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The Edible Garden Project at Loutet Farm in North Vancouver, BC is seeking a Community Food Animator!
ABOUT Edible Garden Project at Loutet Farm
We operate a half-acre urban farm on public park land (Loutet Farm), and a one-third acre Schoolyard Market Garden at Sutherland Secondary, in North Vancouver. We sell all the food we grow at our on-site Farmers Market twice a week as part of our social enterprise model. The farm is a public space, and we host interns, volunteer groups, tours and community potlucks. The Edible Garden Project (EGP) is a program of North Shore Neighbourhood House. The EGP is actively increasing land used for food production, building knowledge and skills around food gardening and working with municipalities to increase opportunities for urban agriculture.
The Edible Garden Project and Loutet Farm operate on three main principles:
We grow: using organic practices (not certified) to grow rotating mixed produce crops on our urban farm.
We share: we support 5 volunteer run sharing gardens in North Vancouver who grow for the North Vancouver Foodbank
We teach: Loutet Farm is strongly volunteer supported and so it is both a working and teaching farm. We have season long farm interns, run farm tours for all school ages, run educational programming in school gardens, and offer workshops on site at the farm.
DESIRED QUALITIES
The Community Food Animator is a core part of the EGP team. This position involves a high level of responsibility, self-direction, problem-solving and team work. In our dynamic and fast-paced work environment, we place a high value on communication in order to successfully deliver programming. As we are a very small team, we need to be flexible with our schedules as well as work duties. We are looking for a passionate, hard-working, positive individual with excellent communication skills, who genuinely enjoys working in a team to celebrate local food systems and environmental education.
- Excellent communication skills, great team player
- Ability to work long hours and maintain a flexible schedule that includes weekend and occasional evening work
- Physically fit and able to squat, bend and lift at least 40lbs
- Experience running markets, customer service, cash handling
- Experience supervising diverse volunteers
- Experience working with children in an outdoor setting
- Passionate about environmental education and growing food
Experience working in a non-profit environment and/or a small scale farm enterprise would be an asset.
JOB TASKS
The Community Food Animator will assist with a variety of different programs. They will coordinate and manage the Loutet Community Farm Markets, including coordinating volunteers and seasonal staff. The will be the main point of contact for vendors (including recruiting, scheduling and ongoing communication), and will be responsible to ensure that our market is following BC Health Guidelines. The Community Food Animator will help to promote our markets, as well as other programming, through social media and event coordination.
The Community Food Animator will also participate with the Farm Team, including helping with harvest days, leading volunteer work parties, and assisting with general farm tasks. Finally, the Community Food Animator will contribute to our Education Programs by leading school tours and supporting the development of education programs.
General Responsibilities
- Recruit and coordinate volunteers at community markets, harvest days, work parties and other volunteer events
- Recruit new vendors, ensure that all vendors have applicable permits, and communicate with vendors clearly and in a timely manner
- Ensure that all health and safety regulations are being followed
- Act as the public representative for the organization, including answering questions at market and mediating any possible conflict between vendors, members of the public, or volunteers
- Create engaging social media content with Program Coordinator
- Assist with event coordination and delivery
- Assist with vegetable harvest, including upholding high standards of quality and consistency and effectively communicating these standards to interns and volunteers
- Assist in the management and maintenance of our urban farms, including participating in various farm tasks when necessary
- Assist with developing and delivering hands-on learning programs and events for children and youth
- Educate children and youth using visits to school gardens and EGP gardens and farms
JOB DETAILS
Term: This position will start in March and finish at the end of November.
Hours per week: 35hrs per week, Tues – Sat
Wage: This position is $25 per hour.
This position does not include room or board.
TO APPLY
Please apply with your resume and a one-page cover letter. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All local shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview. Upon offer of this contract position, the completion of a Criminal Record Check is required.
*Please note that this is a grant funded position and is pending grant approval*
To submit your application:
Email subject line: FIRST NAME_LAST NAME_Community Food Animator
Cover Letter and Resume: Please send 3 page maximum as 1 PDF file (1 page cover letter, 2 page resume) to admin@ediblegardenproject.com
Deadline to apply: January 31st, 2024
When applying, please mention you saw this posting at youngagrarians.org
LEARN MORE ABOUT Edible Garden Project at Loutet Farm
Website: https://ediblegardenproject.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_egp/