Ignatius Farm CSA
Positions filled for 2012
Join our team!
We offer 3 senior internships, 3 full-season novice internships, and 2 short-term novice internships
We seek individuals who have a keen desire to learn the practices and principles of growing food organically, who are interested in building friendships and community, who are enthusiastic, curious and open to new ideas. We are committed to making this internship a learning experience, and we expect hard work, commitment to the guiding principles of our farm, and the ability to work as part of a larger team.
Our Land:
The internship program is part of Ignatius Farm, certified organic through EcoCert Canada. The main focus is our 8.5 acre Community Shared Agriculture organic vegetable operation, which supplies produce to over 275 member households and local businesses. The internship also includes our 6 acre organic orchard, community gardens and field crops. We use both manual labour and machinery.
Ignatius Farm is one part of the Ignatius Jesuit Centre of Guelph. Our land encompasses over 600 acres of farmland, wetland and woodland, and includes a Jesuit community, Loyola House retreat centre, offices, hiking trails & natural areas. The farm is located less than a kilometre from Guelph, Ontario.
Our Internship Structure
We are committed to making this internship a focused learning experience. Our working, hands-on internship is complemented by a structured weekly learning program, team building, active participation in the CRAFT program, and involvement in the diverse components of Ignatius Farm. Each week we either go on a full-day field trip to another ecological farm, or set aside time to explore a particular topic in organic agriculture, such as basic botany, soil science, cover crops, crop rotations, budgeting, farm planning. Together with mentored field walks, intern field responsibilities and skill evaluation, our education days lead interns through a structured curriculum in the Practices and Principles of Organic Agriculture.
Novice Interns can expect to be involved in: greenhouse management, seedling production, bed preparation, tractor work, weeding, transplanting, harvesting, overseeing CSA distribution at pick-ups, attending periodic Core Group gatherings, participating in educational activities structured around intern learning objectives, and cooking lunches for the farm team.
In addition to the Novice Intern activities, Senior Interns take on specialized roles in education planning, harvest logistics & produce sales, field crop production, perennials management (berries, asparagus), orchard care, community garden plot management, and volunteer coordination.
We believe our internship is amazing!
For more details about our farm and program, review our detailed Internship Information Package and visit our website www.ignatiusguelph.ca/csa
Contact: Mike Smith
5420 Hwy. 6 North, Guelph, ON, N1H 6J2
