Type: full-time internship with accom., food plus monthly stipend (see below)
Organization: Meadow Sweet Farm http://www.meadowsweetfarm.ca
Location: Gormley, Ontario (near Markham / Richmond Hill / Aurora / Newmarket)
Meadow Sweet Farm is a 65-acre Certified Organic, four season farm. We
specialize in salad greens, heirloom veggies & HOPS, we raise chickens
for eggs as well as grass fed & heritage breed beef & pork. Our goal
is to produce delicious, nutritous organic produce and run our farm on
sustainable rotations. We are located 20 minutes north of the city of
Toronto. Meadow Sweet Farm services r
estaurants, high end retail
stores, farmers markets and operates an CSA throughout most of the
year.
We are looking for an intern to become a part of our team starting
November 1, 2014 through end of March 2015 with the possibility of at
the end becoming a part or full time employee. Accomodation will be
provided in our intern house, food allowance & eat from the farm, $400
stipend/month.
Duties include: Greenhouse watering, weeding, planing, picking,
harvesting & packaging. Feeding animals, maintaining pens & farm
maintenance. We are willing to tailor the position to some degree
toward your interest/skill set.
Candidates must be willing to work hard, have a keen interest in
organics, be adaptive and well rounded.
We look forward to hearing & meeting with you. If you are interested
please email:
info@meadowsweetfarm.ca