Another really cool Food Security job!

Located in Toronto's North York, check out the Agency Development Coordinator position at North York Harvest Food Bank. Applications are due May 1.

Canadian horticultural therapy week - April 20-26

The USA had their horticultural therapy week in March, now it's Canada's turn April 20-26.

A cool job was recently brought to my attention at FoodShare Toronto. The Food Justice Senior Coordinator role looks like a tasty combination of autonomous and collaborative duties.
If you are looking for a job in the green field in Canada definitely check out Goodwork.ca. I saw a bunch of great ones there last week.

Food security job opportunities just posted

For those of you in the Toronto area looking for a year long gig, FutureWatch just posted the following opportunities:  Food Box Worker and Food Security Garden Worker.

Organic Farm Field Manager - Brampton, ON

For those in the Greater Toronto Area interested in farming, take a look at the following:

Organic Farm Field Manager

Application deadline: Friday, February 26th, 2010.

Contract Length: May 1 - Oct 31, 2010
Location: Brampton (the farm), Toronto & GTA (markets)

Organizational Mission: "Cultivating Personal, Social, Environmental, and Economic Health through Organic Agriculture."

Field Manager Job Description

Primary Goal: Cultivation of 3 acres of land to produce mixed produce for Community Supported Agriculture Programs and Farmers Markets

Primary Activities:

1. Coordinate Interns and Volunteers to carry out necessary farm tasks
2. Supervise Interns in their learning process, including regular one-on-one check-ins
3. Volunteer Recruitment and weekly scheduling
4. Facilitate CSA distribution once weekly
5. Other General Tasks: Ongoing Communication with Program Director, Washing Harvest bins, Vehicle Support, Supply pick-ups and other errands, etc

Weekly Schedule in Summary (40 hrs total):
24 hours on Farm: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday mornings
6 hours at CSA distribution site (one afternoon per week)
10 hours admin (eg.farm scheduling, volunteer recruitment) and errands

Compensation:
$1600-2000/month from May – October, depending on experience
Two weeks paid vacation
Abundance of Produce

Qualifications:
Phenomenal social-skills and experience managing & coordinating people
Experience farming mixed produce
Commitment to balance and wellness in one’s own life
Drivers Licence and access to vehicle

To apply:
Please submit resume with cover letter by Feb. 26th to Daniel Hoffmann at daniel@thecuttingveg.com

For more information about The Cutting Veg, visit http://www.thecuttingveg.com
Daniel Hoffmann
The Cutting Veg
(647)388-7444
http://www.thecuttingveg.com
"Cultivating Personal, Social, Environmental, and Economic Health through Organic Agriculture."

Soil Conservationist intern wanted, upstate NY

For now, you'll probably only see this here. But I'll try to put it on other blogs and websites so others can apply.

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Soil Conservationist (Career Intern Program)

SALARY RANGE: 32,089.00 - 39,749.00 USD /year OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 to Friday, January 29, 2010
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0457-05/07 POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time Federal Career Intern
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 09 DUTY LOCATIONS: vacancy(s) in one of the following locations: 1 vacancy - EAST AURORA, NY
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: United States Citizens

JOB SUMMARY:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort to help conserve, maintain, and imrove our natural resources ad environment. agency website

These is a two-year Excepted Appointment under the Career Intern Program, which provides the participant with experience and training directly related to the goals of the NRCS. Participants may be converted to permanent Federal positions upon successful completion of the required 2-year training program. For more information on this program view the USDA Intern web site at http://www.usda.gov/da/employ/CareerInternWebSite.htm

This position is on the Assistant State Conservationist-Field Operations' (ASTC-FO) staff under the supervision of the Designated Conservationist in Erie Country. The purpose of this position is to assist the Soil and Water Conservation district (SWCD) in the Watershed Team in the development of a comprehensive natural resources conservation program. The Watershed Team consists of one or more counties. The incumbent serves as a Soil Conservationist in an advanced developmental position which is intended to broaden professional knowledge and experience in conservation planning and application.


KEY REQUIREMENTS:
You must be a US citizen.
You must have a valid state driver's license.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
You Must Meet The 4-year Positve Education Requirement
A Background Check is required.

A few things

cnn.com reports on the future of green jobs. If you're looking for a beat on a few training companies, this is a good start.

Santiago chile has installed a few living walls in their subway system. What a great idea. The plants absorb the fumes and other nasty airborne gases and particles, cut down on the sound pollution and look great. The comments about why Toronto wouldn't do the same are, well, you judge for yourself.

Meanwhile architects in NY are pondering algae pontoon parks.

Green Work and Wealth

Last week I dropped in on my friend Nathan who did a presentation on Green Roof in a class called Green Work and Wealth, wonderful stuff.
My son piped up at the end of the presentation to extol the virtues of rainforests and green roofs. What can you say about the kid? Always working!

Primer on Green Jobs

Let's get to it, we've been away preparing for the busy planting season but lots of great things are happening...

First up, check out Van Jones, the new special advisor to President Obama on the benefits of green jobs.

http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/green-jobs-47042202