APPRENTICESHIP: Salt Spring Island, BC – Earth Candy Farm, Flower Farm Apprentice

Posted by Michalina Hunter on January 31, 2022

Earth Candy Farm on Salt Spring Island, BC is seeking a Flower Farm Apprentice!

ABOUT Earth Candy Farm

We produce fruit, vegetables, flowers, and pastured meats. Our farm is a small intensive plot (1.5 acres) on a 15 acre farm that has forest, elevation changes, two streams, and a pond. We are 5 minutes to town via car. We mostly work the land by hand but have both a walk behind tractor and a full size tractor with tiller/mower/plow for certain operations. We sell all our produce through our on-site farm market, which is open two days per week. Most of our flowers are sold wholesale to florists in Vancouver and the rest of western Canada.

We are interested in protecting and enhancing the natural ecology and biodiversity of our land. Soil health is a big focus and we employ minimal tillage techniques, cover cropping, amending with rock dusts, reduced plastic use, crop rotation, companion planting. Our farm is not certified organic.

DESIRED QUALITIES

  • loves flowers with all their being!
  • has a desire to learn about flowers and small-scale, organic farming practices
  • enjoys working outside
  • is not afraid of hard work
  • is able to work fast and also has attention to detail and care for the plants
  • is committed to experience the whole season and the process of growing from beginning to end

JOB TASKS

The flower apprentice’s job is to work alongside the flower manager in growing, caring for and harvesting flowers. One full day each week will be dedicated to harvesting flowers and the other day will tending to the plants. In spring the job will involve preparing the beds and planting, in the summer it will be largely tending and weeding and in the fall it will involve putting the beds to sleep for the winter. The flower apprentice will learn how to grow flowers on a small-scale farm.

JOB DETAILS

Term: Ideally March 1 – November 15 but can be flexible

Hours per week: 16 hours per week for flower farming specific job. Opportunity to work with the vegetable farm crew for an additional 3 days per week. If full time, then housing and food may be provided for $500 per month.

Wage: BC minimum wage 15.20 per hour

TO APPLY

Please submit your Resume and Cover Letter to info@earthcandyfarm.com

When applying, please mention you saw this posting at youngagrarians.org

LEARN MORE ABOUT Earth Candy Farm

Website: www.earthcandyfarm.com
Instagram: @earthcandyfarm

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