Grow food, Organic farms

Role: Farm Maintenance & Construction Internship
Community: Chuckleberry Community Farm
Location: live on-site, Beasley, 15 mins west of Nelson BC

• Start date: Flexible, with a minimum 1 year commitment.
• Payment: Organic meals and accommodation. Stipend $500/month. Live within our uniquely nourishing community lifestyle.

ABOUT THE POSITION

As the Maintenance Intern, you will draw on your background in construction, maintenance and repair to support the smooth operation of the systems that support this organic farm. You are the jack of all-trades, ready to move from constructing a greenhouse to troubleshooting a plumbing repair in the microgreens operation. You will also learn other skills necessary to operate an off-grid organic farm. You know how to use tools, care for them and put them back where you got them. You love to spend your time outside in all weather conditions. You are a natural at figuring things out.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• You have developed construction and maintenance skills;
• You enjoy problem-solving and coming up with creative solutions;
• You have an earnest interest in your personal/spiritual growth and in exploring your deeper nature;
• You are dedicated to finding a balance between your passion for outer success with a deep connection to your inner world;
• You are interested in learning to work as a team leader;
• You are able to maintain focus and motivation in self-supervised workflows, as well as work well in a team;
• You experience sincere enjoyment of productive and efficient work that can be very physical at times.

YOU WILL LEARN TO:

• Maintain the wide variety of systems required to operate a successful organic farm;
• Expand your knowledge base in plumbing, electrical, carpentry, mechanical systems, etc., being coached by our in-house 40-year veteran in those areas;
• Install and maintain off-grid systems;
• Install drip irrigation systems and program watering schedules;
• Build organic soil from scratch;
• Make a bokashi compost system, and use it;
• Prepare beds for planting;
• Harvest, care for and market microgreens.

Chuckleberry offers the opportunity to:

• deeply heal and nourish your Being;
• let go of old survival strategies;
• practice heartfelt and authentic communication;
• confront and integrate your shadow aspects;
• be-with others dedicated to a path of self-discovery;
• learn to consciously feel all of what is passing through you;
• experiment with completely new ways of living, being, doing, relating and creating;
• go beyond the concepts and constructs that have been holding you back from delivering your unique gifts to the world.

WORK HOURS: interns work five days per week, seven hours a day. You are expected to work a minimum of 35 hours per week, as well as participate in 2 hours of Emotional Intelligence Training each week.

We offer the opportunity to commit for 1 year with a Work Exchange trial period preceding the beginning of the contract so you can feel certainty about your choice.

APPLICATION:

We are always glad to hear from folks interested in working with us, regardless of your expertise. Please fill out our online application form here and email your resume to chuckleberrycommunity@gmail.com If you have any questions, please call 250-551-8947.

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