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Submit Resumes to:
Dawn Griffin
Ecology Action
5798 Ridgewood Road
Willits, CA 95490
dawn@growbiointensive.org
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Ecology Action Job Opportunity
Assistant Garden Manager
Common Ground Research Garden/Mini-Farm – Willits, CA
2008
Position Overview:
Ecology Action is currently seeking an Assistant Garden Manager who will be involved with both research and hands-on garden responsibilities. This position works closely with our Garden Manager in planning and overseeing garden projects, providing leadership and support for team members, and supervising interns. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to work within a research structure, with the ability to be flexible and to draw on intuitive aspects of working with the land and other team members. Good people skills are a must for training, tours, and internal team development. This includes the ability to work with people from their own perspective and to nurture their growth. The successful candidate will be able to both give and receive instruction as needed. We often have interns from foreign countries, so fluency in another language, Spanish in particular, is a plus. Also desired is someone who is open to developing and maintaining some special project sections of the garden. Our intent is to attract a candidate who is well suited to this position and who will enjoy the range of tasks for the long term. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be a creative, self-directed person who can identify opportunities for expansion within the position.
Background on Ecology Action:
Ecology Action is an educational nonprofit organization that has spent over a third of a century developing and codifying the organic GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming approach that is low-cost and non-polluting. It maximizes agricultural yields, builds soil fertility, and minimizes inputs of water, energy, and nutrients in organic fertilizer form. Ecology Action has demonstrated results in helping communities in the U.S. and worldwide to grow plentiful and nutritious food without depleting precious natural resources, and by using sophisticated, yet low-technology approaches to farming and marketing. Ecology Action’s work is centered at its Common Ground Research and Demonstration Garden/Mini-Farm located in Willits in northern California. The site was chosen due to its difficult growing conditions, including poor soil quality and hilly terrain, to best demonstrate the effectiveness of the GROW BIOINTENSIVE approach and its adaptability to diverse climates and cultures. The garden serves as one of the oldest, long-term sustainable agriculture research projects in the world.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Research Garden
- Assist with raised-bed growing area (approx. 11,000 sq. ft.)
- Assist with supervision and teaching/training of 4 interns (approx.)
- Daily gardening tasks
- Data collection
- Teaching Responsibilities
- Under the guidance of the Garden Manager prepare GROW BIOINTENSIVE topical and crop classes for students and the general public
- Outreach Education
- Assist with 4 tours annually
- Assist with 2 3-day workshops annually
- Teach at our Palo Alto location twice a year
- Research
- Assist with management of data
Desired Attributes:
- 3 years of organic agricultural experience, either based on a degree in Sustainable Agriculture or related field, or from life experience.
- Cross-cultural experience a plus
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Flexibility
- Desire to live and work in community
- A self-starter, solutions-oriented person and a co-creative team player
- Desire for continued training, including using Ecology Action’s Apprentice Program’s objectives in teaching and learning
- Ability to work with Microsoft package applications—especially Excel
- Ability to work with MAC computers
- Knowledge of data management systems a plus
Salary and Benefits:
- $20,800 annual salary
- $100 monthly medical stipend
- Up to $600 reimbursable for dental/vision care annually
- 4 weeks of paid annual vacation upon completion of 1st year
- 8 paid holidays each year
- Housing may be available in the future
Timeline and Application Procedure:
- Submit resumes to: Dawn Griffin, Ecology Action, 5798 Ridgewood Rd., Willits, CA 95490 or email to dawn@growbiointensive.org
- Preferred start date: As soon as possible, but we will work with the right candidate
- Applications will be accepted until we find the right candidate
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