[Sust-mar] Organic Farming Internships, Four Seasons Farm, Nova Scotia

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[plus topical links and resources, below - ed ]

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Organic Farming Internship/Apprenticeship
Four Seasons Farm

Date posted to GoodWorkCanada.ca: Feb 22, 2006
Application deadline: Open until all positions are filled
Start date: Full season starts April; others ongoing
Location: Nova Scotia NS, Canada

Farm Description:

Four Seasons Farm, family run since 1992, specializes 
in organic vegetable and herb production for restaurants 
and hotels in the Halifax area, as well as for the Halifax 
Farmers Market, the largest market in the Maritimes. The 
farm is six acres of field crops, heated greenhouses and 
high tunnels. Crops include a colorful, delicious and unique 
salad mix, numerous culinary and ornamental herbs, and a 
wide range of ordinary, heirloom and specialty vegetables. 
A nearby property of 65-acres is divided into cover crops, 
medicinal herbs and blueberries with further planning 
open-ended. Both farms are certified organic and are 
located alongside the mudflats of the Cobequid Bay 
of the Gloosecap bike trail.

Work Experience/Skills Desired

Four Seasons Farm offers five internships/apprenticeships 
to those who are inquisitive, enthusiastic and motivated. No 
previous farming experience is necessary. Room, board and 
stipend are offered to those available for the entire season 
from April through November, with limited room for 
shorter stays as well.

Those who return to Four Seasons Farm might consider 
doing so as an assistant farm manager. Qualities that will 
be considered in an applicant: passionate, open minded, 
committed, knowledgeable, decisive...a strong leader. 
Salary included.

Specific Educational Opportunities Offered:

Farm work provides experience and the opportunity to 
learn all aspects of growing organically whether in the 
greenhouses or fields from seed to harvest: compost 
making, soil and bed preparation, cover cropping, crop 
rotation, greenhouse building, season extension, tractor 
work, irrigation maintenance, trellising and pruning,
harvesting, cooking with quality ingredients and "doing" 
the farmers market.

There is personal observation, individual instruction, group 
demonstrations, and working with one another to pass 
along skills. There is also the support of an agricultural 
library and the chance to meet many others involved in 
the field.

Stipend:
To be determined, based on commitment.

Accommodations:
Single or double room in a large comfortable house or 
a two person trailer for the warmer months.

Meals:
Sometimes a designated cook, along with regular 
opportunities for anyone to partake in meal preparations 
of their own choice.

A warm welcome to those who enjoy and celebrate hard 
work, tasty food, good conversation and music, and living 
with a diverse group of people.

TO APPLY:

Send cover letter and/or resume to: 

Four Seasons Farm
RR#1, Maitland
Nova Scotia, Canada B0N 1T0
drnrjror at ns.sympatico.ca
902 261-2565  / 902-261-2345

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[GoodWork Editor adds... topical links, resources & opportunities:

Food/Gardening/Agriculture -- Organic, Sustainable & Ecological 
-- gateway to organizations, listings, resources, learnings and opports.
across Canada and beyond: http://www.planetfriendly.net/organic.html

Job & Internship Listings -- CSA's, Organic Farms & Gardens
Organic http://www.planetfriendly.net/gw.php?keyword=organic
Food, Gardening, Agric. http://www.planetfriendly.net/gw.php?theme=f
CSA's http://www.planetfriendly.net/gw.php?keyword=rted%20ag,ared%20ag
More http://www.planetfriendly.net/organic.html#joblistings

World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms & Gardens (WWOOF) 
(short, medium and long-term opportunities locally and worldwide)
http://www.planetfriendly.net/wwoof.html

Sustainability Centres & Places across North America
http://www.planetfriendly.net/learn.html

Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN)
http://www.acornorganic.org/
http://www.acornorganic.org/pages/trainingopportunities.html

Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22bay+of+fundy%22
http://directory.google.ca/Top/Regional/North_America/Canada/Nova_Scotia/Regions/Minas_Basin/

Intern (definition) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intern

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