Company description
New Village Farm is a diversified educational farm located in Shelburne, Vermont. The small raw milk cow and goat dairies, poultry operation, gardens, and wilderness areas form an extensive outdoor learning space where people of all ages are invited to actively participate.
A primary focus of ours is creating opportunities of participation and belonging for people, as well as fostering connections with earth, plants and animals. The farm hosts a Farm School, After School programming, Family Farming Time, summer camps, family workshops, & other year-round programming. The farm works to empower children and families to learn new skills, to take on responsibility and build community, to explore freedom in the outdoors, and to care for plants and animals. Our basic philosophy is that healthy lives and actions are founded in healthy relationships to ourselves, to each other, and to the natural world.
In addition to our programming, we have a farmstand, where we sell our products including seasonal produce, raw cow and goat’s milk, pastured chicken and eggs, and grass-fed beef. While we are not Certified Organic, we adhere to organic practices in our pastures and gardens.
Job description
The New Village Garden Coordinator will manage two separate garden projects:
- A cooperative educational garden
- A community garden
**This is a planning and managing position. The candidate is expected to delegate tasks to staff and volunteers, not carry them out on their own. We expect the position to require approximately 5-10 hours per week throughout the growing season depending on the candidate**
- Two thirds of their time will be devoted to planning and coordinating a cooperative education garden which serves as a growing space for school field trips, summer campers, and community members. There is an expectation that the candidate will plan crops, bed sizes, mulching, or interplanting for sustainability, ease and time management. They will be responsible for effectively conveying task instructions to staff and designing systems for task execution by various ages and skill levels.
- The remaining one third of their time will be spent coordinating our budding Community Garden. This includes: setting the layout, choosing best practices for bed preparation and path maintenance, planning an opening and closing of season volunteer work event, setting up periodic Q & As to mentor and teach community gardeners.
These combined create a role requiring a blend of strategic visioning, simple and efficient systems design, strong leadership, communication skills, and community engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
Site and crop planning
Budgeting and operations
Educating and community building
Qualifications:
Experience in organic gardening and community garden management.
Strong organizational skills and solid systems thinking.
Strong understanding of crop planning, soil health, and sustainable growing techniques.
Experience leading and motivating groups.
Excellent communication (written/verbal) and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and projects independently.
Passion for growing, community building, and hands-on education.
Ideal Candidate:
An organized, resourceful, and experienced gardener who can create and execute a plan for a thriving sustainable community growing space that serves all ages and abilities. This person should also be capable of detailed record keeping for the enterprises they oversee, assess outcomes in real time and make necessary adjustments informed by community needs.
Compensation
this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $25.00 - $35.00
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Deadline
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