tree Felling
- Flailing with tractor
- Rolling bracken with small tractor
- Reviewing and updating land risk assessments
- Managing the grasslands (seeding, coordinating hay making, weed/ragwort control)
- Working with conservation experts on the management and preservation of Gomde’s peatland, known as the Lindholme Old Moor.
- HLS management
* GARDEN
We have good sized ornamental and productive organic gardens along with an orchard and nuttery. These areas are being improved and developed and our goal is to be self-sufficient using our garden produce.
If you have any of the following skills or would like to learn them, please get in touch – all skill levels are welcome!
- Increasing productive garden
- Seed planting and care
- Managing nuttery, orchards, productive gardens and ornamental gardens
- Planting trees & bulbs
- Harvesting fruit and vegetables
- Plan & prepare planting areas
- Weeding
- Cutting grass/lawns
- Edging lawns
- Strimming
- Clearing of scrub
- Pruning (apple & pear trees, blackcurrants, raspberries, grapes, roses, plums)
- Trimming (Wisteria, lavender)
- Mulching
- Composting
- Maintenance of irrigation system
- Greenhouse planting and growing
- Propagation
- Developing new beds
* HOSPITALITY:
We host a range of activities, retreats and events mainly associated with Buddhism and related fields. Our hospitality team facilitates in-person retreats and teachings and supports access for all visitors. It also manages our retreat huts and supports those on individual retreat. Our main hospitality tasks include:
- Managing retreat huts (set up, cleaning, etc.)
- Linens & laundry
- General & deep cleaning
- Setting up rooms and communal areas for guests and visitors
* KITCHEN:
The kitchen at Gomde produces vegetarian food. This is in line with our environmental aspirations and also keeps things simple. As far as possible we use produce from our garden and also make jams and chutneys. Get in touch if you would like to help with any of the following:
- Cooking
- Food preparation (peeling, chopping, etc)
- Food hygiene
- Kitchen cleaning & laundry
To learn more about Gomde UK and the work we do, please visit our website (https://gomde.uk/) or follow us on Instagram (@gomde_uk) or Facebook (@GomdeUK).
We would love to hear from you!
Organic methods: The entirety of our 180-acre estate is designated as a High Level of Stewardship with Natural England, a government governing body through which we focus the management of the estate's acidic grassland and heathland on conservation efforts.
We have the aspiration to be fully self-sufficient and are growing in that direction. We maintain a compost to supply our organic veg garden, preserve fruits from our orchard, have outfitted solar panels on our meditation hall, tend a new reed bed for waste treatment, and use foraged wood to supply our heating.
Certifications: n/a
Current projects: In addition to our everyday activities of tending the land and garden, we are currently undergoing a major, multi-year expansion as we prepare to build a large temple.
We are also renovating and building new accommodation and dining facili
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Grain farming
Dairy farming
Forestry
Flower farming
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Renewable energy production
Food justice / sovereignty
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
72.8
Hectares
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180
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