Milly Downing
Summary
Passionate Landscaper and Farmer with a deep love for connecting people with the outdoors. Excellent working with people, teaching and fostering community. Skilled in garden maintenance, agriculture and construction which provides a wide skill set and adaptability to jobs and sites.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Landscape Gardener
Chelle's Landscaping
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Managed and maintained vegetable gardens and boxes, including irrigation, repairs, planting, weeding and mulching.
- Used shears, pruners, and chainsaws to prune and trim hedges and shrubs.
- Maintained lawn health and aesthetics using chemical-free methods and tools such as whipper snippers, blowers and mowers.
- Identified and removed invasive plants and noxious weeds for garden aesthetics and ecosystem health.
Organic Vegetable Farmhand
Day's Walk Farm
11.2021 - 10.2023
- Created crop plans and rotations of vegetables, ground-growing fruits and flowers, overseeing them from seed to harvest. Integrated regenerative practices into these plans such as cover cropping and multi-species cropping.
- Routinely underwent bed prep, weed maintenance and pest control using regenerative practices such as companion planting, decoy crops, and living mulches.
- Planned weekly suitable jobs and activities for groups of volunteers varying in age, abilities, passions and interests.
- Fostered community with rostered communal breakfasts and lunches daily, and routinely ran farm tours to new volunteers.
- Strong interpersonal skills running weekly farmer market stalls at the Coburg Farmer’s Market maintaining long-standing relationships within the local community.
- Repaired and maintained irrigation, fencing, and shed repairs.
- Used a variety of power and hand gardening tools daily, such as whipper snippers, tithers, mattocks and jang seeders.
- Confident tractor driver with implements, as well as an experienced manual and truck driver in varying weather and road conditions.
Syntropic Farmhand Internship
Hill Top Farm
01.2024 - 03.2024
- Designed 'syntropic' gardens that integrate food crops with trees, grasses and shrubs that benefit one another with growth and ecosystem prosperity.
- Managed fruit trees and shrubs with tools like sickles and chainsaws for pruning and coppicing.
Carpenter's Assistant
The Mushroomery
06.2021 - 10.2021
- Prepared materials accurately using hand and power tools to make precise cuts.
- Worked with carpenters to install decking, including cement footings.
- Installed shelving units for outdoor sheds.
- Built raised garden and wicking beds.
- Confident using a variety of hand and power tools for construction, including angle grinders, sanders, and circular saws.
Education
Operate And Maintain Chainsaws Certificate
Start Training Group, Melbourne2024
Permaculture Design Certificate
Noosa Forest Retreat, Noosa, QLD2023
Eco-logical Farming Certificate
Hill Top Farm, Cooktown, QLD2024
Certificate II in Building & Construction Pre-app
Box Hill Institute, Melbourne2021
Skills
- Power and Hand Tool Operation
- Construction and Carpentry Skills
- Lawn and Garden Maintenance
- Vegetable and Crop Management and Design
- Permaculture Design
- Regenerative Agriculture Knowledge
- Manual Licence and Vehicle Owner
- Tractor Driver and Operation
- Irrigation Repairs and Maintenance
- Volunteer Coordinator, Planner, and Tour Guide
- Skill Sharing and Teaching
Timeline
Syntropic Farmhand Internship
Hill Top Farm
01.2024 - 03.2024
Landscape Gardener
Chelle's Landscaping
10.2023 - 01.2024
Organic Vegetable Farmhand
Day's Walk Farm
11.2021 - 10.2023
Carpenter's Assistant
The Mushroomery
06.2021 - 10.2021
Operate And Maintain Chainsaws Certificate
Permaculture Design Certificate
Eco-logical Farming Certificate
Certificate II in Building & Construction Pre-app
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