Galiano Community Food Forest in Galiano Island, B.C. is seeking a Sustainable Food Systems Technician!
ABOUT Galiano Community Food Forest
The Galiano Conservancy’s Sustainable Food Systems program has its roots in the Millard Learning Centre on Galiano Island and is focused on our Food Forest and the Nuts’a’maat Forage Forest. The Food Forest is a multi-layered diverse garden maintained by hand tools. Harvesting for produce happens about twice a week for local restaurants and as needed for our farm stand. Harvesting for our Forest Garden Tea is ongoing as things ripen. Herbal Tea is harvested, dried, processed and packaged on site, and then sold at our office, by local island vendors, and at our island’s Saturday market. The Galiano Conservancy production nursery is located at the Food Forest and is where we grow native and food bearing plants. The plants are sold at our onsite nursery located behind our office and at the Saturday market.
The Galiano Conservancy Association is a diverse organization with a mission to protect, steward and restore Galiano Island ecosystems by creating a network of natural areas where a healthy environment, learning and a love of nature flourish. The purpose of our Sustainable Food Systems program is to demonstrate and inspire healthy food growing practices, relationships to the land, and to give people the tools they need to be able to grow food sustainably.
DESIRED QUALITIES
This position will require physical, social, and intellectual work. The candidate must demonstrate a capacity for leadership, the ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently, and a willingness to learn and engage themselves in hard work. Applicants must be prepared to live on Galiano for May through August, spend long hours outside doing physical labour, and be available periodically for work on weekends. The applicant must have current Standard First Aid, or be willing to obtain it before coming to Galiano. This position is partially wage subsidy funded, and to meet the funding criteria, applicants must be between the ages of 15 and 30 and be either Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or a person with refugee status eligible to work in Canada. A criminal record check may be required, and will be arranged before arrival. Because the Galiano Conservancy conducts activities at a variety of locations throughout Galiano Island, a class-5 driver’s license is desirable and access to a
reliable personal vehicle/transportation is strongly preferred.
JOB TASKS
● Propagation and care for native and edible plants
● Soil building and soil care
● Caring for the forest garden and operation of a mechanical/computerized watering system
● Garden harvesting
● Harvesting, processing and blending herbs for tea
● Maintenance and operation of demonstration-scale compost systems
● Identification of native species and forest garden plants
● Removal of invasive exotic vegetation from protected areas
● Native/edible plant and forest garden (including added value) sales at Saturday market
● Possibility of writing articles and posts for print and web publication
● Possibility of public speaking at community events and to visiting groups
● Assisting with restoration activities and monitoring resulting ecological responses
● Recording Food Forest and Nursery data in spreadsheets
● Assisting with trail building, Species at Risk monitoring and education programs
JOB DETAILS
Term: May 1, 2023 to Aug 27, 2023
Hours per week: 35 hours / week (on average), typically Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm
Wage: $20.80 / hour ($20/hr + 4% Vacation Pay)
TO APPLY
Submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@galianoconservancy.ca by midnight on Sunday, January 22 nd 2023 with the job title* in the email subject line. Please ensure cover letter and resume files are submitted in pdf format following these naming conventions:
SURNAME_FIRSTNAME-CoverLetter.pdf
SURNAME_FIRSTNAME-Resume.pdf
*If you are applying for more than one of the job opportunities currently available, please submit separate emails; you can choose to submit the same cover letter for all desired positions, or provide custom cover letters for individual positions.
Due to the volume of applications received, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates will be sent interview invitations by January 27th. Although we prefer to interview applicants in-person, remote video conference (Zoom) interviews can take place as an alternative for candidates who are unable to be physically present.
Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to receiving your application.
Deadline to apply: January 27th
When applying, please mention you saw this posting at youngagrarians.org
LEARN MORE ABOUT Galiano Community Food Forest
Website: https://galianoconservancy.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/galianoconservancy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/galianoconservancy/
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