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Alice McGary – Open
McGaryMustard Seed Community Farm – Ames, Iowa
Experience: 16 years
About the Farm: Mustard Seed Community Farm is an 11-acre, 16-year-old farm founded on a belief in ethical food production and distribution, ecological land use and community. Using organic and sustainable methods, we typically grow a variety of vegetables and fruits along with herbs and flowers, and prairie. The farm also keeps bees and small flocks of chickens and sheep.
Job Title: Farm Apprentice
Terms, Hours, Status: Pay rate is $15 per hour or commensurate with experience, and whether the worker is receiving room and board. Hours are flexible, but expect 25-40 hours per week.
Other Benefits: Food and housing
On-Farm Housing: Our housing is very simple. Workers are able to have separate sleeping quarters but all other living spaces are shared. We provide food but share chores of communal cooking and dishes. Wage is variable depending on whether the worker is living on or off farm, and their skill and experience level.
Work Activities: Work will be diverse and involved with all aspects of the farm. We would like our trainee to manage one enterprise of their choice. This person will also plant and handle annual and perennial crops; participate in decision-making meetings, record-keeping and on-farm research; and assist with livestock care and fencing. The trainee would also be involved with the farm’s community outreach and education efforts.
Minimum Qualifications: Able to work in all weather and lift 30 pounds, along with curiosity, a drive to learn and a desire to contribute to food sovereignty-based agriculture and social justice.
Skills Desired: Any of the following: annual or perennial horticultural skills; farm systems management experience; communication and community engagement; sheep and poultry; Spanish-language skills; big-picture organizational talent. This is an opportunity for a skilled person to manage one aspect of our farm, with mentorship, while learning new and diverse skills.
Start Date: April (approximately)
End Date: November (approximately; work for at least three consecutive months, flexible dates)
Contact: Alice McGary, mustardseedbee@gmail.com
