Vegetables Unplugged
One internship available – Position now filled for 2012
Welcome to Vegetables Unplugged CSA
Windkeeper Community Farm hosts Vegetables Unplugged Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), located on Wolfe Island. The 65 member CSA produces vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit that are high quality, transitional organic.
The Intern will work along side farm owner and CSA manager, Katherine Rothermel, learning all aspects of running a CSA, including but not limited to values-driven business planning, marketing, farm and crop planning, seed selection, planting, seed saving, on-farm research and breeding, plus crop harvesting, presentation, and storage; s/he will also attend three regional CRAFT workshop days over the season. Most farm work is done with hand tools although rototillers are used, and a 1950’s Farmall A tractor has recently been purchased. The 25-acre farm has a greenhouse and small flock of chickens.
The Intern position begins the middle of April and runs until the end of October; work hours can be negotiated and are calculated at an hourly rate of $10.00 paid biweekly. The successful applicant will be required to make a commitment to the entire season. Accommodation at the farm is not available at this time. A 20-minute ferry ride takes you from downtown Kingston to the village of Marysville on the island. The farm is within easy cycling distance of the ferry dock.
The team at Vegetables Unplugged is committed to the exploration of the intellectual, aesthetic, cultural, and spiritual, as well as the physical aspects of farming. To quote Wendell Berry, “…the care of the earth is our most ancient and most worthy and, after all, our most pleasing responsibility.” And, despite the hard work, we have tons of fun in the process!
If you are intellectually and culinarily curious, open-minded, steadfast, physically fit, and truly interested in growing, sharing, preparing, and eating beautiful, healthy food, contact Katherine Rothermel via telephone at 613-385-8569 or email at foxcreek@kos.net with subject line: VU Internship.
www.vegetablesunplugged.ca
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