7 August, 2013 12:22PM AEST

A juicy opportunity for people with disabilities

For people with a disability, it can sometimes be hard to find a job and earn some money. But one farm near Orange is bucking that thought and providing extraordinary opportunities for people in need.

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In the locality of Huntley, near Orange, a workforce of people is busy at work.

With rows and rows of garden beds and fencing, the Huntley Berry Farm is providing a unique opportunity for people with a disability to learn new skills.

The Chairman of the farm, Reg Kidd says around 16 people with a disability make up the main workforce.

"All those things that a person who's physically and intellectually able takes a lot of pride in; they're getting this sense of pride, and I think that's the real beauty of this," he says.

"(We teach them how to make) jams and syrups, through to retailing them in our little shop.

"We have them learning horticultural skills like pruning and operating machinery."

The farm produces a long list of different berries.

"We basically have most of the berries available like strawberries, raspberries, thornless blackberries, we have silverberries, gooseberries and feijoas and the list goes on," Kidd says.

Kidd says the farm is achieving a lot both as a non-profit organisation, but also in assisting the community.

"We learn a lot out of it, and they learn a lot out of it."