Fertile Ground is a 4 acre vegetable farm located just 15 minutes west of Waterloo. We grow a wide variety of vegetables for our 75 share CSA, the Kitchener Farmers Market, a few local restaurants, and an online buying club. We are committed to community-building and drawing community members into the story of their food by creating opportunities for interaction and involvement.
We are offering 2 internships for the 2012 season – 1 Senior and 1 Novice (separate posting).
Senior Intern:
To apply for this position, you must have at least 1 full season’s experience on another vegetable farm and a serious interest in continuing to explore a future in farming. The senior intern will be given more advanced responsibilities and educational opportunities. In particular, the senior intern will have the opportunity to take on some significant field and volunteer management responsibilities, with the option of negotiating an individual project if desired. Seasonal stipend of $3-6000, depending on experience.
Season Length & Housing:
Both internships will run from May 1-Nov 1 (with flexibility to be involved with planning earlier in the year if interested). Interns will be provided with housing in Kitchener-Waterloo and provided with rides to and from the farm every working day. (Also accessible by bike.)
Educational Opportunities:
We are committed to developing an educational focus and level of responsibility that matches with experience level & interests. As members of CRAFT Ontario (SW Region – http://www.craftontario.ca), our interns have the opportunity to participate in monthly educational field trips with other farm interns. We also organize 1 additional monthly educational workshop day. Interns are involved in learning and taking responsibility for tasks in the following areas:
– Greenhouse management & seedling production
– Seeding and transplanting
– Tractor use for field and bed preparation
– Weed management & pest control
– Irrigation
– Volunteer supervision, teaching & management
– Post-harvest handling
– CSA and farmers’ market marketing & distribution
– Crop and harvest planning
Applications:
To apply, please send a resume and letter of interest to:
info@fertilegroundcsa.com by Feb 10.
*Priority will be given to applicants with their full driver’s license*