Horticulture Week Podcast with Colegrave Seabrook Foundation: career changing from music production to horticultural plant production with Neal Ritson

Neil Ritson and Neville Stein
Neil Ritson and Neville Stein

HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople.

At a time when horticulture needs to encourage a new wave of young people to come into the industry, this podcast is designed to highlight the multiple and varied career opportunities available.

Hear from people who have found their way into their chosen career through different paths, what their job involves and what it means to them.

Neal Ritson began his career in the music industry but having discovered horticulture he is now a grower of ornamental bedding plants, pots and baskets for a large scale nursery in West Lancashire.

In this podcast Neal talks about his journey in horticulture and provides some wise advice for anyone considering a career change

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