Website OUR Ecovillage
Organization: OUR Ecovillage
Location: Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
This role has been crafted to work with food systems and OUR ECOVILLAGE’s ‘Village to Village’ programming with food/farming/design/education as it relates to the Global South in the United Nations ‘Sustainable Development Goals’. As a lead within food systems at OUR farm a major emphasis will be on working with Brazilian educational travel programs and the learners who will be travelling from the Global South.
ROLE DESCRIPTION: Working a 35 hour work week this role involves having an ongoing team of learners who have travelled to learn food production and food systems design in urban/rural farming techniques. The role of the Gardens Coordinator is to manage the maintenance and production of food forests and annual productions while facilitating the learning of other learners/interns/volunteers for OUR Non-Profit learning centre. Qualifications:
- A strong interest in environmental, edible and organic landscape design and maintenance.
- Agrologist experience, education, or degree.
- A ‘Permaculture Design Certificate’.
- A positive attitude & strong work ethic.
- Experience with orcharding maintenance and use of all variety of garden tools and equipment
- Academic level of working knowledge of edible garden plants (fruiting vines, fruit trees, vegetables)
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team including living cooperatively in a farm setting.
- Compensation depending on experience.
- A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to and from job sites • Preference will be given to applicants that are passionate about sustainable food production and applying deep organic principles to garden maintenance Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Position is available immediately. Compensation will be dependent on experience. To apply please send a resume, 3 references and a brief letter stating why you want to work at OUR ECOVILLAGE’s Farm to: info@ourecovillage.org
To apply for this job please visit ourecovillage.org.