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Permaculture Site Manager (ID: 1744)
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Deadline:
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Open until filled
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Org / Sponsor:
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Bean Tree Farm
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Location:
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Tucson/Arizona
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Details:
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Employer: Bean Tree Farm
Job Title: Site Manager (part-time)
Location: Tucson/Arizona
Bean Tree Farm seeks a Site Manager to advance its exciting mission to be a community model of Sonoran Desert development using permaculture ethics and principles. Bean Tree Farm is dedicated to care of earth/care of people/reduction of consumption while reinvesting surplus; to becoming an educational and inspirational resource to other individuals/neighborhoods and communities/and to continual learning and sharing earth-care practices in a spreading nexus of local/environmentally sustainable activity.
Bean Tree Farm -- located within the 20 year-old Dancing Rocks Permaculture Community in Tucson/Arizona -- is one knot in a net of local communities incorporating permaculture practices and ideals. Our mission is to educate and inspire more individuals/neighborhoods and communities to become knots in this spreading network. Every knot is an integral part of the larger net of our ecosystem---the land/air and water we all need to sustain life. We are becoming a strong knot in this net/steering our own small watershed toward health/and encouraging others to do the same on their land/from small back yards to multiple acres. Each knot has an effect on the whole when it includes the practice of regenerative technology/such as harvesting rainwater/healing erosion/growing a food garden/and revegetating with native plants to conserve water and restore habitat for native wildlife.
Position
The ideal candidate will have a passionate commitment to permaculture ideals and be looking for a living/working situation with like-minded people to practice/teach and further understanding of this inspiring way of living. The Site Manager will live on the land and develop a routine and rhythm according to the seasons and work that needs to be done. Bean Tree Farm is also launching an educational bed-and-breakfast on the land/and the Site Manager may become the manager of that business/with profit-sharing opportunities.
Responsibilities
• Day-to-day chores of running a permaculture site such as
planting/harvesting/earthworks/and mulching
• Supervise interns and volunteers
• Monitor planting and water-harvesting systems
• Ongoing maintenance of barn and out-buildings
• Record solar and water-meter data
• Coordinate long-term projects such as check dams
• Manage bed-and-breakfast lodging
Skills Desired
• Permaculture knowledge and experience
• Building (earthworks) experience
• Experience and enthusiasm for teaching
• Excellent people skills
• Well-organized and able to manage projects efficiently
• Sense of humor
• Integrity and initiative
• Facility with basic computer programs and Mac experienced desirable
Compensation
This is a part-time position/that while not salaried/comes with housing and some board and profit-sharing opportunities.
To Apply
Send a resume and cover letter to: brosearth@aol.com
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Contact:
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Barbara Rose
brosearth@aol.com
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