Sustainable Agriculture Intern - Surrey

Position Summary:
Term of Contract: May 3 (tentative start date) to August 29, 2010 (35 hours/week for 16 weeks)
Remuneration: $10 per hour
Closing Date: April 15
Send resume and cover letter (in WORD or PDF format) to canada@arocha.org, attention: Paul Neufeld;
or mail to CSJ Summer Internships, A Rocha Canada, 512 172nd St, Surrey BC

Education and Qualifications.
Suitable candidates need to be:

15-30 years of age
legally able to work in Canada
previously in full-time studies and returning to full-time studies in Fall 2010.
Preference will be given to students who have completed at least one year of post-secondary study at a college or university in a relevant program (agro-ecology, biology, environmental studies, etc.), and who live in the Surrey/White Rock/North Delta area. Gardening/small-scale farming experience is a definite asset.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The Sustainable Agriculture Intern will be focused on food security, agro-ecology, and sustainable living.

Community Shared Agriculture
A Rocha operates a one-acre sustainable agriculture project (mixed vegetables) at its field study centre in South Surrey which is organized on a Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) model. The Sustainable Agriculture Intern will be involved in the following capacities and will work with A Rocha staff and individually in the following areas:

work with the farm manager to plan, manage and implement the operations of the project; be capable of physical labour outdoors - planting, harvesting, weeding and watering will be ongoing tasks for the duration of this internship; liaise with community members and project shareholders and helping to co-ordinate volunteers at specific events.

This position involves working both independently and as part of a team. The intern will also participate in related program areas at the field study centre and community life.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is subject to successful funding through HRSDC.