Berry Picker (Tunnel Farm)

You'll pick, prune and look after crops on a vegetable farm near Lephalale through the season. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a vegetable farm on the Lephalale side of Limpopo.

• Wash hands and use the field toilets for food safety
• Keep your picking card or tag count for daily pay
• Clean and store picking bags, ladders and secateurs
• Tie up tomato and pepper plants in tunnels
• Fill crates or bins and carry them to the collection point
• Prune and thin fruit trees and vines to the farm's method
• Plant seedlings in rows at the spacing shown

• Able to work outdoors in heat, cold and rain
• Careful with fruit, since bruised fruit is rejected
• Available for the full harvest season
• Willing to start at sunrise

• Tractor or quad bike experience
• Previous harvest or picking experience

• Chance of a permanent post after good seasons
• Farm transport from nearby towns
• Seasonal accommodation on some farms
• Piece-rate bonus on top of daily wage

• Farms hire before the season starts, so apply four to six weeks early. Late arrivals often find the teams already full.
• If you have picked before, say which crop and how many seasons. Farms rehire experienced pickers first.