Position: New Growers Wanted
Type:
self employment & learning opportunity
Organization:
Bethany New Growers Program
Location:
Antigonish,
Nova Scotia
The Bethany Garden New Grower Program
is seeking motivated individuals who want an opportunity to learn about
gardening as a career. The garden is set up with raised beds, irrigation, deer
fence, and greenhouses. A barn near the garden houses many tools, including a
BCS walking tractor
and implements. There is also a walk in cooler and a
vegetable processing area. High quality compost, cover crop seed, electricity
and water are included. Mentorship from two experienced market gardeners is a
key component to this program.
Participants pay a
fee of $4,000 or 50% of gross sales, whichever is less, and purchase seeds,
fuel and other consumables. Knowledge, hard work and weather in the growing
season are factors in determining what income can be made but the garden has
been able to net $30,000 from May to November.
If you are in
transition between apprenticing on farms and starting your own market garden,
or if you have some experience growing vegetable and need to learn all aspects
of market gardening this is a perfect learning opportunity for you. If you are
from out of the area, we will do our best to help you find a place to live
nearby. The Bethany Garden is located right in the dynamic university town of
Antigonish NS.
To apply, please
send a résumé and letter of intent to Jen Greenberg:
jenredfox @gmail.com*
We will begin
interviews as soon as we get promising applicants.
